tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post574080120429556882..comments2024-03-28T20:02:15.189+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: A Tour Of The CoppiceKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-57621906189812627852017-06-08T17:54:32.260+01:002017-06-08T17:54:32.260+01:00Thanks Kev, that's great. I want to dry elder...Thanks Kev, that's great. I want to dry elderberries for a similar use this year (re-reading Alys Fowler and she recommends them), now I just need a friend with a barberry bush!Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182220137496594129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-31910831009548897222017-06-08T10:04:49.405+01:002017-06-08T10:04:49.405+01:00Yes, it's berberis. It's not he most beaut...Yes, it's berberis. It's not he most beautiful plant although it does look nice as a small standard. Here's a post I did on them a few years ago:<br />http://www.englishhomestead.com/2014/09/barberries.htmlKev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-56822788642018862042017-06-08T06:33:40.501+01:002017-06-08T06:33:40.501+01:00I used to have cherry plums in the hedge at our ol...I used to have cherry plums in the hedge at our old house- they made great jam.<br />This house has a long hedge of overgrown field maple, and I do have plans to replace some with some hazel when we lay it later this year. We have squirrels too, but at least we might get a few nuts, and like you said, the poles are so useful.<br /><br />The barberry you were looking at- that's a berberis, isn't it? Not my favourite plant aesthetically, but I read earlier this year that the orange-flowered varieties have very tasty flowers too, so perhaps I should put a couple in my planned food hedge on the field boundary...Hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08182220137496594129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-59889367892456006432017-06-07T20:44:51.834+01:002017-06-07T20:44:51.834+01:00I can get on your page - but my video should be he...I can get on your page - but my video should be here. Not sure what;s up with that! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-57369235464127432582017-06-07T15:11:02.385+01:002017-06-07T15:11:02.385+01:00my PC is acting up I cant see your vlog either?my PC is acting up I cant see your vlog either?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-90451523661309602042017-06-07T12:12:44.969+01:002017-06-07T12:12:44.969+01:00hi Kev are you able to view my blog or have I done...hi Kev are you able to view my blog or have I done something wrong?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.com