tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post592323785472951791..comments2023-04-07T15:01:52.944+01:00Comments on slow lane life: Any idea?rachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-30964772318878668712011-04-12T19:41:09.071+01:002011-04-12T19:41:09.071+01:00I think it's what we call Bärlauch - wild garl...I think it's what we call Bärlauch - wild garlic in English - it cost ever such a lot to buy and is really good in risotto.<br />I've just discovered your blog and am thrilled to see you are right by Jesmond Dene - I grew up in High Heaton. I have lots of happy memories of walks with my never forgotten first love down the Dene...sigh...sigh...<br />I'll be popping by again to see what you are getting up to!Helen in Switzerlandhttp://www.runquiltknitwrite.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-41807025518402906802011-04-12T18:41:21.297+01:002011-04-12T18:41:21.297+01:00I'd be happy if anything green invaded our gar...I'd be happy if anything green invaded our garden...... it's still all dead, brown, grey and did I mention dead? .... oh, and most of it still has 2 or 3 feet of snow on it too.....BumbleVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272892605379537233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-83098048017657883842011-04-12T05:13:14.770+01:002011-04-12T05:13:14.770+01:00I'm jealous. My gardens are full of onion gra...I'm jealous. My gardens are full of onion grass, but it just stinks - no lovely white flowers to balance out the deal!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201825708442679157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-1381719056497605442011-04-11T16:40:13.518+01:002011-04-11T16:40:13.518+01:00http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/allium_para...http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pages/allium_paradoxum_few_flowered_garlic.htm<br /><br />Could this be the answer...?Rattling Onhttp://www.rattlingon.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-69429488021991638622011-04-11T14:31:26.871+01:002011-04-11T14:31:26.871+01:00Definitely not wild garlic or star of Bethlehem......Definitely not wild garlic or star of Bethlehem....it's very similar to three-cornered leek (allium triquetrum) which is rampant and wild in Cornwall - and very edible, I use it a lot in cooking. However, on your images those yellow 'berry' bits have me completely foxed!walter and mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654023053222721637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-82839562815037398372011-04-11T12:54:01.367+01:002011-04-11T12:54:01.367+01:00I've been tempted into de-lurking by the myste...I've been tempted into de-lurking by the mystery! It certainly sounds like some sort of allium but I don't think I've ever seen one quite like that. Most of them have globe-shaped flowers but yours seem to be shooting out in all directions. Could they be walking onions, perhaps? If so, they're examples of quite an interesting (if mobile) plant.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835791900725718863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-61404184339191465652011-04-11T11:01:05.106+01:002011-04-11T11:01:05.106+01:00I'm now suggesting Star of Bethlehem.I'm now suggesting Star of Bethlehem.lovethosecupcakeshttp://www.lovethosecupcakes.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-81824194810466153922011-04-11T10:52:47.337+01:002011-04-11T10:52:47.337+01:00I would suggest wild chives though I'm no expe...I would suggest wild chives though I'm no expert, far from it. If it is, the whole plant is edible.lovethosecupcakeshttp://www.lovethosecupcakes.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-18772096548724129272011-04-11T06:49:49.805+01:002011-04-11T06:49:49.805+01:00I was going to say onion weed too, and offer my co...I was going to say onion weed too, and offer my commiseration.Susehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14837796439737091649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-37883509034534282132011-04-11T04:42:38.839+01:002011-04-11T04:42:38.839+01:00Try googling 'Ornithogalum'. I have a well...Try googling 'Ornithogalum'. I have a well-behaved one in my front garden, free bulbs from a newspaper, star-shaped flowers, about the size of crocus, been in for several years and they smell of onions if you disturb them.Lynda (Granny K)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00769451312708886145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-35002722883688165902011-04-10T20:56:03.220+01:002011-04-10T20:56:03.220+01:00Sorry, can't help. Some years ago we had an Al...Sorry, can't help. Some years ago we had an Allium with similarly invasive qualities but with a yellow flower. Hated it - made gardening smellyily offensive. (a drunk who fetched up on the garden one night and passed several hours cheek to cheek with the rockery must have stumbled off the following morning stinking not only of ale but of onion too. Yeuck.)<br /><br />Best wishes with you annihilation project.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-74418236895841760782011-04-10T18:43:56.300+01:002011-04-10T18:43:56.300+01:00It's a stranger to me!It's a stranger to me!jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-74850889587304906792011-04-10T16:08:11.481+01:002011-04-10T16:08:11.481+01:00When we were out this morning, I took a photo of a...When we were out this morning, I took a photo of a wild garlic flower, and did think about your mystery plant, as they are similar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-29237230668796579762011-04-10T15:40:32.612+01:002011-04-10T15:40:32.612+01:00Try loving it.
"A flower falls, even though w...Try loving it.<br />"A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."<br />I feel your pain. I have a similar envasive weed in my front garden. This year I shall mow it.Content in a Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-55455984324444566422011-04-10T14:17:17.508+01:002011-04-10T14:17:17.508+01:00I have to admit that wild garlic is one of my favo...I have to admit that wild garlic is one of my favourite herbs and absolutely love walking through my local woodland, which is full of it for it clears the head and invigorates me.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-46372491554692813522011-04-10T13:56:39.991+01:002011-04-10T13:56:39.991+01:00I would have said it's wild onion, but it appe...I would have said it's wild onion, but it appears you have your answer pretty well nailed down already.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11710135137635433217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-45441997261787893892011-04-10T12:41:56.515+01:002011-04-10T12:41:56.515+01:00Thanks so far - the wild garlic that is all over t...Thanks so far - the wild garlic that is all over the Dene here has bigger, starry flowers, and smells of garlic, unlike this which smells of nothing till you pull it, then comes the slightly unpleasant chives smell....<br /><br />I shall try that website, thank you Hazel.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-32933685870192356202011-04-10T12:21:28.464+01:002011-04-10T12:21:28.464+01:00Hello Rachel. I think it's wild garlic. You...Hello Rachel. I think it's wild garlic. You'll have a job to get rid of it, and your hands will stink trying to pull it out! Good luck.Paddy Pawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285779797409070458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-48713446477536915292011-04-10T12:20:41.006+01:002011-04-10T12:20:41.006+01:00Wild garlic ? A sort of minimalist onion plant ?
...Wild garlic ? A sort of minimalist onion plant ? <br />It's actually rather pretty , but I can see that a little would go a long way . Like forgetmenots , nasturtiums and mint , it might outstay its welcome .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704331870306959361.post-89690654591390903222011-04-10T11:58:18.973+01:002011-04-10T11:58:18.973+01:00In the Land of Oz we call that onion weed. Here is...In the Land of Oz we call that onion weed. Here is a forum discussing various ways of dealing with it. http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/forum/5/7/Renovation-and-DIY/topic/308 <br />Good luckHazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16577208643431414375noreply@blogger.com