Tag Archives: wildflowers

Freebie Friday: Free Desktop Wallpaper

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Connor Lowry

Happy Friday! Here are some free desktop wallpapers for you to enjoy! Click on image to download and save onto your computer. Related articles Freebie Friday: Beautiful Flower Desktop Wallpapers (funflowerfacts.com) Sunflower wallpapers (nicubunu.blogspot.com)

Posted in Flower Desktop Wallpaper, Fun Stuff | Tagged daffodil, daisies, daisy wallpaper, dandelion, flowers, free desktop wallpaper, wildflowers | 3 Comments

Tired of mowing? Replace your lawn with wildflowers!

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Connor Lowry

Maintaining a lawn is expensive and time consuming. We spend countless hours fertilizing, watering, weeding and mowing our lawns and just as many hours complaining about how our neighbour’s lawn is greener. Lawns are overrated and unnecessary, especially if you … Continue reading →

Posted in Wild Flowers | Tagged eco-friendly, Environmentally friendly, lawn alternatives, wildflowers | 6 Comments

Wildflowers stop Mad Max dead in his tracks!

Posted on December 3, 2011 by Connor Lowry

The 4th sequel of the infamous Mad Max movies was to return to it’s original filming location in New South Wales, Australia, which is normally a desert wasteland. Perfect for the Mad Max series wouldn’t you say? Nature however had … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Wild Flowers | Tagged australia, George Souris, mad max, mad max movies, Mel Gibson, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Wildflowers of Ireland: A Personal Record

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Written by Zoe Devlin, this book is near and dear to my heart as you all know how much I love flowers but you may not have known that Ireland is where I hail from; in fact all of my … Continue reading →

Posted in Fun Stuff, Wild Flowers | Tagged book, Ireland, irish flowers, wildflowers, zoe devlin | 1 Comment

France’s Wildflowers Vanishing from the Countryside

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Connor Lowry

For thousands of years France’s wildflowers flourished beside crops of wheat, rye and other cereals, but now they are disappearing; some are already gone like the Pheasant’s eye, Cornflower, Corncockle and Venus’s looking glass. In fact out of 102 wildflower … Continue reading →

Posted in Flowers in the News, Wild Flowers | Tagged flower varieties, flowers, france, poppy, wildflowers | 1 Comment

Update – A Field of Dreams is alive and kicking in the UK

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Now that the summer season is over, the Wildflower “Field of Dreams” is being harvested for next years planting. About 150 volunteers, nicknamed the happy harvesters, attended the Field of Dreams flower seed harvest. The wild flower meadow – See … Continue reading →

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Goats in England are saving rare wildflowers!

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Connor Lowry

Now here’s an interesting story, goats in England have a job to do & it’s an important one! It’s their job to control the scrubby regrowth on the Avon Gorge in Bristol, England. Why? To restore natural grasses and flowers … Continue reading →