The first thing we saw on our visit was a new 'farm' area, designed to showcase some of the plants grown for food by the early Anglo-Saxon settlers at the village. I was so pleased to see the Wild Carrot I had been learning about growing here!
And then, bliss and joy, a great big medicinal herb bed .. brilliantly jumbled and tumbled but full of familiar friends, including the Mugwort I had just been learning about, too! What was great was that it was growing right alongside large amounts of Wormwood so I could clearly compare them and see the difference - wormwood's foliage is silvery all over, while mugwort's leaves have dark green tops but are silvery underneath.
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This sounds wonderful. My son and DIL live near West Stow so next summer I shall go and visit. It's probably too late in the year now and although I shall be there mid September there's a family wedding so no time then.
Hi Rowan!
Oh yes, do go .. there are signposted wildlife walks I think there now, though we didn't get chance to try out what with mum being obsessed with Anglo-Saxons, lol!
Hope the wedding was a great day for you all :-)
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