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No matter where you go now, you\u2019re never too far from the heady fragrance of the wild garlic.\u00a0 <\/span>The hedgerows and woodland floors are carpeted in rich, green leaf and will soon be adorned with their pretty little white flowers which will only accentuate their aroma.\u00a0 <\/span>Hot on the heels of the wild garlic will be the bluebells, whose familiar green framework is already well established.\u00a0 <\/span>As the rough weather subsides, and the temperatures start to rise a little, our countryside will spring to life and give us all the little lift that we need on the back of the long winter months. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The primroses have given a welcome splash of colour to grassy verges over the past few weeks, giving a welcome \u2018promise of spring\u2019, and the shoots are just starting to emerge from the sleeping hedgerows.<\/p>\n Also spotted in the undisturbed grassy patches have been some delicate little violets, also giving a splash of colour if you can spot them.\u00a0 <\/span>There is a recipe for crystallised violets in \u2018A Visit to Brambly Hedge\u2019, but copies of this lovely book are hard to come by these days as it is currently out of print.\u00a0 <\/span>Once the cowslips and forget-me-nots are all out, these will be candied too, marking the start of a busy season for Mr Apple who is in charge of the Store Stump.\u00a0 <\/span>Supplies are currently low, but he knows that the shelves will be full again very soon.<\/p>\n There is much to celebrate over the winter months, but none of the mice will deny that they are looking forward to Spring.\u00a0 <\/span>Don\u2019t forget to share your culinary creations with us on social media as we love to see them!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the mean time, here\u2019s to the imminent warm Spring days!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_social_media_follow url_new_window=”off” _builder_version=”3.29.3″ z_index_tablet=”500″ button_text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” button_text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” button_text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_horizontal_button_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_vertical_button_tablet=”0px” box_shadow_blur_button_tablet=”40px” box_shadow_spread_button_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_horizontal_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_vertical_length_tablet=”0px” text_shadow_blur_strength_tablet=”1px” global_module=”1157″ saved_tabs=”all”][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”facebook” url=”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bramblyhedgeofficial\/” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_color=”#3b5998″ follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”off”] Facebook [\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”twitter” url=”https:\/\/twitter.com\/bramblyhedge_?lang=en” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_color=”#00aced” follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”off”] Twitter [\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][et_pb_social_media_follow_network social_network=”instagram” url=”https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bramblyhedgeofficial\/” _builder_version=”3.0.105″ background_color=”#ea2c59″ follow_button=”off” url_new_window=”off”] Instagram [\/et_pb_social_media_follow_network][\/et_pb_social_media_follow][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" No matter where you go now, you\u2019re never too far from the heady fragrance of the wild garlic.\u00a0 The hedgerows and woodland floors are carpeted in rich, green leaf and will soon be adorned with their pretty little white flowers which will only accentuate their aroma.\u00a0 Hot on the heels of the wild garlic will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brambly-hedge-blog"],"yoast_head":"\n