I'm back in the Scottish Borders at my parent's farmhouse. The country lanes are avenues of white hawthorn and cow parsley and the garden has suddenly burst into colour. I didn't realise that the phrase "don't cast a clout until May is out" refers to the blossoms of the hawthorn which is also known as maythorn. Apparently you can grow hawthorn from 6 inch cuttings - i'll be giving this a go soon to form a wildlife hedge down one side of the garden.
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