Then there was a little greenfinch, just fledged, fluttering along the ground, and it seemed quite possible to catch it, till it managed to flutter under the
blackberry bush. Hetty could not be got to give any heed to these things, so Molly was called on for her ready sympathy, and peeped with open mouth wherever she was told, and said "Lawks!" whenever she was expected to wonder.
The lane was a very cloistral one, with a ribbon of gravelly road, bordered on each side with a rich margin of turf and a scramble of
blackberry bushes, green turf banks and dwarf oak-trees making a rich and plenteous shade.
Footsore and famished, he had killed a rabbit under their very noses and under their very windows, and then crawled away and slept by the spring at the foot of the
blackberry bushes. When Walt Irvine went down to inspect the intruder, he was snarled at for his pains, and Madge likewise was snarled at when she went down to present, as a peace-offering, a large pan of bread and milk.
Of course the irony is that despite the many benefits of blackberries, the
blackberry bush, or 'bramble' is considered a weed by many due to its ability to grow thick and fast where it's not wanted.
In August 1937, nine-month-old Anthea Ring, now a happily married gran, was found bound and naked under a
blackberry bush.
It works perfectly with natural materials, woods and leather, and there's a supporting palette of seven colours, from stunning
Blackberry Bush to delicate Blossom Tree." TIP: "Heart Wood can be used on all walls, or used as a band of colour for the lower part of a wall, as a feature (see main image)," says Marianne.
Pictured right: Wall painted in Heart Wood and circle detail in
Blackberry Bush, Paint Mixing Flat Matt emulsion, 2.5 litres, PS25.72, Dulux, dulux.co.uk
Adjust the contrast: Circle detail and cornice painted in Heart Wood; (ceiling) Blossom Tree; (back wall)
Blackberry Bush, Paint Mixing Flat Matt emulsion, 2.5 litres, PS25.72.
Adjust the contrast: Circle detail and cornice painted in Heart Wood; ceiling) Blossom Tree; back wall)
Blackberry Bush, Paint Mixing Flat Matt emulsion, 2.5 litres, PS25.72.
*All prices correct at time of going to press Feeling shelf conscious: Wall painted in: Blossom Tree; top row left:
Blackberry Bush; right: Pine Cone; Second row left: Rose Bark; right Heart Wood; Third row left:
Blackberry Bush; right: Fallen Burr; Bottom row: Pink Parchment.
COBALT NIGHT GREY SPLENDOUR FADED INDIGO STEEL SYMPHONY 3 HEART WOOD SILVER SHORES FRESH FOLIAGE MISTY MORNING DRIFTING CLOUD RIVER BED Notebook 21 COLOUR THE YEAR BEACH WALK SUMMER PECAN 1 MALTED CARAMEL FIRE WOOD CINNAMON SPRINKLE PRESSED PETAL CORAL CHARM HEART WOOD NATURAL TAUPE 2 TEMPERED CHOCOLATE WOODEN SOLACE PINE CONE SAPPHIRE SALUTE
BLACKBERRY BUSH HEART WOOD ROSE BARK FALLEN BURR WOVEN WILLOW PINK PARCHMENT BLOSSOM TREE PINE NEEDLE FRESH ARTICHOKE CELTIC FOREST 2 GOOSEBERRY FOOL 1 HEART WOOD ENGLISH ELM CHERISHED GOLD GOLDEN SANDS SALISBURY STONES DRUM HIDE
Old that It was there near a
blackberry bush and a few yards from woods called The Plantation that it is believed she was struck down, before her body was found in a ditch days later.