This week I found Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) in full bloom, its zingy lime-yellow blossoms looking like they’d been dyed with fluorescent marker pen. Maple blossoms, apart from Sycamore, are edible and taste like peas. Yum! Norway Maple has leaves much larger than our native Field Maple (Acer campestre). Norway Maple has 7 pointed lobes, […]

Magnolia & Maple Blossom Munchies Mid-March

I love Magnolias! But I’ve never tried (or found) a Maple before. I’ve missed the season for Magnolia here, but next year I definitely want to pickle it.