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Plant of the Day

Monday 30 May 2022

A container of shortlived plants including the pink flowered Hesperis matronalis (sweet rocket), blue flowered Borago officinalis (borage, starflower) and the fine foliage of Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' (bronze fennel). These plants will self-seed after flowering. The smaller plants are Fragaria vesca (alpine strawberry) and Bells perennis (common daisy).

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Inktober day 16 Rocket.

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Plant of the Day

Friday 16 July 2021

Naturalising easily on areas of disturbed soil the biennial, Hesperis matronalis (dame's violet, damask violet, garden rocket, night violet, sweet rocket) was on a mound near an abandoned croft on Westray, Orkney. The plant grows as a biennial, or short-lived perennial with a rosette which produces leafy stems with clusters of white, or pale to mid-purple, scented flowers.

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 11 June 2019

In this border the white flowers of the biennial, or short-lived perennial, Hesperis matronalis (dame's rocket, damask-violet, dame's violet, dames wort, dame's gilliflower, garden rocket, night rocket, sweet rocket, white rocket) was scenting the air and brightening the border. This plant is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, and requires a fertile, moist but well-drained neutral or alkaline soil in sun or semi-shade, ideal for the edge of a woodland border.

Lo-fi indie rock band Sweetrocket have released two new compilations, Ultimate Collection and 100% Pure Sunshine, with Baker being featured on the former's "Spider" and both "The World Is Out of Control" and "21" on the latter. Baker also contributed to the artwork on the latter. You can listen at the respective links below!

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Baker is featured on select archival tracks from lo-fi indie rock band Sweetrocket’s latest collection, ‘My Old Kentucky Sweetrocket’. In addition, Baker also makes an appearance on experimental band Chromosome Homes’ new album, ‘In Amish’, on a remixed version of “Chanson D’Amour” (here, titled “Chanson”). You can listen at the respective links below!

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Before Friends for Sale and The All-New Insane, there was Sweetrocket - a quirky lo-fi indie rock group from Kentucky formed by frequent collaborators Keith and Brian Simcox of Sedena. From 2011 to 2013, Baker Legate collaborated on a number of songs that formed the backbone to their albums With Black Wings to Hold You and Let It Come Down before returning for select tracks from the upcoming album Kentucky Bottom Rock.

Five years later, the Simcox brothers have launched a specially-curated campaign comprised of rereleases, rarities and previously unreleased working tapes spanning from their formation to the present. This is a band that revels in experimentation, tirelessly recreating itself, and - though its catalogue of material may seem intimidating - this retrospective absolutely provides the definitive entry point into the world of Sweetrocket.