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There was a real sense of spring in the air today. #bees ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ’š #greenheart #cotswolds #SignsOfSpring

Thank you for all the messages this morning... my piece seems to have really hit a nerve... I am thrilled to be part of the latest @GdnsIllustrated magazine...what a beautiful and thought provoking issue.Get yourself out and buy a copy..

Starting to hear reports of Avian Influenza hitting Whooper Swans. Please report all sightings of dead birds for possible testing. In ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ, ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ & ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ contact DefraGovUK, in N Ireland Daera & in Republic of Ireland Dept of agriculture. Please also report to @birdtrack.bsky.social for monitoring

UK soil breakthrough could cut farm fertiliser use and advance sustainable agriculture www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The new Rare Plant Fair season is fast approaching and we can't wait to get started! Our March fairs take place The Bishop's Palace, Wells. Somerset and at Evenley Wood Gardens, and there's a brilliant selection of nurseries at each Fair. Find full details at www.rareplantfair.co.uk

Itโ€™s quite a miserable wet day here, but ranunculus and blossom will soon be here ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿ’

Are snowdrop flowers variable in size depending on where they are growing? Iโ€™ve spotted this little clump in a part of the garden at work and it looks different to the majority on the other snowdrops here.๐ŸŒฑ ๐Ÿค”

Let's see where this leads. Random sketching to ease my mind. Now an alternative concept for this portion of large garden attached to a mid-century modern house. Organic shapes and taking some influence for Roberto Burle Marx. Still developing this concept. #Garden #Design #Gardening ๐ŸŒฑ

First flowers of Anemone blanda. Self seeded along the length of a very old flint, as such it probably houses many unique crosses of Anemone. I'll post pics in peak flowering, when the Puschkinia and Primula also join in to make an ephemeral floral path. #Garden #Gardening #Plants ๐ŸŒฑ

Crocus tommasinianus or Tommy's are naturalising over the dining terrace borders on our Radlett, Hertfordshire project. It always amazes me the variety seen in the seedlings. #Garden #Gardening #Plants ๐ŸŒฑ

It's bare root time! These are available for a few weeks as plants start into growth. Most are large enough for a 2L pot at least. On arrival, pot them up, plant them out or pack closely in compost until you are ready. All fully hardy. Free del. over ยฃ40 www.bluebellcottage.co.uk/search?q=bar...

Delighted to have been invited to speak at the Royal Automobile Club of Pall Mall and Woodcote Park this evening.

Crocus enjoying the sunshine as did I ๐Ÿ˜Ž

โ€˜Sweet Prettyโ€™ (Meiguimov) repeat flowering shrub rose and Red Admiral butterfly. Happy Rose Wednesday! Have a good day everyone, take care. #roses ๐ŸŒฑ

Dividing overgrown clumps of Carex 'Evergold' on a project. It's amazing to see how 2litre pots become such huge plants. Extending the swath to meet the plant and moved some roses. #Garden #Gardening #Plants ๐ŸŒฑ

So many crocus out today enjoying a bit of late winter sun. ๐ŸŒฑ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ’š #Gardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

Itโ€™s out! The New Romantic Garden is published today ๐ŸŽ‰ #blueskygardens #gardening #gardens

Masses of Galanthus 'Magnet' in RHS Wisley, Oakwood. Masses of snowdrops, as with any other bulb, always brings me joy. #Garden #Gardening #Plants ๐ŸŒฑ

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Winter aconites - Eranthis hyemalis in full bloom at RHS Wisley. It might have been really cold yesterday but these beauties were glowing. #Garden #Gardening #Plants ๐ŸŒฑ

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๐ŸŒฑ #wildflowerhour Pulmonaria flowering in the Hilltop Wildlife garden at Wisley today.

Nothings going to stop a hardy Hort #Hereford #GardenersWorld #outdoorlife #snowdrops #Hellebores

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We like this one ๐Ÿ˜Š ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ›๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ #MuseumBums Spotted at Norton Priory Museum and Gardens in Cheshire by @beccathannothing ๐Ÿ˜

Paph Henrietta Fujiwara is a beautiful flower and a lovely, easy growing palnt also. A lovely multifloral hybrid with several flowers per stem. #orchids #orchidaceae #flowers #greenhouse #nature #hybrid