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Gardener, watcher of wildlife, reader, cake baker, European πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, she/her, LGBTQ Ally πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, cat servant🐈, retired Uni Admin. Wrestling S.A.D. South Berkshire, UK
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Tulip 'Red Dress'. Looks swishy. #Tulips #Gardening 🌱

Bluebells the essence of woodland in spring. These are in my garden. They are impossible to remove so I let them be. #Gardening 🌱

Tulip Fabio in late sunshine. Posted #Sixonsaturday yesterday! Oops! Us retirees lose track of the days ... 🌱

Enjoyed Coffee on the nearly finished patio. Purples, pink, and burgundy blooms to the fore. #Sixonsaturday #Gardening 🌱

Front door tulips coming along. This one is called Fabio. 🌱 #Tulips #Gardening

It's really sad that some people need to find people to hate when they are just trying to live their authentic lives. Standing in solidarity with the trans community. #TransLivesMatter

Despite overcast and chilly weather this was a lovely spot to sit and catch up with a friend. #Spring

Something new! Planting the beds around the relocated patio. (Click on photo for real size). I now have a sunny bed to enjoy herbaceous things. #GardensHour

Tottering-by-Gently sums up me and my approach to gardening. Increasingly keeping things simple. Love the plants that like your situation. Sit down and enjoy. #GardensHour #Gardening

Moth trap full of our honey bees, again! l will have to set it up later, after the bees have retired for the night. Moths were caught on the outside of the trap. Think this is a Tawny-barred Angle, lovely colours. #Teammoth

Beautiful day. I am lucky that erythronium s like the condition s in my garden. They are spreading. #SixonSaturday #Gardening 🌱

Pretty sure this one is 'Verona'. #Tuliptuesday #Gardening 🌱

Auricula in a stone trough. I only have one so not enough for an auricula theatre. More of a monologue. #Gardening #Spring

The tulips are blooming! Trying to work out which one is which. Bit late if I was sent the wrong ones! There is one pink one amongst the yellow. #TulipTuesday #Gardening

#GardensHour

Clematis paniculata from New Zealand. It has quite waxy leaves. In flower in Dorset this week. I want one! #Gardenhour #Gardening 🌱

Cherry blossom in a glade at Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical garden. #GardensHour 🌱

Clematis paniculata from New Zealand. It has quite waxy leaves. In flower in Dorset this week. I want one! #Gardenhour #Gardening 🌱

April is a surge of energy and growth. #GardensHour #Gardening 🌱

Beautiful camellia, almost like a rose.

Beautiful day at Abbots bury Sub-Tropical Gardens. Glorious magnolias, rhododendrons, cherry blossom and shady planting. #SixonSaturday #Gardening 🌱

Morning! From sunny but chilly Charmouth, Dorset. Warm enough yesterday evening for a glass of wine outside, nice.

Charmouth beach in Dorset. Glorious sunshine, the start of summer.

Magnificent magnolias everywhere this year. So often they get frosted and look like wet brown paper bag trees. #Gardenshour #Gardening

New patio is coming along - now with brick edging. Contemplating the planting plan. Moving the paving further from the house has created a wider sunny bed. #Gardenshour #Gardening

Anenomes in a patch of sunshine. #GardensHour #Gardening

Peeling bark, lit up by spring sunshine. Almost looks like a page from a book. #Trees #Gardening

Wolfson College, Cambridge. Inviting seats by the heavenly magnolia. What a beautiful day. #Gardening #Cambridge

Anticipation. The tulips are budding and the new paving is looking magnificent. Cat paw prints in the cement. It's what cats have to do! #SixonSaturday #gardening

Lovely day. My mum was enjoying the garden she created, even though dementia has stopped her gardening. We also went to feed the ducks. Simple pleasures. #Gardening #Dementia

Species tulips, Turkestanica, are new to me. They have gone straight on my shopping list for the autumn. I love their delicacy. #Gardenshour #Gardening #Tulips

Wounaan Baskets from the Rainforest of Panama, created by master weavers such as Miriam Negria #WomensArt

Fritillaries saved from the digger ready for the new damp garden area. The little white hepatica (centre bottom row) is tiny and exquisite! #Sixonsaturday, #Gardening, #Spring

Peaceful here in South Berkshire (west of London), no Heathrow planes - lovely.

Charlie cat landscaping inspector. #Gardening #Cats

The landscapers have arrived and the patio has gone. My patio pots are huddled together on pallets like refugees. #Gardenshour

Brick Lane in London today.

Tiny baby jumping spider... just 2 or 3 mm in size. Perfectly dressed for #BlueSkyMonday #Nikon #Macro #Spiders #Photography #NaturePhotography #Manitoulin #JumpingSpiders #BabyAnimals

Indoor hyacinths set free in the wild of my woodland garden seem happy, and put out modest spires each year. White paint on green grass .... #Sixonsaturday #Gardening #Bloomscrolling