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Some happy plant partners from last year. Edible f

Some happy plant partners from last year. Edible flowers are so useful. I use them to ‘pretty up salads’ and then dry a load of the petals to keep in kilner jars in the larder to decorate food for the rest of the year. Faves are Calendular Indian Prince & cornflowers (both dry really well) chives, borage, dill, Naturtiums (especially the cherry coloured ones), all the herb flowers, pea and runner bean flowers, Nigella, and Malope. All happy amongst and edging the veg. I follow th no dig school of thought on growing veg and after a hefty spring mulch I never seem to have a problem with anything self sowing. Hope that’s helpful 🌸🥬🥕
#homegrown #edibleflowers #veggrowing #superfoods #gardeninspiration #gardensofinstagram #ediblegarden

This was the view across the veg patch last summer

This was the view across the veg patch last summer. I was having a look back in my pics because, inspired by Henk Gerritson, I wanted to make it more naturalistic than ever this year. But actually it was already looking pretty wild last year 😂!
I love it like this. Not just aesthetically but because I like having a space to experiment with different plants .. annuals/ perennials/all edibles. I’m looking for new best plant friends, and close ups on how plants grow throughout a whole year. How quickly do they put on foliage, can they stay upright without intervention, how do they look if you leave them untouched through the winter etc At the same time I enjoy that it attracts a host of different bugs and butterflies which make it feel all the more alive 🐝
#henkgerritson #naturalisticplanting #naturalisticgarden #naturalisticgardening #newperennialmovement #veggrowing #homegrown #ilovemyjob #floralart #prionagarden #priona #growyourownflowers #seasonalflowers #plantlove #gardeninspiration

Stunning @rhswisley chrysanthemums. Quite soothing

Stunning @rhswisley chrysanthemums. Quite soothing to hark back to a bit of colour right now 💚🌸

Fields on fire 🔥

Fields on fire 🔥

Willa and I tried to make flower crowns to celebra

Willa and I tried to make flower crowns to celebrate @gardendayuk 🌸🍀🌸 Not sure this is exactly what they meant🤣😂 🤣....... but we did want to show our appreciation for our garden over the last 6 weeks! 💚🌸💚👍
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#gardendayuk #flowercrown #flowerpower #gardenlove #gardens #isolationcreation #gardenflowers #lilac #petalsandblooms #flowers #flowercreations #gardensofinsta #flowers #flowersofinstagram #chives #polemonium #gardenlove #gardensinspiration

. . . . . . . #speedwell #grasses #couchgrass #blu

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#speedwell #grasses #couchgrass #blueandgreen #nature_perfection #naturephotos #edibleweeds #plantaddict #plantbased #plantsofinstagram #wildflowers #amongthewildflowers

Mesmerising Erigeron Glaucous at Chelsea Physic Ga

Mesmerising Erigeron Glaucous at Chelsea Physic Garden this time last year. I just checked their website to see how they are dealing with lockdown and they have a clever digital view thingy that you can explore the garden with. Amazing what everyone’s coming up with in these crazy times. 💚💚💚 .
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#chelseaphysicgarden #englishgardeningschool #plantlife🌱 #plantlove #isolationcreation #naturephotography #instagardeners #garden #gardens #gardensofinstagram #plantsofinstagram #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantporn #winningplants #plant

All a bit ‘incy wincy spider’ out there today

All a bit ‘incy wincy spider’ out there today 🌦! In a sunnier moment I found a little bit of Japan 😉@theadventuringgardener 💚 Love the Oxalis oregana I’ve just got from @suecrugfarmplants - a really yummy one. Will flash you it’s purple undersides at some point 💜 It’s actually from North America but never mind 🙃 .
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#japanesegardens #crugfarmplants #oxalisoregana #crugfarmplants #acer #distractionsandinspirations #botanicalpickmeup #floralstories #constantlycurious #naturelovers #instagardenersuk #instagardeners #gardensofinstagram #plantnursery

My clever neighbour has made a new roof for our he

My clever neighbour has made a new roof for our hen house from upcycled corrugated iron! I’m pleased as punch. Goes well with our ‘well loved’ hen house . You can’t go that wrong with a bit of corrugated iron can you? .
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#chickenshed #corrugatediron #corrugateduronlove #corrugatedironshed #selfsufficiency #chickenshed #coop #fowlplay #appleblossom #goodneighbours #chickens #shedlove #instagarden #instagardenlovers #instagarden

The white garden @sis inghurstcastlegardennt this

The white garden @sis inghurstcastlegardennt this time last year looking very spring like. I wonder what it looks like this year? 🤔 .
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#sissinghurst #whitegardens #vitasackvillewest #englishgardens #gardensofinstagram #green #gardendesign #plantingdesign

Already a much richer palette in the garden this w

Already a much richer palette in the garden this week 💚❤️💜💛 sort of want to shout out ‘Slow down spring! You’re too good to whizz by this fast!’ .
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#plantingpalettes #spring #springhassprung #beautyeveryday #floralstories #flowerstagram #gardendesign

The bluebell wood up behind us. They’re about 45

The bluebell wood up behind us. They’re about 45 minutes walk from any village but this year lots of people are making the pilgrimage to see them which is 😎 💚 .
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#bluebells #bluebellwoods #naturesbeauty #naturesbeauty #naturedoesitbest

Does anyone else think that society is starting to

Does anyone else think that society is starting to fully understand how healing being out in nature and working with plants can be? I hope so. I know it healed me. How great to see books from @suestuartsmith (The Well Gardened Mind) and @lucyfjones (Losing Eden) explaining this so well in words. It seems appropriate to give them a shout out on Earth Day.
These are the colours in the garden at the moment. Still obsessed by Narcissi ‘lemon drop’ - it’s gouache grey green leaves and pale lemon petals. Does anyone know how to keep Polemonium ‘Lambrook Mauve’ flowering from the centre as well as the sides? .
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#suestuartsmith #lucyfjones #earthday #plantobsessions #narcissi #ilovegardening #spring #plantingdesign

Lesser celandine I’ve often thought this was ta

Lesser celandine
I’ve often thought this was taking over the garden - especially after wet winters - but discovered from @noelk57 a couple of days ago that it disappears come early summer. So you don’t really need to be concerned by it at all. Seems like a much prettier plant to me now 💛
Are you listening to the @gardenmasterclass podcasts and tea talk? I’m really enjoying them 💚 .
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#lessercelandine #weeds #gardenmasterclass #naturalisticplanting #ecology #weeds #gardening #green

We experimented stuffing our chicken with this Jac

We experimented stuffing our chicken with this Jack-in-the-hedge Also known as Garlic mustard and I can see why - that’s exactly what it tastes like. Totally delicious! Highly recommend. 💚💚💚 .
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#jackinthehedge #edibleweeds #wildflowers #garlicmustard #alliariapetiolata

Spring banks full of favourites at the moment 💚

Spring banks full of favourites at the moment 💚💚💚 #primulavulgaris #anemonenemerosa .
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Repost from @jimiblake_huntingbrookgardens. An ear

Repost from @jimiblake_huntingbrookgardens. An early morning walk with Jimi. Stuff made of dreams 💚 . .
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#secretgarden #secretgardenfilmclub #narcissi # spring #sprunghassprung #huntingbrookgardens #gardener #gardendesign #woodlandgarden

Tulips are here 👏 ! Don’t think mine have l

Tulips are here 👏 !
Don’t think mine have liked the cold winds much.
#tulips #gardening #cutflowers #springborders #picoftheday #plantsofinstagram#plants#mygarden#instagarden #gardenlove#gardensofinstagram#garden

I’m starting a mini flower farm - a ‘micro flo

I’m starting a mini flower farm - a ‘micro flower farm’ perhaps? It was going to be quite simple. Hire a turf cutter, dig a few rows out in the field, chuck in some green waste compost and get going! Then lockdown happened, so bang went the machinery, but I got a captive workforce. So it has been dug out by hand 😬 It’s taken quite a while and he’s having to fit it round work and official role as Head of Sports this hols. But I’ve convinced him it will be worth it 💫
A big inspiration was a visit to @electricdaisyflowerfarm last year in Somerset. Fiona is bursting with flower farming energy. Quite incredible what’s she’s achieved in a very short space of time. A talent and creative genius in this industry. I was thinking of her having just opened a shop in North London just before lockdown and how this is affecting all those amazing small businesses out there 😢 So sad. This a pic from her farm and a bit of light Flower Relief for you all. More pics from the farm in stories.
#electricdaisyflowerfarm #flowerfarming#loveflowers#britishflowercollective#mentors#cutflowers#microflowerfarm#flowersofinstagram#britishflowers#locallygrown#seasonalfloweralliance#dsfloral#flowerstalking#flowerstagram#flowersmakemehappy#flowerphotography

Fritillaria raddeana ⚡️

Fritillaria raddeana ⚡️

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