I thought I didn't like rhododendrons until I inherited this one. It is just beautiful. I think it might be 'Maharani'. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening

Scarce Prominent - a new for my garden. Likes mature birches, which we have. Striking appearance. #Teammoth #Mygarden

Trying these for the first time. The colour mixes well with others.

Fringed tulips - Louvre on the left and Gorilla on the right. #Mygarden #Tulips #Gardening

5 days after my second shingles shot, I still have a sore arm with a hot reaction area around the jab site. Ow!

Up the woodland path. Excited to find that one of my many honesty plants is a white one. #SixonSaturday #Mygarden #Gardening

Not at RHS Wisley, but in my garden this afternoon. Quite pleased with these tubs. #Mygarden #Tulips #Gardening

Mahonia berries looking fab against a grey background. Do think dark grey sets of plants. #Gardening

I am coming round to mixing pink and yellow ... #Tulips #Gardening

'My Newt' - managed to photo the pioneer newt who has arrived in our rill. Hope there are more in there! #MyGarden #Wildlife #Gardening

Red tulips at RHS Wisley. This deep red looking great with the bright green Hakonechloa grass. #Tulips #Gardening

It was/is!

Wondrous tulips from RHS Wisley. These below shrubby white Cercis. #Gardening #Tulips

More from Wisley today. Love the reflection. #Gardening #Tulips

Been to see the tulips at RHS Wisley today - so now overexcited and making lists for next year! Marvellous! #Gardening #Tulips

Damselfly nymphs from our rill which was created less than a year ago. Also saw, briefly, a female smooth newt! Happy dance! #Mygarden #insects #gardening

Bottom left.

Crab spider has done for one of our honeybees who was visiting a tulip. #Bees #Spiders #Gardening

Sweet Woodruff, Gallium odoratum, in an ancient woodland in Dorset #WoodlandPlants #WildFlowerHour

Spring bulbs. Sweet Woodruff as ground cover. Variegated periwinkles. Autumn cyclamen.

Thank you!

Tulip explosion! #mygarden #Tulips #gardening 🌱

Spring! Leaves and blooms are burgeoning. And tulips, tulips, tulips! #Sixonsaturday #tulips #Mygarden #Gardening

Queen German wasp. Caught in the moth trap. This time of year wasps are the gardener's friend as they feed on aphids etc. #InsectThursday #Mygarden #Gardening

An image of vintage white and beige lace doilies on a black background. It is from an IG post, w the text about the insanity and destruction being wrought by our country on Persian culture (and so much else.) The clip is worth watching and listening to.

Both joyous and heartbreaking. Watch w sound on.

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#DefendDemocracy 🌱 #textiles #NoKings #protest

Collage of spring tree buds and blossom: fresh green leaves unfurling, clusters of white blossom, pink buds just opening, and tight buds swelling on branches, all set against soft green backgrounds, capturing the early stages of April growth and renewal.

“Lo! in the middle of the wood,
The folded leaf is woo’d from out the bud”

The month of April is often said to derive from the Latin aperire, “to open”. It is the budding month, when the buds of trees swell, and blossoms and vernal-green leaves burst forth from the winter bonds.

Well it would be a shame to waste such lovely weather!

Another tulip not as ordered. Still nice, but a bit annoying. But I guess it must be tricky if you drop a bulb when harvesting and packing tulips. #Tulips #Mygarden #gardening 🌱

Lovely tulip, but I don't know what it is. Only one of them so probably an interloper amongst the ones I did order. Don't think it's tulip breaking virus. #Tulips #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

A very good tulip. I find they come up again with me.