Dark pink flowers hanging from a climbing plant.

I've been waiting for nearly two years for this week's Cheering Up Mondays flower to bloom. More on the blog: bit.ly/3Nr4pxR
#UKGardening #MondayMotivation #CheeringUpMondays #BloomScrolling #photography #FlowerRecord 🌱

Pale creamy white daffodil with yellow trumpet.

A spring beauty for today's Cheering Up Mondays flower though the name suggests it's got the date wrong. More on the blog: bit.ly/4rDvAEf

#CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #daffodils #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #photography #FlowerRecord #narcissi

Snowdrop flower buds showing through ivy and geranium leaves.

Spotted under the geranium leaves. A much needed sign of hope.

#snowdrops #cotswolds #photography #FlowerRecord #UKGardening 🌱

Pink rose with autumn leaves in the background.

This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower is a last glimpse of summer. More on the blog: bit.ly/4qQuvsY

#MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord #UKGardening #Cotswolds #photography 🌱

Purple bell-shaped flowers.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is an unexpected bloom. More on the blog: bit.ly/4qelppz

Have a great Monday.

#UKGardening #photography #MondayMotivation 🌱#BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord

Yellow calendula flower against green background.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is something that is now filling my veg plot with colour. More on the blog: bit.ly/4q7kWFG

Have a great Monday.
#UKGardening #MondayMotivation #photography #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling 🌱

Pink lily flower with white edges to petals and darker pink spotting.

Something from the display by Harts Nursery at the Malvern Autumn Show for today's cheerful flower. More on the blog: bit.ly/42PL6mc

Have a great Monday.
#CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #UKGardening #photography #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord 🌱

As The Chatty Gardener blog celebrated 10 years, I went back to where it all started - the Malvern Autumn Show.

From giant veg to fabulous flowers, it didn't disappoint. You can read about my visit here: bit.ly/4pLsrlp

#UKGardening #MalvernAutumnShow #FlowerRecord #photography 🌱

Dark velvety red dahlia flower against soft focus green leaves.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays bloom is a late arrival at the garden party. More on the blog: bit.ly/4nAHA79
#UKGardening 🌱 #dahlias #photography #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord #cotswolds

Orange-bronze dahlia flower with a green background of soft focus leaves.

This week's cheerful flower is a dahlia that I just couldn't resist in the Peter Nyssen catalogue. More on the blog: bit.ly/3Is79s2

#UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation 🌱 #dahlias #photography #cotswolds #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord

White nicotiana flowers.

Well, this was unexpected.

Today's #CheeringUpMondays flower is self-sown in the garden. More on the blog: bit.ly/3JT9WLz
#UKGardening #Cotswolds #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling 🌱

Pink and cream rose flower with a background of green soft focus leaves.

I didn't expect to see this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower in September. It's most unusual for my garden. More on the blog: bit.ly/4oXVWA4

#UKGardening #MondayMotivation #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #cotswolds #photography

Orange and red cosmos, zinnias and dahlias in a jug with a multi-coloured brushstroke pattern.

Bright colours from the garden.
🌱 #UKGardening #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #cotswolds

Single orange dahlia flower with dark purple leaves.

The Bishop of Oxford has joined the garden party.
#dahlias #cotswolds #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord 🌱

Orange campsis flowers.

It's been a challenging growing season but there have been some survivors - and even a few things that have thrived.

On the blog, I'm taking stock and thinking about autumn planting plans. Read about my successes and plans here: bit.ly/47cugRu
#UKGardening #FlowerRecord 🌱 #Cotswolds

Pink lily-like flower against a green background.

This week's cheerful flower is something that's having it's best season ever. More on the blog: bit.ly/3IOHUQQ
#CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #UKGardening 🌱 #Cotswolds #photography #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord

Flower heads of blue hydrangeas.

View of hydrangea bushes covered in blue flowers.

Green with envy over these fabulous blue hydrangeas - the photo really doesn’t do the colour justice.

These were seen on a recent trip to #Cornwall where a bit more rain and the right soil pH produces this display. Quite stunning.
#UKGardening 🌱 #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling

Pink and orange flower.

I love this colour combo! Perfect for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on the blog: bit.ly/4nVQTzo

#UKGardening 🌱 #MondayMotivation #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #cotswolds

Vibrant pink dianthus flowers.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is something I first saw on a garden visit. Read about it on the blog: bit.ly/40cMVZc

Have a good week, everyone.
#MondayMotivation #photography #UKGardening #cotswolds 🌱 #BloomScrolling #FlowerRecord

Pom-pom dahlia flower with orange-red petals with yellow flush.

One of my new dahlias for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. Read about it here: bit.ly/46q1exd

#UKGardening #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #MondayMotivation 🌱 #dahlias #photography

Trug full of pink, purple and white sweet pea flowers.

Picking sweet peas in case the forecast rain arrives 🤞
#cotswolds #FlowerRecord #UKGardening 🌱 #BloomScrolling

Mixed planting with yellow achillea, pink echinacea, and blue eryngium.

A look around #RHSHamptonCourt. What inspired in the gardens, exhibits and nursery displays. Read it on the blog: bit.ly/4nIah34
🌱 #UKGardening #FlowerRecord #photography

Glass bud vases with pink phlox, nigella, cream sweet pea and pink flowering oregano.

Multi-coloured vase with yellow and white daisies and yellow calendula.

Miniature milk bottle vases with orange-pink antirrhinum, orange cosmos and burgundy sweet pea.

Filling the house with homegrown flowers.
#UKGardening 🌱 #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #cotswolds

Purple and white toadflax flower.

Something from this year's Gardening Trials for today's cheerful flower. More on the blog: bit.ly/3HQgtFJ Have a great week, everyone.

#UKGardening 🌱 #photography #FlowerRecord #cotswolds #BloomScrolling

Rose flower with shades of pink, peach and cream surrounded by foliage.

A favourite rose for this week's #CheeringUpMondays bloom. More on the blog: bit.ly/43fH6fq

#roses #UKGardening #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling 🌱 @rosesuk.bsky.social

White, purple and bronze iris flower.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower is something of a mystery. More on the blog: bit.ly/44TCn4h

🌱 💚 #greenheart #MondayMotivation #photography #BloomScrolling #iris #FlowerRecord

Iris with peach-buff standards and violet falls.

Something from #RHSChelsea for this week's #CheeringUpMondays bloom. More on the blog: bit.ly/3H14mFt
🌱 #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #photography #FlowerRecord #MondayMotivation

Double shell pink roses.

For my second round-up of this year's #RHSChelsea, we're in the Great Pavilion with the nursery displays. Read about what I liked on the blog: bit.ly/4mtZRmK
#UKGardening #roses #photography #FlowerRecord 🌱

Group of orange, double rose flowers.

It's press day at #RHSChelsea so this beauty that I saw at the show last year is perfect for today's #CheeringUpMondays bloom.

More on the blog: bit.ly/44XZdYL

🌱 💚 #greenheart #UKGardening #roses #FlowerRecord #BloomScrolling #photography

Auricula with pale pink-cream petals with a yellow centre edged in burgundy.

This week's #CheeringUpMondays flower was spotted at #RHSMalvern. Isn't it a beauty! More on my blog: bit.ly/4khhkx6

🌱 💚 #Greenheart #UKGardening #FlowerRecord #photography #BloomScrolling #MondayMotivation