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Man may mess around with time but nature runs to an eternal schedule. Spring in my garden wakes at the same time each day. It cares not for the many clocks that I had to alter last night. A Maple tree greets the day.
#Stunday
#ECK #Trees
#Spring #UKgardening #Clocks #PhotographersOfBluesky

Unique and gorgeous, the New Zealand Weeping kōwhai (Sophora microphylla) looks amazing at this time of year. #SundayYellow

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

Three sunny daffodils on an overcast day.

#bloomscrolling #narcissus
#Stunday #Sundayyellow
#flower #UKgardening

Sunny daffodils to brighten an overcast day. 🌼

A short break I’ve decided to take a short break, probably just for a week or two, from posting on this blog, but I will continue to read, and comment on, other people’s.  I’ll still be posting…

Today's Flighty's plot blog post is A short break - flightplot.wordpress.com/2026/03/29/a...

🌱 #UKGardening

A Japanese Maple with drooping pale green leaves, edged with yellow and orange, end in pointed arrow-like shapes that will soon unfold into the familiar pattern. Beneath the leaves are small cherry-like purple seeds on stalks. The branch on the left that supports the leaves is red and the trunk to the right is dark brown seen in shade. A wood fence is blurred out in the background as are other leaves and branches set against a sky. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro

Man may mess around with time but nature runs to an eternal schedule. Spring in my garden wakes at the same time each day. It cares not for the many clocks that I had to alter last night. A Maple tree greets the day.
#Stunday
#ECK #Trees
#Spring #UKgardening #Clocks #PhotographersOfBluesky

Beautifully taken Graham my friend 🤩💛👌🏼

Another effort for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Background, also in my Surrey garden but this time using my iPhone by the ornamental pond.
#Nature #UKGardening #DailyFlowers
#MarshMarigold #Bloomscrolling
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky

A bright yellow Marsh Marigold with garden pond reflections of overhanging plants as the background. The flower’s petals are spread wide in sun and still hold some raindrops after a sudden shower. The many, darker custard-yellow slim stamens seem to reach to the light. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro

Another effort for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Background, also in my Surrey garden but this time using my iPhone by the ornamental pond.
#Nature #UKGardening #DailyFlowers
#MarshMarigold #Bloomscrolling
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky

White Narcissus against blurred background of green Iris leaves, purple Hellebore flowers and new red leaf growth on a rose. Camera: Canon EOS400D digital 50mm lens ISO 400 f8 /125s. Manual setting. I’m still learning.

White Narcissus for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Background in my Surrey garden today. I’m
experimenting with my old/new proper camera (I’ve neglected it for years). I may need to go on a course.
#Nature #UKGardening #DailyFlowers #Bloomscrolling
#EastCoastKin #PhotographersOfBluesky

Lovely afternoon with the family getting the #Allotment ready for the coming season.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #VegetableGarden

This week’s sunshine has brought out more flowers for my #SixOnSaturday. They include white Bluebells, Japanese Quince, Forsythia, Snakehead Fritillary, Tulip, and Magnolia.

Have a great weekend and I hope you get time to head to the garden.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

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Fresh Astilbe foliage.

Cowslip (Primula veris) and primrose (Primula vulgaris). Such lovely flowers.

#ukgardening #springflowers #spring #aftertherain

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A bit of a soaking to begin with. Otherwise, not bad.

Bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) coming through.

That's a goldcrest in the tree. I promise. You'll have to take my word for it.

Gorgeous cherry blossom, dripping delightfully

#ukgardening #springflowers #spring #aftertherain

Even thought it’s turned gloomy, there are still plenty of Daffodils to cheer me up #FlowersOnFriday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #BloomScrolling #FlowerFeed

Very exciting

#UKGardening

Clump of narcissus bulbocordium. Green grass like leaves interspersed with acid yellow tube flowers

Pink apricot tulip flowers

Lilac tulip flowers

Yellow tulip flowers

The bulbs are still providing lots of colour until the herbaceous perennials and annuals take over in the garden #gardensky #flowersky #plantsky #UKGardening

For some it’s just a hedging plant, but left alone Cherry Laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) can look amazing when flowering. #FlowersOnFriday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

Clump of snakes head fritillary

Close up of snakes head fritillary flower

Snake’s Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) in flower now. Planted plenty of bulbs couple years back. Akways loved them and sadly this UK native is quite rare in the wild these days. Great for damp and boggy ground #plantsky #gardensky #UKGardening #flowersky

Delicate flowers of a Rhododendron impeditum, the dwarf purple rhododendron, with its ovate, glossy green leaves, against a blurred out background in close-up mode. The flower’s tiny thin stamens stretch upwards from the centre of the bloom. Camera: Canon EOS 400D digital

A detail of tiny blooms on a large Rhododendron impeditum bush - the dwarf purple rhododendron - with its ovate, glossy green leaves, against a blurred out background in close-up mode.
#PurpleFriday
#Tulips #Bloomscrolling
#UKGardening
#EastCoastKin #ECK
#Macro #PhotographersOfBluesky

A light purple coloured Tulip flower, still tightly curled inside its protective wide green leaves, is charged with Spring energy, getting ready to shine. Camera: iPhone 15 Pro

First of my front garden Tulips, planted last November, are getting ready to party. April is their designated time.
#PurpleFriday
#Tulips #Bloomscrolling
#UKGardening
#EastCoastKin #ECK #PhotographersOfBluesky

A bed containing various tomato plants with fruits of different colours at the allotment last summer.

I’ve just sown tomatoes for the allotment, hopefully the crop will be as good as last year.
I’ve sown mostly Gourmansun, Crimson Crush & Rose Crush (for blight resistance), but also Emerald Brocade, Alice’s Dream, Sgt Pepper’s Bronze, Lithium Sunset, Bloody Butcher & Golden Queen. #UKGardening 🌱

A screenshot from Bluesky Feed Creator, showing the cumulative feed views per 30 days. The total for the last 30 day measurement is a bit over 100,000, and the current total for the current 30 days (not ended yet) is at 83,623

Here are the previous and current cumulative views. As you can see, they both go far over the limit. When Art Fight starts back up again the numbers for that especially will shoot back up. Not sure what to do

This affects: #bugSky #parrotSky #pigeonSky #ukGardening #artFight Open #gardeningFeed

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Lovely. Right, I'm off to meet friends at the slugs for dinner. Toodle pip.

#frogtakeover #springflowers #spring #springishere #ukgardening

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But we're back to hunting slugs and enjoying spring again.

There's lots more flowers about this week. Some pretty Chaenomales. Skimmia with abundant Magnolia behind and a meadow full of snake's head fritillary.

#frogtakeover #springflowers #spring #springishere #ukgardening

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Good evening, I know it's been a little while since Michael has hosted a Frog Takeover, but we haven't long ventured abroad after the cold of winter and we have been... ahem... a little busy since then.

#frogtakeover #springflowers #spring #springishere #ukgardening

Had a great day creating natural log piles to improve our biodiversity in the gardens, creating habitats for all kinds of wildlife.

Logs are simply stacked, and soil piled around them to hold them in place and create soil pockets for planting.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Biodiversity

This image is a soft, detailed macro photograph of a cluster of delicate white blossoms growing on a dark, woody branch. Key Features • The Flowers: The blossoms are pure white with five thin, rounded petals. They are tightly grouped together, creating a snowball effect. • The Stamens: Numerous long, slender white filaments extend from the center of each flower, topped with bright yellow or orange-gold pollen-covered tips (anthers). • The Branch: The flowers are attached to a textured, brownish-grey twig that extends horizontally across the lower right side of the frame. Small green sepals are visible where the flowers meet the stem. • Composition & Lighting: The focus is sharp on the central cluster of flowers, while the background is a smooth, out-of-focus blur of muted greys and soft browns. The lighting is bright and even, likely from an overcast sky, which emphasizes the fragile texture of the petals. The overall feel of the image is serene and signifies the arrival of spring, typically characteristic of fruit trees like Blackthorn or certain varieties of Plum or Cherry blossoms.

Good Afternoon Bluesky

This photo of plum blossoms was taken with a Canon EOS R50 100-400mm lens,and 1x4 extender. Settings: 560mm,1/400s f/11,ISO 6400.

#CanonR50
#GardeningFeed🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover #UkGardening #SpringBlooms #PlantSky #Bloomscrolling #Flowers

And it’s now the turn of the Bluebells to start flowering.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

Malus trees blossoming all around the gardens today #BlossomWatch

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

The image features a close-up, centered shot of a striking split-corona daffodil (likely a variety like Narcissus 'Orangery' or 'Cassata') in full bloom. Key Visual Elements: • The Flower: The daffodil has a unique bi-color appearance. It features six crisp white outer petals (perianth) that form a star-like backdrop. • The Corona (Center): Unlike a traditional trumpet-shaped daffodil, this variety has a split, ruffled center in a vibrant shade of golden yellow. This central part is flattened and spread out against the white petals, giving it a layered, almost "double" look. • The Stamens: At the very center of the yellow corona, the pale yellow stamens are visible, adding a fine point of detail. • The Background: The flower is framed by soft-focus, vertical green leaves and a blurred natural background, which creates a shallow depth of field that makes the bloom pop. The lighting is soft and even, highlighting the delicate textures of the petals and the fresh, spring-like contrast between the white, yellow, and deep green.

Good Morning and Happy Thursday Bluesky friends! I captured a lovely daffodil photo on my Monday walk in my neighbourhood using
my Canon EOS R50.

#GardeningFeed🌱 #NaturePhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #NatureLover #UkGardening #SpringBlooms #PlantSky #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #CanonR50

Happy reading! Last Sunday I was very kindly given a pristine, signed copy of Geoff Hamilton’s Radio Times Gardening Year, a 192 page hardback published in 1994. It’s a book I’ve not read and ce…

Today's Flighty's plot blog post is Happy reading! - flightplot.wordpress.com/2026/03/26/h...

🌱 #UKgardening