Catmint!!! Charlie Cat tucking in. #Cats #Mygarden

Elephant Hawk moth. Finding a dead one of these on the pavement when I was 8 is a very vivid memory. One of nature's masterpieces. #teammoth #mygarden

Moth seaching for its identity! The name is so much bigger than the moth. #teammoth #Mygarden

Moth seaching for its identity! The name is so much bigger than the moth. #teammoth #Mygarden

Watering mainly. The things in bloom and those that will follow on, to provide our bees with pollen and nectar. Trying to keep our light soil moist to keep bacteria and micro fauna going. The nettle leaved bell flower is a 'good' weed. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Pine Hawk moth. Magnificent creature. #Teammoth #Mygarden

The leaf cutter bee continues to put her babies in the patio table rim. Guess they will be safe from the woodpecker inside the aluminium tube. #Mygarden #Bees

Blooms, mostly from the shade. Red, white, and blue - happy birthday American may you regain sanity and equilibrium soon. #SixonSaturday #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Despite providing bee hotel facilities this leafcutter bee has found a little screw hole into the void in the rim of our large round patio table. Wonder if it will fill up the whole rim of the table! #mygarden #Bees #Gardening

Look what you get for the price of a pack of seeds! The ones in full sun seemed to suffer in the high temperatures - slight aroma of greens cooking! #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening

This June I have loved the serendipitous combinations the self sown celery has created. Here with marjoram. #Gardenshour #Mygarden #Gardening

Progressing through poppies, buddleia, and scabious. Smug today as I managed to return some rigidity to the compost bin. Also found, and quickly recovered, some snake eggs. #Gardenshour #mygarden #Gardening

Poor photo of a very lively 'Old Lady' moth. Flew in through an open window. NFG. Big creature! #Teammoth #Mygarden

Best not to overdo things in this warm weather 🦊🧡 #fox

Don't rush to cut back your hardy geraniums! You're chopping off food for finches. You'll miss out on the delight of seeing a bullfinch bouncing on the seed heads. #Mygarden #Gardenersworld #gardening

Greenery. Have been watering and cleaning and refilling all the various bird baths. #Gardening #Mygarden

#Gardening giving hope to people who have lost everything.

Poor hot Charlie cat. He's shedding spare fur and catching some evening breezes on the 'ventilated' patio chair. #cats

The pendant lights in the offices of the Met Office in Exeter look like little clouds! BBC News is reporting from inside their offices.

York City Walls Wildflower Meadow @visityork.bsky.social #York

Joy is that it's raining in Berkshire. Clearing the air and watering plants before the furnace temperatures to come. #Gardenshour #Gardening 🌱

The UK summer of 1976 was an extraordinary heatwave for its time. On the 50th anniversary, we look back to learn about what that event can tell us today. For those who experienced the heatwave it is engrained in the memory, but it gives us a stark warning about future extreme heat for the UK.

When you see wrinkles think poppy petals. #Mygarden #Gardening

It can take many leaders years to grow into the statesman you became in just two years. European and Ukrainian security is stronger because of you. Thank you, dear Keir.

Marbled White butterfly a new arrival in #mygarden #Gardening #SixonSaturday

Strong sunshine creating strong shadows. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

'Charles Darwin'. It's not very vigorous but it does tolerate dappled shade. #Roses #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

friday on my mind

This scabious was very disappointing last year, but now it's covered in statuesque flowers. Glad I didn't dig it out! #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Cheerful nasturtiums. So easy to grow. Big reward for minimal effort. #Mygarden #Gardening

A spectrum of colours from #Mygarden . #Gardenshour #Gardening

In my mini meadow, just 2.5m x 3m. It's a patch of bluebells which are very difficult to eradicate, not that I want to get rid of bluebells. So I have extended the interest period by making a summer meadow. #mygarden #Gardening #meadows

A borrowed garden. Roses overhanging my son's little courtyard. #Gardening #roses

Musician and painter Joni Mitchell (with artist David Hockney...RIP) #WomensArt

It might be half heartedly spitting with rain but I am still having a coffee outside. Sitting contemplating #Mygarden . #Gardening 🌱

Went out for an evening walk in the garden, pulled some horsetails, fell on my butt. I bet this never happened to Vita Sackville-West. 🌱

Lady Hillingdon. #RoseWednesday #mygarden #gardening

My liberal distribution of ox-eye daisy seeds last year has borne fruit. They sway in the breeze and attract more wildlife. #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

What a fabulous "weed"! Serendipitous beauty, a poppy making itself at home in #mygarden, #Gardening

Celery coming into flower. It's been seeding itself around for years. Very striking, and you can harvest a stick at a time when you need it. #Gardenshour #mygarden #Gardening

The 'rill' is deeper than the 'puddle pond' and more shady. This is where the frogs, toad, and newts have appeared. #gardenshour #gardening #mygarden

My 'puddle, pebble pond'. It is shallow about 30 cms and the birds love it. It also attracts water boatmen, pond skaters, water beetles, damselflies and bees. #gardenshour #gardening #mygardenl

Mysterious telephony. Whilst belatedly potting up dahlias my phone showed a missed call. I called back. The lady who answered was a stranger who hadn't phoned me. She was on her allotment belatedly planting her leeks. How's that work? Some sort of horticultural network? Had a nice chat! 🤔

'Bring me Sunshine' planted in memory of a dear friend. #RoseWednesday #Mygarden #Gardening 🌱

Don’t forget to check on Your Friends during Pride Month and every Month. 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈 ❤️🩷🩵💙🤎💛💚🧡🤍🩶💜 #AlwaysBeKind #proudally #youcanbeyourselfwithme

As the song says 'raindrops on roses' one of my favourite things. The old 'kitten's whiskers' Charlie cat, is out being amused by naive baby birds. We are keeping a close eye on him so they are safe to get a bit more streetwise! #Mygarden #Gardening #Roses 🌱

The voluptuousness of early summer borders is amazing. #Gardenshour #Gardening #Mygarden 🌱

Candelabra primulas, looking great against the purple lysimachia leaves. #Mygarden #gardening #yellow 🌱

The white rambling rose is draped over some old trees. This year it is cascading down towards a pool of ox-eyed daisies. The perfume is wafting through the garden. #sixonsaturday #mygarden #roses #gardening

Red roses in my woodland edge garden. Paul's Scarlet, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and Rambling Rosie. #Roses #mygarden #Gardening 🌱