Its been a really wet January in the SouthWest, so garden looking utterly miserable and swamp-like at the moment. Saw these on my dog walk today which lifted my spirits. Spring is coming! #GardensHour

Archie enjoyed todays rainy, muddy walk 🥰 #DogsOfBluesky #DogWalking #SpingerSpaniel

Interesting spirals #ThickTrunkTuesday

Adding more blue to the flower beds this year with Echinops #GardensHour #BlueMonday

Good evening #GardensHour, looking forward to seeing this beautiful blue ceanothus again in late spring #BlueMonday

He's certainly something. Oh, actually, I'm plugging this. Please repost. Big Andy is a hero. He's a bloody donor for the Pet Blood Bank. He has saved several lives. www.petbloodbankuk.org

Lovely walk with Archie #SaturdayStroll #DogsOfBluesky #GetOutDoors #Wellbeing #Nature

Thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk Killerton for thier Winter Wellie Walking initiative, offering free hot drink with a 4 stamped card #Wellbeing #GetOutDoors #LittleActsOfKindness #Walking

A little late to post today. A circle of trees for #ThickTrunkTuesday

Out and about enjoying the sun this afternoon and heard this #Rookery #Birds #Nature @nationaltrust.org.uk Killerton

Temperature has jumped to 12c and this Osteospermum has decided to flower in my garden today #FlowerReport #Garden #MondayMadness 🌱

A 'wannabe' thick trunk to start of 2026 #ThickTrunkTuesday

Working today so missed the sunset. The magpies are nest building, as seen from the ward window, so not a bad view to end 2026. Hoping the new year brings you hope, laughter and more gardening shenanigans #HappyNewYear #Nature

To end #ThickTrunkTuesday for 2025, the very oldest remnants of an Oak tree stump , still supporting life #Trees #Nature #Photography

Stretching our legs along the old granite tracks #Haytor #Dartmoor #Devon #GetOutDoors

Baileys ice-cream made and churned. It's beginning to feel a lot like... #Christmas ⛄️🎄

The English Oak supports over 2000 native species and may live 600-800 years. Here's a narly old one for #ThickTrunkTuesday

Agapanthus flowering again in December… this is just getting crazy. 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

Structural beauty in death #ThickTrunkTuesday

Christmas has truly arrived indoors and out 🌲. Wishing everyone the merriest of Christmas's and the happiest of New Years. Cheers @gardenshour.bsky.social #GardensHour

I spy with my little eye.... #ThickTrunkTuesday

2025 was a challenging year as not only did the #BlueSkies keep coming, I also broke my elbow at the start of June. I found dead heading roses to be good physio and DA Claire Autin was definitely floriferous. Now the veggies are still giving and it all feels so worth while #GardensHour

At last the rain stopped this afternoon and we managed a lovely stroll around front park and gardens @nationaltrust.org.uk Killerton. Beautiful Christmas tree, simply elegance #trees #WellBeing

Someone wants to be included in #TongueOutTuesday

A wet day in Devon today so here's one from yesterday, the last remaing hydrangea head holding its colour and adding brightness . All the others are brown and structural (just popped out to take photo,it's still raining) #GardensHour #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling

Kirstie Macleod and 380 embroiderers from around the world have made this exquisite 'Red Dress'. Every stitch has a story or vision. On show @nationaltrust.org.uk Killerton along with the festive decorations. Well worth a visit. #Craft #NeedleWork #Sewing

First festive coffees. Lovely way to start the day #Wellbeing #CoffeeLover

Another English Oak for #ThickTrunkTuesday with what I believe to be a 'Bracket fungi', although happy to be corrected. #Trees #Photography #Fungi

I find comfort in the rhythm of the changing seasons and as my garden fades, dwarf iris bulbs planted last month bring new hope #GardensHour

The face of no regrets... #Archie #SpringerSpaniel #DogsOfBluesky

Surprise present delivery, yummy.... #CreamTea #SweetTreats #Thoughtful #ActsOfKindness

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Bright but chilly today in Devon. Raspberries have gone over so #Archie assuming his usual not interested gardening position 🙄 #DogsOfBluesky #Spaniels

Ancient tree from @nationaltrust.org.uk Killerton. I wonder who lives in there...? #ThickTrunkTuesday #Trees #EnglishOak

This is a new vegetable bed. It's taken three years of layering cardboard and compost to get here. Garlic's up, 🤞 #GardensHour

My one word = Produce #GardensHour #Vegetables

Blue sky breaking through on Saturday afternoon amble #Autumn #Trees

DA Rosa Tranquility, we all need this in our lives (photo from June 2025) #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport

Always finds a muddy puddle, is it only my spaniel? #DogsOfBluesky #Archie #TongueOutTuesday #SpringerSpaniels

Purchased from the 'reduced' shelf over the years, these have enjoyed a summer outside. Lovely to have them back indoors, feels like 'home' again #GardensHour

Vibarent pink Cosmos looking beautiful in todays sunshine, outside local coffee shop #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport

Iceberg 🤍 #garden #roses #flowers

Olivia Rose Austin doing her very best on a cloudy day in November #RoseWednesday #BloomScrollong #FlowerReport

Managed to stretch our legs before the forecasted rain today #TongueOutTuesday #DogsOfBluesky #SpringerSpaniels #Archie

Brilliant pops of colour throughout my November garden. Still have the tulips to plant out #GardensHour

Beautiful evening #SundaySunset

Young Lycidas rose buds in my garden today (wet and windy so photo not great) #RoseWednesday #BloomScrolling #FlowerReport

The ever wagging tail #Archie #SpringerSpaniels #Dogs #DogWalking #DogsOfBluesky

Its taken 4 years to get autumn colours in the garden, feeling happy with how its coming along. #GardensHour