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Lou Nicholls

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Gardening writing, art, botany, horticulture Horticultural adventures & other blarney horticultural trainer, consultant Freelance writer, public speaker www.linktr.ee/loujnicholls

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · Nov 20

A big welcome to all the new arrivals on blue sky
I'm a professional gardener who loves sharing my day, cut flowers, veg, vintage China and cats
If this sounds like your thing come say hi 🤗🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2h

The smallest is this but i prefer the tall ones

www.windlestonenursery.co.uk/yorkshire-fl...

Yorkshire Flower Pot - Small Harrogate - 26,5cm tall

This is a short, wide flowerpot and is a quality outdoor plant pot, locally made by the well-known Yorkshire Flowerpots company. The Yorkshire Flowerpots logo has been stamped into the pot as part of ...

www.windlestonenursery.co.uk

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2h

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2h

All 12.... she said smugly 😂👍

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 12h

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 12h

Hard agree

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 12h

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 13h

'Sweet Honey' Rose of the Year 2020, produces gorgeous vanilla cream peach blooms on repeat
And finally my newest rose
'Coral Gardens' its produced rich coral-pink blooms with a light, fruity fragrance continuosly since it arrived, love it!

#rose
#roseoftheyear

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 13h

'Ebb Tide' bred by Tom Carruth in America, introduced in 2006. Sold to me as a climber its actually a large floribunda. Scent is to die for 😍
'Its a Wonderful Life' absolutely banging rose, flowers continuosly and generously. Bred by Colin Dickson, Rose of the Year award in 2022

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 13h

Good morning!
Heres a few roses for Saturday
I grow all of mine in pots and they've been loving this cooler weather
In order of appearance
'Madame Alfred Carrière' or her real name Louise Élisa Marie Périer, a late 1800s variety the first rose in vita sackville wests white garden. Highly scented

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh never considered it spicy, for me its overwhelmingly sweet
It really is wonderful 😍

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

Im not judging you, just pointing out a very real possibility, but YMMV 😘

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

Morning! Hope you have a wonderful Friday!

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

It really does 😍

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

Smells so good!

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

What happens if a kid finds it 😱

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

That unicorn is almost as horrific as watching the children in chicago who were dragged from their beds, cable tied, separated from their parents and flung in the back of a van.....
🙄
Love the from uk

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning
Ebb tide is looking fabulous again & smells utterly divine
Today is veg harvesting & planting bedding again!, yesterday the team worked really hard and finished an entire bed whilst i was off doing the mowing, playing plant jenga & writing lists out on repeat
Have a fabulous Friday 🤗🌱

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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 3d

Ernst Haeckel - Bisidlomycota. Stinkhorn Mushrooms.

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2d

We had one shed its complete skin, about a metre long, in our potting shed. Never seen the snake in there though

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 3d

Other work by the Ladybird artists
Forestry Commission booklet, 1968
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

A scene in a park in autumn is viewed through a frame of broad-leaf autumn leaves

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Melissa @laneutrina.bsky.social · 2d

White Rose with Larkspur No. 1 (1927)
by Georgia O’Keeffe

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2d

Good morning
Today we will be mostly planting bedding only another 2000 to go!
Lilith is being adorable, she came and slept on me like skrag used to when he was a kitten and she stayed for most of the night ❤️
Have an excellent day 🤗🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 3d

Good morning
Ive been introduced to taylor swift at work and its not terrible
The edging is fully in on one side and bed prep on the other is almost complete, just 8 days until the open day and id like it finished by then
Thankfully it seems like the weather is going to be kind
Have a great day 🤗🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 🤗 hope you did too

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 4d

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