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Linda
@lindacdolan.bsky.social
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Worked at RHS Wisley, now retired and a happy and proud volunteer there. Passionate about Wisley, plants and gardens. Also a quilter, embroiderer and beader. Proud to be Woke. 'Woke just means you give a damn about other people’ Jane Fonda 2025
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · Oct 25
Reasons for not following back:
1. No posts
2. Only reposts
3. Only posts showing pictures of yourself.
4. Religious posts
5. No profile
6. Posts asking for money, even if for a good cause.
7. Unkind posts
Really happy to follow you back if you share my interests or have interesting views.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2h
🌱 #sixonSaturday from my tiny garden. There is still come colour to cheer up grey days and I am making the most of it.
A collage of six photos from my tiny garden. The two larger pictures are an orange Dahlia and the last flowers of Rosa Biddulph Grange. The small pictures are buds (and one open flower) of Lagerstroemia or Crepe Myrtle, purple Linaria flowers, a white Japanese Anemone and the tiny but highly scented white flowers of Osmanthus. Some people find Japanese Anemones easy to grow but this is the single flower of a plant that has been in my garden for years!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 21h
Such a special man and a special place. Oh and Walthamstow market is fabulous for fabrics and haberdashery. I better organise a visit!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 21h
Stay safe!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 1d
There is one called George Davison
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 1d
That gives me such hope for the future! Each biography impressive.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 1d
Gorgeous!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 1d
🌱 #foliageFriday. It’s turning out to be a spectacular autumn with blazing colours everywhere. I shall be spending this morning with my Bestie at Painshill Park so will be looking for more autumnal colours.
Autumn colours of red, orange and yellow have turned this Rhus foliage into something special.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 1d
Scary!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
This is why I am addicted to Bluesky! Thank you for posting that beautiful vessel.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · 2d
Good morning from RHS Wisley #UKGardens
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
🌱 Cosmos and critter for #insectThursday spotted in Wisley’s Hilltop Wellbeing garden.
Yesterday’s London outing was very successful. We went to see www.berkeleysquarebarbarian.com/2025/07/22/k...
Part of a Cosmos flower with a centre of yellow stamens and white petals that have splashes of pink at the centre. Near the edge of one of the petals is a black insect with transparent wings.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks. They worked perfectly.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
Ask St Anthony for help. He has helped me out lots and I’m not even a believer!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 2d
So glad you like it. I volunteer at Hilltop every Sunday and Jonathan showed me which was your desk.
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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · 3d
Good morning from RHS Wisley #UKGardens
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 3d
🌱 #roseWednesday One of the roses in the persica trial at Wisley. This one is called Rosa Orienta Djamila and is a real stand out beauty.
It’s a London day for me. Hope the trains behave better than last Friday.
A beautiful dark pink rose with an even darker centre.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 3d
This is the one in Wisley’s mixed border.
Bright orange flowers in whorls up the stems
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 3d
Totally delusional!!
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 4d
Thank you for naming it. I spotted this one in the car park at Wisley but couldn’t find a label. The odd red fruits confused me.
The mainly yellow but with a couple of red tiny fruits against green foliage.
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Andy Salisbury @andyentomologist.bsky.social · 4d
Good morning from RHS Wisley
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 4d
I spotted this Olive Tree growing in Pimlico, London and thought it was an ideal subject for #thicktrunkTuesdau
An olive tree with a short, thick trunk and a rounded head of narrow, green leaves. A close up of the trunk showing gnarled and twisted bark with many cracks and fissures adding character.
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 4d
How do I join????
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 5d
Very happy to find these beauties in Wisley’s Hilltop Wildlife garden yesterday. #mushroomMonday #fungusfriends 🌱
A group of three mushrooms which I think are Shaggy Inkcaps. They have a tall white stem and the caps are grey with mottled markings. One has split open and the black gills are visible.
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