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Liz Zorab

@lizzorab.bsky.social

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Gardener, veg grower, cat-lover. Organic. Permaculture. Writer, Amateur Gardening mag. BBC Radio Wales garden expert. www.bytherfarm.com

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Nov 29

When you purchase from the author, you are giving extra support to their work. Find my books at bytherfarm.com/books and in all the usual places to find books.
Grounded (2021)
The Seasoned Gardener (2023)
My Vegetable Garden Planner and Journal (2024).
All books purchased on my website are signed.

Book covers of books written by Liz Zorab. On the left is Grounded, in the centre is The Seasoned Gardener and on the right is My Vegetable Garden Planner and Journal. The background is a faded images of a garden with trees in the distance.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jul 29

Small sensory border at Royal Welsh Show. Inspired by my grandsons. Find full plant list at bytherfarm.com/scents-and-s... #gardening

Raised garden bed filled with roses, cosmos and other scented plants.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jul 21

Delighted that Only Connect is back for another season! That has rounded off a fabulous day very nicely. #onlyconnect

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jul 17

Dad loved cyclamens. They grew in the bed that could be seen from the kitchen window, while doing the washing up. I cannot see a cyclamen plant without thinking of those little plants and without thinking of Dad, even after 19 years without him.
#grief #memories

Bright pink cyclamen flowers and variegated cyclamen leaves.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jul 5

Pouring with rain since last night here. Plants will enjoy yet another day of rain. Everything is liking the warmth and steady supply of rainwater.

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'm with you in that one, but the noise of the rain woke me up. Hey ho, think how much we can get done before our days are interrupted by others!

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 29

Thank you so much!

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 29

Slow living skills. Preserving, growing much of our own food, sewing and make do and mend.
I started making this quilt a year ago and do a little at a time.
The fabrics are vintage Laura Ashley materials that I've collected over the years. #slowliving #patchwork

Part-made patchwork quilt made from triangles of fabric.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 25

Rosa 'White Pet' from Peter Beales roses. I love the shape and colour of these plants and have them close to a rambler Rosa 'Félicité et Perpétue'. They go very well together, which is unsurprising because the former is a sport of the latter. #roseWednesday #roses #whiteroses #gardening

White roses with many petals, pink rose buds against dark shiny rose leaves.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 17

On a school exchange in France, the host family took me to see One Flew Over A Cuckoo's Nest. No subtitles and my school level French was not good enough to keep up. It was years before I watched it in English, I didn't want to ruin the story I'd made up in my teenage head!

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 17

I read that as 'ostrich-ised' which sounds like a splendid idea. I'd be happy to be ostrichised! (If it's not a real word, can we make it one?)

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 14

These snapdragon flowers made a positive impact at Gardeners World Live this week. Loud and proud in a velvety strong cerise red, I just love them! #gardening #GWL25

Vivid deep cerise flowers in fairly close up

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Jun 2

Tiny pears growing on one of the pear trees in the orchard.
#blueskyMonday #gardening

Detail of cluster of immature pears growing on a tree. In the background, which is mostly out of focus is a field and some trees. Near the top of the image is a blue sky with white fluffy clouds.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 26

I can't wait to see this beauty fully open. Peonies are such fabulous flowers. I just hope all this rain doesn't ruin it before I get to peer into all those petals.
#gardening

Pale pink and white peony flower partly opened.

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 26

Chive blossom Vinegar is easy to make with these step by step instructions. Store in a cool, dark place. Put into pretty bottles and give as a gorgeous homemade gift to your friends.
#chivevinegarrecipe

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 23

I'm very happy with how the garden is looking this week. #gardening

Garden beds filled with pink, red, white and purple flowers

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 17

Clear blue skies here in West Wales and already blissfully warm. I'm pottering in the semi-shaded back garden today, creating another new bed to fill with white and cream flowers.

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 12

I love this garden in May. Flowers start blooming and birds whizz around. At the weekend I was at RHS Malvern. Then Niall McCauley came to stay for a couple of days. We visited Aberglasney Gardens and pottered in my veg garden. He kindly also took a few photos. #gardening

Woman in bright pink shirt standing in a garden filled with flowers. In front of woman are red, white and pink flowers and trees in the background. The sky is pale blue with a lot of grey clouds

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · May 1

A friend sent me this photo of a tree peony in her garden. I think it's probably 'Ezra Pound' and it's stunning!
#peony #flowers #gardening #gardeninspiration

Peony flower with white petals with dark pointed markings near a yellow centre.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 28

Close up of Tellima grandiflora, more commonly known as Fringecups. I spotted these today on a walk near to a friend's home. The little flowers look so delicate. It's a herbaceous perennial and looks great growing in a large clump.
#gardening

Very close up image of flowers with white shaggy petals that fold back over the green sepal.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 26

One of several harvests of rhubarb already this year. I grow three varieties of rhubarb, Timperley Early (pictured), Victoria and Champagne. I use sweet cicely herb to sweeten the rhubarb as it cooks. Pick rhubarb until the end of July. Freezes well and makes great wine. #gardening #homegrownfood

Sticks of rhubarb on a wooden chopping block with some leaves of sweet cicely herb next to the rhubarb.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 25

This morning I'm even more tired than these two!
#cats

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 24

My mood this morning.
#cats

Grey cat hiding under small tractor. Her face looks like she is scowling and her tongue is poking out a little.

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 22

World Earth Day 2025, theme Our Power, Our Planet. I thought today I’d look back at a video I created a year or so ago. It celebrates the power of community energy, to build communities and to put power back into the hands of the local community.
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#worldearthday

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Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 21

What a fine looking cat!

Liz Zorab @lizzorab.bsky.social · Apr 21

Yes they are! 🐈‍⬛