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Beth Otway (Pumpkin Beth)
@pumpkinbeth.bsky.social
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Horticulturist, Garden Writer, National Collection holder, & nature lover. Gardening for wildlife. Growing vegetables, fruit, herbs, & flowers. Planting terrariums. Growing orchids, ferns, & houseplants. Plant conservation. https://www.pumpkinbeth.com
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Hello @orchidfever.bsky.social! It's great to connect with you on Blue Sky. Thank you so much for sharing links to my Orchid Calendar - I really do appreciate it. I update the calendar all the time, as I find new events. I hope you're well and happy and having a nice weekend.
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This weekend we are set up at Cornwall horticultural show with our family grown peatfree herbs
Also we have over 120 varieties online

#peatfree #cornwall #ukgardening #gardening #online #herbs #nurserylife
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It’s a good year for blossom - let’s hope we don’t get frost.

This is the ‘Pershore Yellow Egg’ plum. It produces big plums that are terrible raw but cooked produce fruit with a great flavour and clear, golden juice. Pershore isn’t far from me so almost a local variety.
#UKGardening 🌱 #cotswolds
Thank you very much for sharing. xx
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Our tunnels are always filling up with fresh herbs all grown in peat free compost by us, a small family farm in Gloucestershire today we have 114 varieties of herbs to ok choose from on our website
Kitchengardenplantcentre.co.uk

#ukgardening #herbs #peatfree #familyfarm #nurserylife #pesticidefree
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Good morning!
The narcissus continues, the historic varieties are tricky as they colour morph as they age but here's Stella with elegance and the one I thought was mrs langtry
At the front Thalia and pueblo have joined in
Have a great Monday
#ukgardening #Narcissus 🌱
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When things get tough, I head outside, usually into my own garden. Yesterday, it was Painswick Rococo Garden where I found escape from the stress of world news and life in general.

This is for anyone who wants a moment of natural calm.

#daffodils #gloucestershire #UKGardening 🌱 #greenheart
Hello @brianlavin.bsky.social, I've trialled quite a few takes on Sungold, including open pollinated varieties, but I'm not certain on whether I've trialled this one or not. Please can you recommend someone selling it?
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This is one of the most gruesome raptor persecution cases I have ever heard– yet incidents like this take place up and down the country every single year .

It must end , please sign our petition to ban driven grouse shooting now govpetition.uk/700036
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Good morning, from the back page of Private Eye magazine!
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The planting dishes of Crocus and Cyclamen on our terrace still flowering well.

These are permanently planted, the dishes get tucked away when the flowering finishes and the come autumn, they awaken again.

#Garden #Gardening #Plants 🌱
Hello Sharon! I hope things are good with you. xx
It's wonderful for me to find you and our other kindred spirits on Bluesky! I hope you're having a lovely morning.
Me too and I still feel the same now - it's such an uplifting feeling.
I'm happy to have triggered happy memories for you, @mamalaurie.bsky.social. I hope you can visit a swamp this spring and wish you a wonderful day full of uplifting happiness.