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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 14

He does use a chainsaw - doh. In stock now: 6ft and 8ft bean poles, 4ft flower stakes and pea sticks.

Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 12

Jason has been out coppicing so we have bean poles again - 8ft, 6ft + 4ft flower stakes and pea sticks.

Note: he doesn’t use a chain saw for cutting hazel, but I like the photo and couldn’t find one of him dressing out with a billhook.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 12

Some pots. Made in Italy, NL, Portugal, Manchester, Norfolk.

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Dr. Tea, Cake, & Revolution. @witwarrior.bsky.social · Nov 14

The last, best description of Trump from British writer Nate White.

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Helen Mort @helenmort.bsky.social · Mar 10

I’m hosting a series of environment-themed poetry events at Manchester Poetry Library this Spring. Poets discussing place, creatures, ecological peril and how to engage with these themes (+ more). Supported by the Poetry Research Group & @centreplacewriting.bsky.social www.mmu.ac.uk/poetry-libra...

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 12

Jason has been out coppicing so we have bean poles again - 8ft, 6ft + 4ft flower stakes and pea sticks.

Note: he doesn’t use a chain saw for cutting hazel, but I like the photo and couldn’t find one of him dressing out with a billhook.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 12

A new week: open Wed-Sat 10-5, Sunday 12-5.
Plant treasure, the best peat free growing media, pots, Niwaki tools, gifts.

Tat free zone, advice, chuckles.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 2

Cat mad and plant mad Sue. If there was a ‘Best Garden Centre Customers’ competition, we’d win.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 2

Great opening weekend, thanks Buddists! More of the same from Wednesday. Here’s ’our’ Robin, papped by the brilliant Tamzin Forster.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Mar 2

Oh I will; can’t help myself!

Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 26

There's a campaign to stop the sale of plastic grass; perhaps this sort of nonsense should be included.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 26

It's lichen :-)

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 26

Me too. Needs to be banned!

Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 24

I hope you’ve learned your lesson 😆

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 24

RHS Bridgewater; a limited colour palette but still worth it.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 24

Kinder Scout on Saturday. You can read about the NT’s peat restoration work on Kinder: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/peak-d...

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 24

Be more like Bents, they* said.

*I moaned in November about a very quiet week, which the M.E.N ran a story on. Oh the comments by the trolls.

Why isn’t this illegal?

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 24

Yes, simple things, really. Must visit soon 😊

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · Feb 18

Lovely to see the first of my pieces for @gardenersworldmag.bsky.social Make a Metre Matter environmental campaign in the March edition. Launch today at the Garden Press Event #MakeaMetreMatter

A page from BBC Gardeners' World magazine with image of flowers and text on Your one-metre pollinator patch

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 18

It’s cold and sunny in Manchester. Sunny! Things are happening at the garden centre; an awakening that builds week on week.

However, I do feel listless and am struggling to write my monthly newsletter: this is Bud’s 15th year (😝) and I feel like I’m rehashing the same old stuff.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 18

We’re reopening on Thursday 27th Feb. We always have a winter break because… it’s cold in winter in Manchester and I don’t want to attract people to my business by selling shite made in the far east or with the promise of coffee and cake.

Bergs Potter pots, summer ‘24.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 18

Thanks. I prefer human contact, though I know that I’d make more money selling online. I can’t imagine spending my days putting stuff in boxes 😬

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Nic Wilson @nicwilson.bsky.social · Feb 17

Ooo, bumbarrels! One of my favourite birds flitting through today's @theguardian.com country diary by Jim Perrin.

#naturewriting #countrydiary

Country diary: An eruption of the most delightful, sociable ‘bumbarrels’ | Jim Perrin

Llandrindod Wells, Powys: Moving in joyful groups through the copse, long-tailed tits are admirably cooperative, the perfect paradigm of a mutually helpful society

www.theguardian.com

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 12

About Bud. Yeah, basically screenshotted an Instagram post. What’s a busy person to do?

We’re reopening on Thursday 27th Feb at 10am.

Boycott Amazon.

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Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 17

He’s just a wonderful little creature 😍 and I adore him!

Bud Garden Centre Ltd @budgardencentre.bsky.social · Feb 17

That’s just too cute, Pete!
Thank you 😊

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