Sam Proctor
@samproctor.bsky.social
Multi-Award Winning Garden Designer (RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024) MSGLD MAPL 🌱 Member of the European Movement UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
How long before the wannabe King Binman joins?
December 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
How long before the wannabe King Binman joins?
Sign of how bad things are going right now in this country. Even the hot water bottles are fashy.
December 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Sign of how bad things are going right now in this country. Even the hot water bottles are fashy.
You’re a harbinger of spring already! In that spirit here’s a delphinium in flower in November, at Babylonstoren, South Africa
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 AM
You’re a harbinger of spring already! In that spirit here’s a delphinium in flower in November, at Babylonstoren, South Africa
No but we did try the water buffalo gelato! The kitchen garden was stunning - trees dripping with every type of fruit imaginable plus cacti, cycads and a healing zen garden.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
No but we did try the water buffalo gelato! The kitchen garden was stunning - trees dripping with every type of fruit imaginable plus cacti, cycads and a healing zen garden.
We saw a beautiful area of edible flowers in the kitchen garden at Babylonstoren.
November 28, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We saw a beautiful area of edible flowers in the kitchen garden at Babylonstoren.
Morning. Here’s a wall of sweetly scented Trachelospermum jasminoides in Franschhoek, South Africa, to lessen the pain.
November 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Morning. Here’s a wall of sweetly scented Trachelospermum jasminoides in Franschhoek, South Africa, to lessen the pain.
We demand more penguins! Here are some I saw at Boulders Beach ZA last week.
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We demand more penguins! Here are some I saw at Boulders Beach ZA last week.
Thank you for having us South Africa. You’ve been amazing. #southafrica
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Thank you for having us South Africa. You’ve been amazing. #southafrica
Happy Friday with some elephants by the pool today.
November 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy Friday with some elephants by the pool today.
Thank you Simon, and to you! PS it’s going to be hard to be satisfied lying by any pool in the future that doesn’t enjoy the view of a range of wildlife including zebras and elephants…
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Thank you Simon, and to you! PS it’s going to be hard to be satisfied lying by any pool in the future that doesn’t enjoy the view of a range of wildlife including zebras and elephants…
From swimming pool to waterhole is just a few metres. Look who just showed up.
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
From swimming pool to waterhole is just a few metres. Look who just showed up.
My tree of the day is this tree wisteria in Kruger National Park, ZA. Who knew that wisteria was endemic to anywhere other than China or Japan!?!
November 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
My tree of the day is this tree wisteria in Kruger National Park, ZA. Who knew that wisteria was endemic to anywhere other than China or Japan!?!
Happy Thursday. Amazing start to the day seeing Lions getting it on. Won’t post a photo of that for their privacy’s sake but here’s a lovely male lion.
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy Thursday. Amazing start to the day seeing Lions getting it on. Won’t post a photo of that for their privacy’s sake but here’s a lovely male lion.
Good morning indeed! Fantastic sighting of leopard with kill, lion on patrol and baby elephant with its family this morning!
November 19, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Good morning indeed! Fantastic sighting of leopard with kill, lion on patrol and baby elephant with its family this morning!
Not here it’s not!
November 19, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Not here it’s not!
We saw all three of these signs today in South Africa. Not sure which one is the funniest?! Reader: we did not swim in the river, used hands to flush the loo and haven’t (yet) called the number! 😅 Please share your funniest signs found on holiday.
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We saw all three of these signs today in South Africa. Not sure which one is the funniest?! Reader: we did not swim in the river, used hands to flush the loo and haven’t (yet) called the number! 😅 Please share your funniest signs found on holiday.
Gorgeous skies over Franschhoek right now #sunset #southafrica
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Gorgeous skies over Franschhoek right now #sunset #southafrica
Morning. Hope this will do. Some of the 300 dolphin strong pod that swam alongside our catamaran yesterday. Just awesome.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Morning. Hope this will do. Some of the 300 dolphin strong pod that swam alongside our catamaran yesterday. Just awesome.
My tree of the day is this Jacaranda in a Cape Town side street.
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My tree of the day is this Jacaranda in a Cape Town side street.
Morning from CapeTown with tropical birds of paradise
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Morning from CapeTown with tropical birds of paradise
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Morning with Proteas seen at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Morning with Proteas seen at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town
Good morning with fresh peonies in bloom in South Africa!
November 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Good morning with fresh peonies in bloom in South Africa!
My tree of the day
November 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
My tree of the day