Clare Unwin
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Clare Unwin
@sgdesigns.bsky.social
Gardener 🌱 traveller✈️ Yorkshire Lass but home is Shropshire.

Kindness & Contentment are underrated skills.

I ❤️ crafts, music, books, art, history, dogs, cats & horses.

Fiat Pandas 🐼 are brilliant cars.

Looking after the 🌍 as much as I can.

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Yesterday we had a surprise delivery from one of our gardening clients. Afternoon tea with prosecco in a box. ☺️ What a lovely thoughtful gift we really have some lovely clients.
#Christmasgift
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Morning it's a slightly soggy start but I am sure the reservoirs need the rain. I love how Mahonia brightens up a corner in a garden. Some clients don't like yellow and orange in the garden but what do you think?
#gardeningfeed 🌱
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
It was a beautiful morning yesterday for frost in plants.
November 27, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Good morning a dull but mild day here in Shropshire after yesterday's cold crisp day.
Have a good day it's nearly the weekend.
#gardeningfeed 🌱
November 27, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Morning from Shropshire it's currently -4 degrees I am off to work shortly. Wishing I could stay home today.
November 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Brrrrr . . . It's cold out this morning currently -3.2 degrees 🥶
Drive safely and wear a hat.
November 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
My office view earlier today. It reached the dizzy highs of 3 degrees I was grateful to be working and wearing a hat as the wind was keen.
#Shropshire
#gardeningfeed 🌱
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Morning from a very wet Shropshire. I won't be gardening today but I am still appreciating the colours in the garden. I usually use this skimmia in my Christmas door wreath. #gardeningfeed 🌱
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
For people who are interested in my @octopus.energy Cosy 9 heat pump & how it's performing. Last year in November I consumed £150 in gas & electricity and I was away for a week. This year the first half November looking like £42 (I have been away again) will do a round up at the end of the month.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It's a throwback Thursday today. 2024 a visit to Dolmabaçe Palace in Istanbul Turkiye 🇹🇷. Possibly my favourite city. The gardens, history, people, food and culture I find myself wanting to return.
#gardenfeed 🌱
November 13, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Yesterdays garden was one of my favourites, Bramble Cottage, Atcham. The magnolia has finished shedding leaves so it was time to clear them to the borders. If I mow them it chops them up a little and they mulch well.
#gardenfeed 🌱
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Yes we had an excellent Tapas lunch with a Sherry flight at Ambiente Tapas Goodramgate a short stroll from York Minster. They have another restaurant in York I believe. We also had bread and oil and it was very filling.
Enjoy it's a wonderful City.
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
So after a lovely visit to York last week it was back to work yesterday. My garden views were mainly filled with leaves and I have been putting them on borders and composting the others.
#gardenfeed 🌱
November 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Had a wonderful time at National Railway Museum in York today. The exhibits are magnificent.
#Mallard #steamengine #York
The last time I saw this engine was during the 70's at Shrewsbury.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Absolutely the best train journey I have ever had.
#FlyingScotsman
November 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
That is a brilliant tool, my OH has one and he loves it. I have these two (excuse the dirt!). They are both useful in their own way. The hand hoe is nicely weighted and the smaller more precision one is great for weeds with tap roots. Tape is because I put them down and then can't find them! 😂
October 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Off to Upton Magna and Shrewsbury today and enjoying all the Autumn colours. Have a good day. 😊
#gardeningfeed
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
How's your week so far? It was dry yesterday which certainly helps at this time of year. I was trying to pile leaves into borders to mulch and getting some cutting back done. My office view yesterday was lovely.
#gardeningfeed 🌱
October 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Just used my #FreeElectricity from @OctopusEnergy to boost my hot water using my Cosy 9 heat pump. Got washing in tumble dryer and cheese scones and spiced biscuits baking. We love free electricity ⚡
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Just put a little Thank You gift together for my son and his partner who kindly looked after the dogs this week at their house whilst @octopus.energy installed my fabulous new heat pump. Sadly I don't have an octopus cookie mould 😔 so squirrel it is.
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Someone needs to tell the Christmas cactus that it's still October.
#bloomscrolling
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October 23, 2025 at 7:57 AM
So at the end of day one of the installation of my heat pump from @octopus.energy everything going swimmingly. Thanks team. 😊
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
What a fantastic evening we had at Birmingham Hippodrome last night. Moulin Rouge was just as good as when we saw it in London.
October 18, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Morning I had to share this lovely rose still looking beautiful in the October garden. Have a great Friday all. 😊
#bloomscrolling 🌱
October 17, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Morning all, off to garden in Upton Magna today. I know that Amanita fungi are in many cases poisonous but this Amanita muscaria is beautiful (it causes sickness as well as hallucinations) This one is from Mortimer Forest South of Ludlow.
#fungi 🍄
October 16, 2025 at 6:35 AM