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Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱
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Allotment owner, professional gardener and former grower of royal roses at Buckingham Palace. 🌹

Senior Gardener at Grosvenor Estates London.

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First daffodils opening in the gardens, braving today’s wind and rain

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January 15, 2026 at 11:09 AM
First of the Hellebores (Christmas Rose) are in flower in the garden now. #RoseWednesday

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January 14, 2026 at 10:30 AM
It’s once again that time of year to cut back those Epimediums so that we get a chance to see those flowers in a couple weeks.

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January 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I love the flowers on Mexican Orange Blossom, and the foliage on this variety (Choisya × dewitteana 'Aztec Pearl') is cool as well. #TinyFlowerTuesday

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January 13, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Not exactly a #ThickTrunkTuesday contender, but I love this kink in this tree’s trunk. A great example of how a tree will bend at extreme angles to find a gap between other trees.

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January 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Sadly we didn’t win, but it was still nice to meet the other people of our local community
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
An amazing evening at the Belgravia and Knightsbridge Community Awards
January 12, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Shower and change at work tonight as we’re off to the Belgravia and Knightsbridge Community Awards at the Peninsula Hotel. How do I look? 🥴
January 12, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Some beautiful winter sun at the end of the day.

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January 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
A grey day, but at least the Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus praecox) is out and adding some amazing scent to the the garden.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Not really snowy, as we didn’t get much in London, but I did capture this picture of our frozen waterfall
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
My first #SixOnSaturday of 2026 definitely has a wintery feel, but there’s still some colour in the gardens.

I have an Algerian Iris, a crisp down, frozen waterfall, Snowdrops in the Snow, water droplets on Euphorbia and Garrya flowers.

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January 10, 2026 at 10:40 AM
The rain today does mean the Euphorbias look cool. #FoliageFriday

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January 9, 2026 at 4:15 PM
My first article of the year is out tomorrow, and will be on how much I love frozen garden and the benefits it brings.

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January 9, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Seems ominously apt this week

#Andor
January 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Never been interviewed in front of a green screen before rather than a nice studio, especially as it was so cold and wet today 😂
January 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
A break from the leaf clearing to do a bit of plant division on some Lily Turf (Liriope muscari)

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January 7, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Great to see the Garrya starting to flower in the garden despite the cold #TinyFlowerTuesday

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January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Just a light dusting of snow this morning in London

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January 6, 2026 at 1:36 PM
January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
How cold is London you may ask… well it’s frozen ornamental waterfall cold 🥶

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January 6, 2026 at 10:26 AM
I’m hoping to be successful in a garden design competition at work with a tropical planting scheme.

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January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
This Algerian Iris (Iris unguicularis) has definitely cheered me up on my first day back at work on a cold January day.

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January 5, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Definitely a frosty and cold morning on my first day back after Christmas 🥶❄️🥶

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January 5, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Catching up with a garden design project I have at work whilst watching a bit of NFL. It’s a tropical themed bed, and it’s vital there’s some sort of seasonal interest all year round.

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January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM