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A much needed reset! A return to ‘factory settings’ before a very hectic week…sometimes you just need to remove all the ‘clutter’ of life…and a private pool on a very private estate could not be more perfect..I will be a while…

I keep being asked about Hestercombe Gardens…the Gardens Trust has entered into administration but The Gardens remain open for the time being…please go along and visit one of our great 18th and 20th Century gardens..one of Lutyens finest I think that is open to the public..

So many ways of viewing gardens in England..a particular favourite is when a whole village opens up a ‘Garden Trail’..always fascinating to see the sheer variety of gardens we gardeners create! Here is the Fittleworth Garden Trail in West Sussex earlier this year..

My early morning walk around my garden was very pleasant this morning as it is noticeably cooler…but the roses are having a second wave of flowering…

While researching Thomas Mawson years ago..I became The Chairman of The Friends of Dyffryn..a role I am proud of.During this research at The RHS Library I was asked to verify a few paintings by Edith Adie discovered in the E.A.Bowles collection..they are now in the garden..

Thank you so much for all the messages around my post about Hinton Ampner..it is a fascinating and beautifully maintained significant garden and I highly recommend..here are a few more photos as requested.. yes..I am really getting through my Garden List 2025..

Many people saying "its the interest rates that are the killer" actually thats not true. These new Plan 5 loans interest is set at the rate of inflation, that seems good but it distracted from the killer changes to this cohort of students... 1. The repayment threshold was lowered to £25,000 so people start repaying on lower incomes 2. Repayments last 40 years not thirty years. For many this effectively increased what they'd likely repay by very roughly around 50% (barring very high earners who'd repay less due to lower interest and the fact they'd have cleared early anyway). It was a huge stealth rise that many missed, as its tough to explain and people focus on tuition fees (the recent rise in which had trivial impact compared to these changes).

@Littleashgarden Had a good hour of hard rain here yesterday and more due this week thank goodness, the smell was wonderful. Let’s hope we all get a bit more.

Thankfully, a little light rain this morning...

@TheBotanics So very sorry to see this post, hope you have enough assistance to clear safely. Very best of luck with the clear up. Hope you can use the fallen wood somehow in the garden as a memorial to the fallen trees.

🚨 We’re sad to announce that #StormÉowyn has caused severe damage across our Gardens. At #Edinburgh, 15 trees have been lost – either uprooted or damaged beyond recovery. This includes the Garden’s tallest tree, the 29-metre Cedrus deodara, planted in 1859 👇

If you're having one of those days when only baby goats in pyjamas can help, here's some baby goats in pyjamas.

🤷‍♂️| If anyone in Kirkliston is missing a trampoline, we've got it.

English Galanthophiles visited a very special garden in Blessington this afternoon... Thank you very much, Jimi. #snowdrops

@NeilAlcock Good news, hope continues that way.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me on how we are doing in #stormEowyn We are holding out ok with just a little damage. Wind is still gusting over 70mph for another 2 hours though 😬

I'm sorry, but how the f*ck can Keir Starmer justify taxing farmers out of business to raise £500m, while giving £500m to foreign farmers? Keir Starmer has no right to stand in front of our nation's flag. He's destroying this country. I despise him and this vile Labour party.

The deliciously delightful Dahlia ‘Peaches’ to wish you all a peachy new week! #MondayMotivation #DailyDahlia

💗 The blooms of this gorgeous hydrangea change colour from white to pink as they mature - the plant goes by the fabulous name of Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' (Dvpinky)

** Tuesday Sep 10th, 2 - 5pm ** THE GARDEN MUSEUM 🏫 5 Lambeth Palace Road, SE1 7LB LAMBETH Tours with Head Gardener at 3 + 4pm. Adm: £7, children free - Covers access to museum and garden. Come for a glimpse into the uniquely British love affair with gardens.

It is quite pungent in the bulb tunnel once the aroids start flowering. This is Biarum tenuifolium subsp. abbreviatum MDM01001, from Mt Pantokrator in Corfu. #fairviewyearround

It's not recognized enough just how big of a spineless wimp Elon Musk truly is. While in the past, Trump has berated Musk repeatedly, Musk has always acted like a lap dog while in his presence. I expect the same obsequious brownnosing from Musk tonight. #TrumpOnX #TwitterBlackout

@kenny_raybould Gorgeous! ❤️