alison levey 🐝🌱🌺

New on the blog: my visit to RHS Chelsea Flower Show #blog #gardenblog #chelseaflowershow #gardenshow #dayout #rhs @The_RHS #taplink blackberrygarden.co.uk/2026/05/rhs-ch…

@Joon123 Very warm today and it’s been rumbling with thunder but no rain as yet here.

31 degrees/32 degrees heat at work today. Simply awful.

@rosesukroses @valgardening @charbhardy She might eventually 😂

@papaver @valgardening @charbhardy She really won’t mind! 🥰

The ‘Lady of Shallot’ is having a moment. 🧡 Have a good day everyone, stay cool. #roses #ladyofshallot #GardeningX

@JulieWestern I’m very fond of this rose - I think it’s one of the best yellows.

@papaver Lovely pic. Graham’s yellow is a really beautiful shade 💕

Today’s favourite rose - Graham Thomas braving the heat of today’s sun. #roses #myroses #mygarden #gardening #gardeningx #gardeningtwitter

@pixie1nigel I’m sorry I don’t know - it is a cutting of a cutting of a cutting I took from a garden I previously lived at. I didn’t plant the original.

@papaver Which Cistus is shown here? Could it be purpureas

@OliverLynne I suppose I am lucky as I have a south facing garden - but this shady spot is in between the outside loo and the conservatory - so I get best of both worlds 😊

My current view of the garden from a shady spot. When I first put a table and chairs here I thought it might be too shady as the sun doesn’t get around to here until late afternoon - on days like today it is the perfect place to be. #sunnyday #bankholiday #mygarden #gardeningx

@rosesukroses @valgardening @charbhardy I think my roses are baking in this heat!

Random shots from a Monday morning meander around a (too) hot south coast garden. Mrs Oakley Fisher, Lyda with Geum Totally Tangerine, Moonlight in the background. Prosperity & Penelope. Aromatic herbs table. Have a good day everyone, stay cool. #roses #herbs #GardeningX

@SarahLouisaColl Ha - yes indeed - it’s 30 deg here already.

@papaver Warmer may be an understatement Alison .............

Morning all. A warmer day ahead. Probably not much gardening going to happen.

Today’s favourite rose - John Gwilliam - small but mighty. #myroses #roses #gardening #mygarden #gardeningx #gardeningtwitter

@rosesukroses @NetherfieldV2 @valgardening @charbhardy @Malvernmeet Well I’m not looking at it ….. obvs …….😊

@NetherfieldV2 @papaver @valgardening @charbhardy @Malvernmeet Stop it! Stop it! On second thoughts - don’t! I see it’s available from Trevor White. Will have to wait for bare root! 😍

More swoon-worthy blooms: It’s A Wonderful Life, The Holy Rose, The King’s Rose. Céline Forestier, absolutely gorgeous & new to me. Rose season plays havoc with my bank account! I blame @NetherfieldV2 for this one! Have a good day everyone. #roses #sundayroses #GardeningX

@RowlesSusie1060 Good afternoon - it has been a good sewing afternoon - too hot to be outdoors for long

@papaver Good afternoon. Possibly a good sewing afternoon

@JulieWestern That sounds perfect - have a great day x

@papaver Absolutely! Sitting in the shade with an elderflower spritz, watching the flowers grow (‘cos the birds won’t be out!) - have fun x

@CallMeMoNow Absolutely !

@amena_ali7 Morning - same here. Have a lovely day x

@papaver Morning! It’s going to be a hot one. Skulking about in the shade is all that’s happening here! Have a great day x