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Advolly Richmond FLS

@advollyr.bsky.social
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Plant/garden/social historian & author🪻 Lecturer, radio & Tv presenter. Podcast host.🌿 Powered by prosecco & snacks, lurks in libraries,archives & shrubberies 📚 www.advolly.co.uk

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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I will be making the BBC Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Village Water. A small charity that helps people in rural areas of Mozambique & Zambia get reliable access to clean water. As their ambassador all I can say is, it takes a village to raise a child and we can all be part of a global village🩵
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Getty @gettymuseum.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Getty is officially submitting a spoon for #SpoonTok. 🥄 Council, how do you vote? 🏛️ Spoon, 1st century B.C.E.–1st century C.E., Roman. Getty Museum
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Good Food Kitchen @goodfood.kitchen · 13/11/2025
Greenhouse scrubbed, soil replaced with well-rotted manure, compost and topsoil. Bubble wrap added to insulate and keep cuttings warm. Early seeding starts in January. The 2026 kitchen garden is already in motion. #GreenHeart 💚
A greenhouse on an allotment, fully covered in insulating bubble wrap to retain warmth during the winter months. Inside, the space is prepped for protecting cuttings from frost and creating a sheltered environment for early seed sowing in the new growing season.
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Nigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
White chocolate is too cloying just to eat, but it can do miraculous things. And in this White Chocolate Cheesecake, a no-bake affair, it imparts a fragrant vanilla flavour and ensures a perfect, sliceable yet tender set. May #RecipeOfTheDay bring joy to your weekend! www.nigella.com/recipes/whit...
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White Chocolate Cheesecake
The white chocolate is only a delicate presence here. It brings a gorgeous, rounded vanilla flavour and helps the cheesecake set in the fridge overnight to a perfect, tenderly firm consistency. And wh...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
👋 Thank you Jamie.
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
My article today highlights the threats to our historic garden heritage. You can read or listen by becoming a member of our collective👇 www.scribehound.com/gardening/ga... Just £1 for the first month...Come and see for your self🤗 #gardens #plants #gardendesign #culture
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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Apropos of nothing in particular, here is a very small weevil posing majestically. (Brazil) #Bugsky 🐙🌿
A macro photo of a weevil, in profile, upper left in the frame atop a fuzzy gray-green leaf. The weevil is orange with a coating of sparse yellow hairs, some of which are dense enough to form spots.
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Ilis Trudie 🏝 @ilistrudiepalmer.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Trust nature's timing. Sorrel for drink, jams, wine and preserves. #The_Eco_Spiritual_Experience 🌱 #ExploreMore
Red florets of the Sorrel plant, ready for harvest
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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It's International #OpenAccessWeek! At Kew, we believe science should be shared freely to help solve the biggest challenges of our time - from biodiversity loss to climate resilience. That's why thousands of our papers & reports are openly available through our Research Repository 👉 kew.iro.bl.uk
A poster detailing 2025 Open Access Week
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Concretebotany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) shot yesterday. #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Flowersky
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KEW @kidadaewilliams.com · 17/10/2025
The African American Museum of Iowa will open a new exhibit, “Rooted: Labor, Land, & Legacy,” which examines farming’s role in Black communities’ efforts toward economic independence, cultural preservation, and self-determination. corridorbusiness.com/african-amer...
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African American Museum of Iowa to open exhibit on Black farming history
The African American Museum of Iowa will open a new exhibit Oct. 17 exploring the connection between Black communities and agriculture. "Rooted: Labor,
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Clare Unwin @sgdesigns.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Morning I had to share this lovely rose still looking beautiful in the October garden. Have a great Friday all. 😊 #bloomscrolling 🌱
A beautiful soft pink rose with many petals around an open centre which has touches of yellow.  The background is darker green leaves
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
How I became an accidental viticulturist.🍇 Read or listen to my article, October 18th only on Scribehound Gardening join.scribehound.com/gardening?re...
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KarenM (Sussex Squad) @karensussex.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is a Patron of Smart Works charity. Watch a video clip of related pictures via the provided link or on their highlights page on the Smart Works charity Instagram account. www.instagram.com/stories/smar...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
👀How exciting! My book is on Amazon's Big Prime Deal Day 🤗 www.amazon.co.uk/Short-Histor...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Have you ever visited the Rockefeller Centre's rooftop gardens in New York or the Kensington Roof Gardens in London? My September article on Scribehound Gardening tells the story of their creation and why 🤗👇 www.scribehound.com/gardening/ga...
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Prof. Liz Oakley-Brown @earlymodlancs.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
My brilliant colleague's new book reviewed in The Guardian 👇 Fabulous stuff as always @jennashworth.bsky.social ✊️ Thanks for letting us know @elencaldecott.bsky.social 😀 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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The Parallel Path by Jenn Ashworth review – a soul-searching walk across England
Forget the Salt Path – this writer’s introspective journey provides genuine food for thought
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Fabulous offer from Scribehound Gardening £1 for the first month then £4.08/month (£49). Treat yourself or a friend, maybe even an foe and you can make up over the super articles available.🤗Go on ... 😏 join.scribehound.com/gardening?re...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Aw, thank you so much. I hope you enjoy today as well.
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neil guthrie @nguthrie.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Can anyone identify this badge, ticket or pass? Similar to the season's tickets for Vauxhall Gardens, but perhaps for members of a musical society (c1730?). With Timothy Millett, London #c18th #c18 #18thc
Oval silver piece, pierced for suspension. Obverse: within an elaborate border of scrollwork and floral garlands, Apollo with a sunburst round his head, sitting on a cloud, holding a harp. Reverse: within a simple scrollwork border, a name engraved in script (here, Lord Herbert). Lord Herbert is likely to be the amateur architect who succeeded as 9th Earl of Pembroke in 1733, which helps with dating (c1730?). Other known pieces are for Thomas Wynne Esq and the Earl of De Lorain [Delorain].
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Hugh Warwick @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
I wrote about the raccoons of Berlin in my book 'Cull of the Wild' - an interesting case - should they be killed? Should there be a plan to exterminate them? For a broad overview on the ethics behind these decisions, track down a copy or have a listen! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Rampaging raccoons: how the American mammals took over a German city – and are heading across Europe
Many in Kassel have embraced the animal but the EU classes it as an invasive species and ecologists are divided about what to do next
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Thank you so much for your kind words. The stories in our gardens really are fascinating 🤗
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
@bsky.app I have, again, just had to sign into my account. This is getting a tad irritating. Any thoughts?
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
@bsky.app why do I keep having to sign into my account every few days?
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Silent Spaces for our well-being ❤️‍🩹 www.scribehound.com/gardening/ga...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Fabulous offer from Scribehound Gardening. Go on give it a go 🤗 You can now download articles and listen to them later!! join.scribehound.com/gardening?re...
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Scribehound - Feed your passion for gardening
Daily conversation with 30 leading gardening writers.
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
I am so delighted to be giving the keynote lecture for this international conference 'Gardens and Empire' @britishlibrary.bsky.social in collaboration with @kewgardens.bsky.social @kewgardens.bsky.social With a round table discussion chaired by @sathnamsanghera.bsky.social Booking now open.
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Gardens and Empires | British Library
The histories of plants and gardens are deeply entangled with the histories of empires. This conference investigates the impacts of these global connection
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Elaine Mitchell @elaineamitchell.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Cracking conference on Gardens & Empires coming up @britishlibrary.bsky.social in June. In person and online tickets available. Contributors include @sathnam.bsky.social and @advollyr.bsky.social.
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Gardens and Empires | British Library
The histories of plants and gardens are deeply entangled with the histories of empires. This conference investigates the impacts of these global connection
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
From Football Anthems to an Enchanted Garden: A Beautiful Journey Echoes of Match of the Day in the 1980s should be a world away as I travel to discover a unique historic garden on the outskirts of Lisbon. Advolly Richmond Subscribe & join our fab community 🤗 www.scribehound.com/gardening/ga...
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planthums-uk.bsky.social @planthums-uk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
#GARDENS & #EMPIRES - booking open! International conference @britishlibrary.bsky.social 27-28 June Convened by #BL, @rbgkew.bsky.social & @englishheritage.bsky.social Speakers include @advollyr.bsky.social @sathnam.bsky.social & @corinnefowler.bsky.social Booking: events.bl.uk/events/garde...
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Gardens and Empires | British Library
The histories of plants and gardens are deeply entangled with the histories of empires. This conference investigates the impacts of these global connection
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Dr Dave @ecosystemunraveller.com · 18/04/2025
In amongst my little pot of sundews beside the barbecue mysterious tiny leaves appeared then a flower stalk and the flower just opened and it’s a Fairy’s Apron (Utricularia sp., also a carnivorous plant) and it’s exactly the Easter miracle I need right now—little awesome dudes finding ways to thrive
Detail of a group of miniature plants dwarfed by sundew rosettes the size of a fifty cent coin. One is sporting a slender flower stalk bearing a delicate mauve and yellow flower. It is perfect
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Good morning, start as you mean to go on🤗 Here is to a positive week. (Preferably with a bit of rain🌧️)
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The Dirt | Horticulture News Daily @thedirtnews.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Summer Exhibition at RHS Garden Wisley: On the Hedge - photographic exhibition that delves into our relationship with hedges and topiary....read more on thedirt.news #exhibition #Hedges #RHS #RHSWisley #topiary thedirt.news/rhs-garden-w...
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RHS Wisley To Host Photographic Exhibition Showcasing Hedges
Located in the RHS Garden Wisley’s Old Laboratory, the 'On the Hedge' photographic exhibition will delves into our relationship with hedges and topiary.
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Enchanting Potato Lore! The traditional day for planting your potatoes is coming up: Good Friday. But how did this lore appear and what is behind it? And how does it tie very neatly into lunar gardening...? - Article by Lia Leendertz www.scribehound.com/gardening/ed...
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Linda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
For the last three years, a greylag goose has used the green roof on top of a little shed in Wisley’s Hilltop Wildlife garden to make a nest. Happy to see her back this year, supported by her partner. Yesterday when I took her picture, she kept a beady eye on me! #birds
A wooden shed with a “green” roof made of low growing plants. A greylag goose is sitting on top of it. A male greylag goose with a bright orange beak is standing on a path. Behind it is a small pond with trees reflected in the water. The goose sitting on the green roof. It is curled up on a chilly morning with its head resting on its back but one open eye can be seen
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Elaine Mitchell @elaineamitchell.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
Heavy metal! Come to my lunchtime talk about Birmingham's history as centre for manufacture of iron-framed glasshouses. 8 April, Winterbourne House & Garden, Edgbaston. Image shows their Camellia House at Wollaton Hall - and all that bedding made possible by this new technology.
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Scribehound Gardening @scribehoundgarden.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
"I’ve been obsessively growing crocuses for over 40 years, searching for the perfect bloom." John Grimshaw explores the ephemeral beauty of Crocus tommasinianus and its offspring as they enliven the bright days of early spring. #FeedYourPassion #ScribehoundGardening #GardenSky
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Perfect present for Mother's Day or any days.💕 #flowers
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The Mathers Foundation @mathersfoundation.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Oncidium Rocque Herbeuse is in flower with burgundy colouring with pale edging to the flowers and lip 🌿 #orchids #orquídeas #nature #conservation
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The Dirt | Horticulture News Daily @thedirtnews.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Serge Hill Symposium: A Safe Green Space - Nature and Play will focus on the transformative relationship between nature, gardens, creativity, wellbeing and play... read more on thedirt.news #AppleHouse #SergeHill #SueStuartSmith #Symposium #TomStuartSmith thedirt.news/serge-hill-s...
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2025 Serge Hill Symposium, A Safe Green Space: Nature And Play
The Serge Hill Symposium, 'A Safe Green Space: Nature and Play' will focus on the transformative relationship between nature, gardens, creativity, wellbeing and play.
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Heart warming article from my fellow Scribehounder this morning 🌿 The Woodlanders by George Plumptre www.scribehound.com/gardening/pl...
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/03/2025
We were very sorry to learn of the death last month of Marika Sherwood, a pioneer of Black British history. The scope, extent and impact of her work - as a historian and campaigner with the Black and Asian Studies Association - are well captured in this recent obituary by Hakim Adi bit.ly/4hAc85t
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Marika Sherwood obituary
Historian and anti-racism campaigner who wrote several groundbreaking books about Black British history
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KarenM (Sussex Squad) @karensussex.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Credit: Vanessa Jaye @vanessajaye 🥰🥰 I’m resisting buying a new Le Creuset, but this one is tempting more than the petal braiser—Harlem Toile de Jouy limited condition. A compelling alternative to Le Creuset.
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Art UK @artukdotorg.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
These 21 women artists names were lost, but are now found! #WomensHistoryMonth Discover the women artists we've uncovered in UK museums and galleries 👉 buff.ly/pBZh2lI 👩‍🎨 (Frances) Maud Porter (1863–1942) 📷 Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
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21 women artists we've uncovered in UK museums and galleries
Here are 21 female artists whose names were lost, but are now found!
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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
We have two openings left in the Greenhouse #envhum book talk series this spring: April 7 & 28. Talks are at 4pm Central European time, but we move it to 10am if we have a guest from Asia/Australia. If you have a new book (2024 or 2025) that you'd like to present on one of these dates, contact me!
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The Greenhouse – Center for Environmental Humanities
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Primula auricula 'Forest Fancy That' has decided to come out to play early! #auriculas #gardens #flowers
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The Legacy of Lancelot Brown: Vandal, Visionary or Facilitator? The landscape park’s journey during the 18th century was as serpentine as the paths and lakes which would later define it, whilst absorbing different trends along the way.- Advolly Richmond www.scribehound.com/gardening/ga...
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Advolly Richmond FLS @advollyr.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
This looks rather fab.👀
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Dan Foy @dfoyliv.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Following from last years successful event, Liverpool Botanical Trust are pleased to announce our second event: Spice Stories: The Botanical and Cultural World of Gingers Date: 29th March 10:00 - 16:00 Location: Croxteth Hall Lane, Croxteth, L12 0HB www.eventbrite.com/e/spice-stor...
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Spice Stories: The Botanical and Cultural World of Gingers
Join us for a day exploring the amazing world of gingers! Featuring contributions from leading horticulturalists, academics, and artists.
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