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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I've fallen in love with Cosmos Apricotta this summer. Colour is scrummy and Cosmos beats drought and deer so win win all round. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Delighted to receive three Geranium Macrorrizum varieties from hardygeraniumnursery.co.uk. Beautiful plants at great value. Macrorrizum has sailed through the East Anglian drought and remains deer proof which is a must here. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Something has been eating my greenhouse tomatoes. The green ones are thrown on the ground and half ripe ones are nibbled. Who is the culprit? Squirrels, rats or mice? No poo evident. No tunnels. Happens at night, door shut but vents open. First step, shut the vents at night. Not a happy bunny🌱

A half eaten greenhouse tomato. Who is the culprit?

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Knocked up this small hazel hurdle this morning to keep the fennel off the deck. Lesson learnt...use fresh cut Hazel, not the pieces I cut in January which twisted badly and made the job much trickier. 🌱

A two foot long hazel hurdle which was made from twisted hazel. Propping up fennel to keep it off decking. Should have used fresh hazel which wouldn't twist.

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

RHS Sandringham flower show today. Excellent setting and several take home ideas that I think I can replicate. Good day all round. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Pruning a huge Eleagnus gave a seating area opportunity for evening sun. Box as a table was free locally. Chairs and shade liberated from a shed. Herb box is from used decking. Edging is hazel logs, floor is old Eleagnus leaves. Total cost £20 for herbs. Result! Plant for the big gap at the back? 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Calmed myself down with this view from my dry garden after finding the deer had snipped the flower heads off the Eryngiums. Didn't eat them, just left the flower heads scattered on the ground. Classic East Anglian sky and woodland view brought me back to serenity. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Pleased with my table top display this week. Smells divine.🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

We are fortunate to have lots of Hazel to coppice for pea sticks, poles etc. Constructed a rough protective fence out of spare wood. Fingers crossed the deer won't eat the Rhubarb this year...

Photo is of an oblong woven Hazel structure made to protect Rhubarb from deer. Constructed from coppice Hazel

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

It begins.....slightly late to the Aubergine party. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Kendo Nagacatty likes to supervise the Winter apple tree pruning. I know Summer pruning would also be a good idea but have never managed to get round to it. We have more apples than we can eat so I guess the Winter only regime is fine. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A wintry walk on the fen this morning followed by apple pruning time. Love this time of year. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Gorgeous Christmas morning walk on the fen next to our house. Blessed to have this beautiful natural reserve so close.🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Peter Gatehouse in the forefront and the ever reliable for Christmas Three Ships doing their thing. Happiness. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Any one else experience that feeling of relief when a named snowdrop returns for its first season after planting last Winter? Here comes Midas, I am relieved. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

These golden beauties define my visual garden boundaries. They give me so much joy all year round.🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Added another side to our dead hedge over the Summer and Autumn. This would have been bonfired, so it's good for our environment and wildlife to have turned it into a hedge. Looks good too. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Who wouldn't want to walk on this woodland path every day? It's on a 3k circular walk through woodland and fen a short walk from our house. We're so lucky to live here in Suffolk, UK.

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

The best Celeriac I've ever managed to grow. Still pathetically small, softball sized. Really struggle on our sandy soil despite lots of pampering. Tips? 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Last of this seasons tomatoes. Picked green and ripened slowly on a south facing windowsill. Chuffed to have our own tomatoes from July until December. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Kendo Nagacatty was determined to help whilst I checked on the festive ivy situation in the garden. Spotty mushroom accompaniment. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I think this is Salvia Blue Suede Shoes? I thought it had been killed off by Winter frosts, as it took so long to reappear. Finally it is flowering it's socks off, just in time for November frosts. I've taken insurance cuttings this year, just in case. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Cutting garden Chrysanthemums. Originally the Apricot colour, slowly being overtaken by the pink, which I assume is a parent. Luckily I like both. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Birthday bowl treat to myself. Just need to wait for it to rust properly. Seating nearby so I can admire it in my grass garden. Grasses from Plantsmans Preference over the years. Fabulous local Nursery. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK Abbey Gardens always have an immaculate Summer bedding display. Well worth a visit to this historic town. Wonder. What they do with the Salvias when the display ends in Autumn? Hope they are overwintered but suspect not. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Added rusted daisies to a corten planter today. Pleased with the result. Fills a gap I've been wondering what to do with for the past 2 years. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

I feel very lucky to have this spring fed swimming pond for refreshing swims. Clear water and 15ft deep. Dug in 1975 on the family smallholding. Lush and bounded by fabulous wild flowers 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Kendo Nagacatty cleverly likes to rest amongst our decking Agave. This protects him from the evil Nasty, next doors cat. Clever Kendy. Agave grow well here. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Over the years, I've come to love Zinnia more and more. Easy to grow from seed, stand hot weather, each flower lasts for ages, and the colours are so zingy. A must for me. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

A small epiphany (can an epiphany be small?) this week. I grow lots of mint. I buy mint teabags. Why don't I make my own mint tea? It tastes much better than the bags and is free. Doh! Think of all the plants I could have bought with all the money wasted for years.....🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Happy to let these self seeded beauties flower next to our decking. Alive with insects too. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Found this dug out wasp nest just yards from my bee hives in the orchard. Look how beautiful it is inside. I'm not opposed to wasps like some of my beekeeping pals who slaughter them at the drop of a hat. If your hive gets cleaned out by wasps, it wasn't worth keeping, is my take.

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Another first for me. Homegrown pink Cauliflower. What a beauty. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

First time growing Acroclinium. These are doing well in the shelter of a willow dome. The ones in the open are not going so well. Seriously Chelsea chopped by deer but will recover if not chopped again. Interested to see the young flowers start with a black centre. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

An enjoyable couple of hours this sunny Suffolk Sunday. Made a hazel hurdle to christen my new billhook. This Tradescantian path interloper has been annoying me for weeks as I have to weave around it every day. Annoyance solved. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Not super photogenic, but yesterday’s garden cauli is now a tasty veggie curry. Contains kale, turnips and new potato from the garden. The only bought ingredients are spices, onion,tinned tomato and chickpeas so it's also frugal. A delicious alfresco lunch with a dollop of Greek yoghurt.

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Happiness is coming home from a week away and finding cauliflower monsters. These were nowhere to be seen last week. Growth is phenomenal. "All year round"sown last November. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Looks like Kaunas, Lithuania is a good area for garden Hostas. No slug damage. Mine would be non existent unless netted as deer find them very appealing. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Sunny visit to Kaunas, Lithuania. Majoring on Alliums in public displays. Also enjoyed this streetside golden composition. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

We're extremely privileged to live in the UK Suffolk countryside with views over meadows. I use this patch of garden for cutting flowers. The old horse harrow comes from my family smallholding so holds massive sentimental value for me.🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

It's all coming together in the main veg garden. Everything is netted against marauding deer. There's beetroot, kale, caulis, strawberries, turnips, radish, courgettes,leeks, shallots, and chard going on in there. Greenhouse is rammed with tomatoes, currently on 3rd flower set.My very happy place. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Had another go at making a Willow and Hazel plant support. Neater than my first attempt. They do keep the pesky deer from guzzling precious plants too. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Kendo thinks this was made for his afternoon snooze....

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Lots of very welcome Ladybirds in waiting scoffing the blackfly from a Foxglove in my veggy garden. They will make short work of the infestation. Happy to see them. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

My Hosta bookcase is looking good at the moment. Built from old decking to hide our oil tank and elevate the Hostas. Stops the deer eating them. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Great article. Lovely photo of Nel too. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Azara Serrata in full bloom today (Suffolk, U.K.) Thunderous noise from honeybees who are busy stuffing the yellow pollen into their pollen baskets. First honey harvest spun out today too. 🌱

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CarolynW @cazzabee.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Adore this pink Cratageus. A beautiful May flower. 🌱

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