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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 19h
Bonus late flowers of 🌹Stanwell Perpetual, photo taken yesterday, central London #RoseWednesday
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Monday blues Morning glory flower on a sunny October morning
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Scarlet pimpernel #wildflowerhour
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Autumn light on a clump of self-sown ivy-leaf cyclamen
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bright autumn flowers-nerine, hesperantha
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gertrude Jekyll and Gabriel Oak roses at the tiny Gertrude Jekyll walled garden on windswept Lindisfarne
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big bufftail bumble queen 🐝out yesterday, foraging on salvia flowers @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Monday blues Chicory renaissance- lower temperatures and a bit of rain
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mystery flower seen all over the place at the Arbeia site, South Shields Looks a bit like ground ivy? but can't be? #wildflowerhour
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Beauty and the Beast Wildflowers on Lindisfarne #wildflowerhour Sea campion, and henbane, super-poisonous, never seen it before
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unexpected visitor ambling along in the Alnwick Garden www.alnwickgarden.com
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Berry of deadly nightshade www.alnwickgarden.com The Poison Garden is well worth a tour with very knowledgeable guides, and the book is informative and well laid out too
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Blooms and bountiful produce at community allotment just outside the main Alnwick Garden-pic from last week www.alnwickgarden.com
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Growers going head-to-head at giant veg competition after exceptionally hot summer
The national championship, held at the Malvern Autumn Show, often sees world records broken. This year, UK growers faced a summer of dry ground and drought.
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Monday blues Flowers of Salvia 'Black and Blue'
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Oak-leaved hydrangea, survived the drought, going into early autumn colouring
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Honeybee 🐝working out how to get to the good bits Salvia 'Amistad'
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Flowers of Salvia 'La Mancha'
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Monday blues Flowers of Clematis heracleifolia, very highly scented www.rhs.org.uk/plants/clema...
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Fine rosehips of wild roses, and drought-stricken sloes #wildflowerhour #fruits
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
A host of autumn cyclamen
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
One for @concretebotany.bsky.social ?
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
check out the pollen bags Carder bee 🐝on sedum flowers-a relief to see seasonal plants doing their thing after the scorching summer @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hanging on in there... 🐸survived the scorching summer
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Hidden beneath the leaves, the tiny flowers of eleagnus are powerfully fragrant-the scent of the changeover from summer to autumn
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wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hips, haws, nuts and berries! It’s starting to look a bit autumnal out there! So this week’s challenge is #fruits! Share your finds of wild & naturalised fruits for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy fruit hunting! ☺️🍒
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Carder bees foraging on wild (toadflax) and cultivated (salvia) plants Both useful to 🐝at this time of year
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So what have you got for me then?
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Monday blues Flowers of chaste tree, nice in late summer Vitex agnus castus
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Lovely big clouds on the Heath 🌧️@hampsteadheathcol.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Stanwell Perpetual rose, throws out a few flowers throughout the year, welcome in this drought summer, very highly scented #RoseWednesday
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Monday blues Flower of clary sage, with hoverfly visitor A wonderfully aromatic plant, with a bit of drought resistance, grows easily from fresh seed
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Crape myrtle flowers in hot pink-these trees have thrived in the hot summer
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
A sign of the coming autumn season Cyclamen hederifolium
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Decorative finial
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
More hoverflies-glad to see them as it's been such a tough summer with much less forage for pollinators
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Big old 'Mermaid' rose and a hiding hoverfly #RoseWednesday
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Monday blues Pickerel weed in the new QE2 garden, Regent's Park @theroyalparks.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
This is the dry garden in Regent's Park-a good year for it! @theroyalparks.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wildlife suffering in heatwaves, warn Yorkshire conservationists
Wildlife trusts say animals and plants are struggling due to high temperatures and low rainfall.
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
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First 100% British chocolate bar since 1932 made in Reading
Master's student Maha Khan created the chocolate bar by harvesting and processing Reading-grown cocoa.
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
In the rose garden, Regent's Park #RoseWednesday @theroyalparks.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Showstopper plant in Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross Eucomis
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
So what have you got for me then?
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I liked this low hedge of wild clematis (C. vitalba) Green, and flowering, in droughty Islington
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A plant I don't know-on the bank of Hertfordshire canal-ID anyone? Blue flowers, in pairs #wildflowerhour
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Sparkling fennel #wildflowerhour
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
One tree that is doing very well in the hot dry London summer Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) @thestreettree.bsky.social
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Monday blues Globe thistles in Waterlow Park Echinops ritro, ok in dry conditions
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commgdnslondon.bsky.social @commgdnslondon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Teucrium low hedge by the kitchen garden, Waterlow Park, full of bumbles @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social
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