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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 2h

Good morning Yesterday the sparrowhawk sat to be admired for about 10 minutes! Probably the best view ive ever seen

Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Good morning We went from late summer to autumn to winter in the space of 48hrs with temperatures of just 1 degree last night! Im glad i switched the heat on! Today we will be mostly planting out the bedding and yes there will be pictures 😁 Have an awesome day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Good morning Today will be mostly moist with a small chance of sunshine! I have finished digging over the bedding beds, and this prolonged rain has perfect timing! The second it finishes i can start getting the bedding in the ground Have a wonderful day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good morning I slept so well i almost slept through all my alarms! Well, i did spend the day single digging yesterday! Penstemons continue to start flowering no.3 is particularly attractive Have an excellent day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Good morning The dahlias are putting on their autumn colours now Its fascinating how they change according to the night temperature Hopefully the tubers can put on some serious growth before the frost comes! Have a great day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Good morning Its not just penstemons we've been growing from seed Heres 2 of the lovely delphinium varieties well be adding to the border when the ground eventually gets a little moisture in it Hopefully today! Have a fabulous Friday 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A fullsome harvest! Its so reassuring, now that im being left to do things how i know work that im once again producing bountiful fig harvests instead of being gaslit i was doing it wrong

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In the glasshouses this morning, it smells incredible 😍

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Good morning Another batch of penstemons are coming into flower The pillar box red on the right seems a popular colour but the droopy shape on this one is attractive Im calling the one on the left coral and its quite attractive Have a wonderful day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Good morning First on the snowdrop parade for the 2026/27 parade is 'Blanc de Chien' and the very precious 'Autumn snow' Found and introduced by the sadly missed Melvyn Jope They are very slightly earlier than i expected but only by a few weeks rather than months Have an amazing day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Good morning Weve had lots of clouded yellows in the garden Honestly theyre almost impossible to photograph but this one was very obliging My google assistant has been taken over by Gemini I loathe it i hate it when things change without consultation or warning! Anyway, have a great day!🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Good morning Just been down a Sir Ranulph Fiennes rabbit hole, allegedly his wife is abusing her power of attorney keeping him isolated from friends & family under pseudonyms and drugged in care homes How crazy is that! I hope those that care about him can regain contact Have a fruitful monday! 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Good morning Theres been some beautiful sunrises this week, we are in the mists and mellow fruitfulness season Still warmer than usual even for the end of September The sunrise/sunset are exactly 12 hours apart, the equilux apparently, and theres a full harvest moon today Have a happy Friday 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Good morning This is my favourite abutilon, i just thought you might like to see! 🤗 The bedding is starting to move outside ready for planting out and we are continuing to split and divide more iris Have a great day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Good morning The sky is deeply overcast here as we are sitting astride the north south divide of sunshine or showers . Although it's looking like we will dodge it till tomorrow! So heres a glowing hibiscus flower to brighten your day Have a wonderful day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Good morning It might be a wet week ahead but then it might not, so thats helpful! Today i will be mostly replanting the iris bed, then potentially starting another! Have a wonderful day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good morning Every time this wonderful bulb flowers it reminds me of 2 wonderful people, its a treasured gift 🤗 Sternbergia lutea Angustifolia Group, has slightly narrower leaves than the straight variety and a more delicate starry flower TFI Friday Have an awe inspiring day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Controversial? I absolutely believe the king said people would forget Diana soon enough He treated her terribly whilst she was alive, why would he change that after she died Nothing he has ever done has changed my opinion of him as a person in the intervening years

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good morning Another penstemon, this one has been reliably mutant so far. I had thought it was possibly just a weird fluke but every flower on every stem is the same Im not sure i like it, is it worth keeping? A moist day ahead, have a good one 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Good morning 2 more of the penstemons grown from seed this spring have joined in flowering, i think the deep purple is my favourite but the pearly pink is certainly interesting! Which do you like? We've been lucky with the weather this week so far Have a brilliant day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Good morning Got home, had a bath, went to bed, slept straight through! Feeling better for an excellent nights sleep 🤗 Although mega coffee needed now The ginger lillies have starred flowering and theyre glorious Have an excellent day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Good morning Im back up & at em for the first time in a week I could do with being in bed but im not ill enough to warrant that Im definitely improving so big girl pants it is! This hebe was 1 of the last things i photographed before getting really sick new stuff today! Have a great day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Good morning I would love to say im feeling loads better but im not really, ive plateaud, not helped by not sleeping properly last night Uncle kens funeral went well although dad found it very hard, hes ok though Teesbrooke Audrey is todays dahlia Have a good day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good morning Feeling slightly more human That is all Have a good day

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Good morning Sadly this cyclamen has flowered too early for the AGS autumn show. So ill just have to share it with you guys instead 🤗 So it appears that now its not 30 degrees plus the only other option is rain I mean, yeah we need it but im not gonna love getting wet Have a marvelous day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Good morning Im loving the colour changes coming from the lower temperatures, this is both cosmos apricot lemonade but completely different colour pallets! I dreamt i was in a wheelchair last night but regained the use of my legs, scary dream! Have a slightly less moist day! 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Good morning Its definitely autumn now, the sky was bright pink and purple when I woke up this morning, it also looks like it might rain Mowed a bit of grass yesterday for the first time in months and it proper knackered me out! Have a brilliant day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Good morning Dahlia 'Formby Art' Its not one of my favourites but it is a good performer and strong grower Happy fake Monday everyone, i will spend the entire week not knowing what day it is! Have a good one 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Good morning 16 years ago today i woke up for the first time without my mum The range of emotions i went through was unparalleled, she had been ill for nearly 3 years, undiagnosed for 18 months. Finally they worked out it was stage 3 ovarian cancer, which then progressed to stage 4.

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Good morning I had such a busy day yesterday, traffic was horrendous! Anyway, another Dahlia i haven't shown you, the imaginatively named 'White Star' It looks great like this but it dies super ugly and quickly so not a fave if im honest Have a wonderful day 🌱🌸

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘The South Hams of Devonshire’ (1951) Artist: SR Badmin

Finally detailed mixed media illustration of a country lane running between high hedges leading to an idyllic village nestled among the hills. A laden hay wagon fills up most of the lane.

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Good morning First day of my holiday so of course its absolutely hacking it down, at last! I should have booked a holiday sooner! This is Dahlia 'Promise' a really lovely cactus type that weve been bulking up Its been super short due to the lack of rain, sorted now! Have a moist day 😁🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

FRANK IS FEELING BETTER!!! 🤗❤️ He is shouting at me, eating and tripping me up!

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Good morning Poor frank is so sick, he must have eaten a mouse i didn't know about Hes so miserable, poor thing We might actually get some rain today! Fingers crossed its not a complete deluge just a gentle steady downpour Have a great day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Good morning 1st flower on what is supposed to be Dahlia Tartan, its quite a mutable Dahlia so id expect more white, its a pretty mystery! Had sad news last night, my uncle ken has died. He was in his 80s, still sad though This year has been relentless Take care and tell people you love them ❤️🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Good morning 1st flower on this years brand new dahlia, 'American sunset' & its glorious! I haven't planted my dahlias out this year May was a horrific month due to losing libby, june was the heatwave start so theyre all just sat in pots suffering Cooler weather has helped though Have a great day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Good morning This wonderful pom pom 'Nescio' is incredibly hard to place in the colour scheme Its another one that had a virus so we're reduced to a few plants but id love to bring it back next year Which plants do you like with it?

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Good morning! Another dahlia i haven't shown you yet 'Deborahs kiwi' I was genuinely worried we were going to lose this one, it had a virus & dahlia gall running rife through the plants, so we ruthlessly culled anything that looked dodgy & weve got 5 good plants now! Have an excellent Saturday 🤗

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Good morning Heres one i haven't shown you before! 'Caitlins Joy' a stunning pom pom that looks a lot pinker in photos than in real life A beautiful dusky pink backed by a muted copper on the petals I ended up going to bed around 9 last night, super tired! Have a great day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Good morning Rotheca myricoides or Butterfly Clerodendrum has started flower and i love it so much 😍 We had a teensy but more rain yesterday and the car has a heavy dew on it for the first time in months I have autumn flowering crocus coming up! Have an excellent day 🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Good morning Dahlia Labyrinth and Wine Eyed Jill Weve had a tiny bit more rain overnight, every little helps and honestly little and often is far better for the ground No clouds though today so i expect the heat to rise again Its been so nice being in the low 20s Have a great day🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Good morning Todays Dahlia is Misses Miley, a 2 tone effect on the petals the backs being a rich dark burgundy & the fronts being ember red with orange tones. A really strong plant needing minimal staking Weve had actual rain overnight & everything smells of burnt wet grass Have an excellent day 🌱🌸

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Being a kangaroo sounds exhausting All that hopping Not a single skip

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Good morning Im absolutely knackered and i did literally nothing yesterday, i think the relentless heat is catching up on me Todays Dahlia is 'Wine eyed Jill' a lovely pom pom that starts off merlot & salmon orange, then morphs tp a strong orange with a rich butter yellow outer Have a cool day🌸🌱

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Lou Nicholls @loujnicholls.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sharing last nights adventure from Instagram! 🤗

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