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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 12h

A mystery flower for this week's Cheering Up Mondays. More on the blog: buff.ly/TBJMIpV #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #UKGardening #gardens #photography

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

As usual, this has flowered too late to really appreciate it. Read about this week's Cheering Up Mondays flower here: buff.ly/bXg0Fsx #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #photography #BloomScrolling #flowers

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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today’s #SixOnSaturday include a Canna, Hoverfly on a Hesperis, Hydrangea, Bellflower and two Geraniums. Have a great weekend 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Great to see my feature on hardy chrysanthemums in the current issue of Amateur Gardening. I’ve long said they are due a resurgence in popularity. These autumn stars are so much more than their garage forecourt bouquet image. #chrysanthemums #UKGardening #journalist #flowers 🌱

Magazine article with headline of Bringing Hardy Chrysanthemums back into fashion and picture of pink and orange chrysanthemum flowers.

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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For everyone in the UK, you can rewatch the show I stared in below. Next week’s episode will be out again on Saturday. www.channel5.com/show/bucking...

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No access outside UK

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I've been finding out how a few tweaks could make your garden shine after dark. Read my review of The Twilight Gardener on the blog: buff.ly/7YfwXgz Ad. Sent copy, Not paid. #UKGardening #books #BookReview #gardens #gardening 🌱

Front cover of The Twilight Gardener showing silhouettes of trees with lights hanging from them, and a wheelbarrow, flowerpot and watering can. The book is on a wooden table with a metal garden lantern alongside.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Delighted to see my feature with garden designer Sara Edwards in this week’s Garden News magazine. An interesting garden based mainly on foliage. #UKGardening #photography #GardenDesign

Magazine article headlined A Playful Plot with pictures showing borders full of foliage plants.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Last week YouGov polling found nearly three quarters of voters (73%) believe Farage is at least fairly sleazy. And 71% believe Reform UK is similarly disreputable, up 20 points in two years” This is only going in one direction. £72Mill won’t make us like you. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

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Nigel Farage is more unpopular than ever among voters, stinging polling shows

Polling by YouGov found that nearly seven in 10 Brits have a negative view of Nigel Farage - the highest level on record - as he and his party battle allegations of sleaze

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Michele @funnymichele.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Dahlias 😊💛❤️🩷🧡🤍 #ECK #bloomscrolling #photography #flowers

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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Anyone know why a newspaper owned by the Fourth Lord Rothermere, who inherited a fortune from the Third Lord Rothermere, who inherited his money from the Second Lord Rothermere, who inherited it from the First Lord Rothermere, is so strongly opposed to inheritance tax?

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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A policy that made land cheaper because it put of investors buying land instead of farmers. Not sure why anyone would have opposed it in the first place 🤷‍♂️

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower nearly didn't make it. More on the blog: buff.ly/O243nT0 #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #Cotswolds #photography #flowers 🌱

Peach-coloured thunbergia flower with a dark red-purple centre set among green leaves.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.

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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 11/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Crypto billionaire Ben Delo has donated £36m to Reform UK - the biggest ever donation to a UK political party

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punkyblackcat.bsky.social @punky15.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I've collected way too many seeds the past few days. #gardening #horticulture #plants #flowers

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This week's cheerful flower is a sole survivor. More on the blog: buff.ly/YURw7Gs Have a good week, everyone. #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #cotswolds

Pale pink and yellow gladioli flower against green background.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:

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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The summer's drought has meant dividing plants into survivors and sacrifices as it wasn't possible to keep everything watered. You can read about some difficult decisions on the blog: buff.ly/Sg1IxDN #UKGardening #drought #gardens #BlogPost #photography 🌱 #Cotswolds

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Delighted to see my feature on The Tetbury Flower Company in this week's Garden News magazine - on sale until Monday. . #gardenfeature #photography #cotswolds #UKGardening #journalist #dahlias

Page from magazine article showing pictures of flowers in a field with the headline 'Dreaming of Dahlias'.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower has loved the summer's weather. Read about it here: buff.ly/PKGbBuP Meanwhile, how is it nearly September! #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #UKGardening #Cotswolds #photography #BloomScrolling

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Dahlia down! I’ve never had to stake dahlias in many years of growing, until now. The rest are now trussed up. #UKGardening #dahlias #cotswolds

Snapped dahlia plant lying on paving slab.

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Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

“When the world wearies, and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden.” - Minnie Aumonier Wishing you a lovely evening and a wonderful Sunday!🧡 A field of California poppies in my neighborhood. March 2024. A forgotten treasure of a photo and joy. 🧡

Bright orange California poppies and green foliage with a coffeeberry shrub in the foreground.
March 2024. My neighborhood.
Camera: Apple iPhone SE (1st Generation).

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Signs of autumn in the garden already though bits of summer are still hanging on. The roses and canna have had their best year while perovskia (I still can’t think of it as salvia) is a real star. Just relieved we’ve finally had rain. #UKGardening #cotswolds 🌱

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I mean… this is a painful watch. Here we are, Brexit Britain, in our not-so-splendid isolation, being battered on trade, less secure, less reliable, less trusted… just so much less… Canada wants in and we still can’t admit what arrogant, clueless fools we were for throwing it all away.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower is a bit of a mystery. It could be 'Cupcakes'. More on the blog: buff.ly/qXmCZ9j #UKGardening #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #Cotswolds #CheeringUpMondays

Two pink cosmos flowers with a cup shape.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I've been exploring the history of some of the world's most remarkable trees with a new book. Read my review on the blog: buff.ly/98TM54k Ad. Sent review copy. Not paid. #trees #Books #history

Front cover of The History of Trees set onto an image of a solitary tree in open countryside with water in the foreground.

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Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Full marks for the typo. Chef’s kiss for the reply.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Why isn’t there a total moratorium on all reporting on Reform until after the multiple investigations into their finances have been completed? Free propaganda for potentially corrupt liars should be banned. It might make them think twice before breaking rules and taking the piss out of all of us.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

What's turning out to be a summer star for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on the blog: buff.ly/x0R8EXr #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #UKGardening

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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22

Express headline: The jaw-dropping list of everything asylum seekers in Thetford were 'given for free'.

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Ari Dublion @aridublion.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I took this photo of Freda Lake from Skwim Mountain in qathet BC a week ago. I shared it with a bunch of photos but I think it deserves its own post

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Skog @skog100.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Love this Dahlia ..looks like a Sea Anemone

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Mary @anniemumary.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I saw a hummingbird moth!

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

There's been a real failure on the part of progressive leaders this summer to link the weather and Net Zero in the public mind. Most people get it, but the consensus is crumbling and it would be useful to reinforce it.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A recent trip to Cornwall gave me the chance to explore a very different garden to my usual Cotswold plots. Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens has tropical style planting and a peaceful feel. Read about my visit on the blog: buff.ly/FVhXdCH #UKGardening #Cornwall #Sculpture #Gardens

View over mauve agapanthus flowers to St Michael's Mount in the distance.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Something I spotted at the recent RHS Sandringham show for this week's cheerful flower. More on the blog: buff.ly/RPgUuMh #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography

Shrub with long grey-green leaves and small purple flowers.

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Stuart Bourne 🌱🪴 @stuartbourne.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It has been a good year for butterflies in the garden 🦋 #InsectThursday 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Butterfly #Wildlife

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I've been looking back at my visit to RHS Sandringham. Head over to the blog to read about what caught my eye: buff.ly/o7kXcs6 #UKGardening #RHSSandringham #gardens #gardening #photography

The RHS Royal Legacy Garden with a winding path past woven willow edged borders with echinacea, trees, and perennials.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Something that was unveiled at RHS Sandringham by Harkness Roses for this week's cheerful flower. Sales will raise money for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social More on the blog: buff.ly/BqR0W5q #RHSSandringham #roses #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #UKGardening

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

The clouds keep gathering . . . and moving on 😫 The promised rain was just a few spots. #Cotswolds #UKGardening

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I've been garden gazing and dreaming of a beautiful plot with a new book on cottage gardens. Dreams are made of these! You can read my review here: buff.ly/JKuP9l9 Ad. Sent review copy, not paid. 📷Jonathan Buckley #UKGardening #books 📚 #CottageGardens

Front cover of 'Beauty and Abundance' set onto image of a cottage with garden borders, hedge and grass path in front.

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Look what's started flowering! Perfect for today's Cheering Up Mondays flower. More on the blog: buff.ly/CXeoHxA #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #photography #BloomScrolling #Cotswolds

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The Chatty Gardener @thechattygardener.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower is something I spotted on a trip for a future feature. More on the blog: bit.ly/4yqD7dJ #UKGardening #photography #Cotswolds #MondayMotivation #CheeringUpMondays #BloomScrolling

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