#auroraborealis in Shropshire last night
11.5.2024 06:47#auroraborealis in Shropshire last nightMy no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch layer...and the Trifolium incarnatum looks gorgeous. Bumbles are very pleased with me too. #regenerative #organic #ukgardens #greenmanure #compostodon #nodig #vegetablegardening
10.5.2024 19:54My no-dig veg beds are finally getting properly established at Woodlands Hall. My soil is beautiful under the cardboard and compost mulch...The mind-blowingly ancient Ronsac oak on the estate at one of my places of work. This tree is so old that it is mentioned in the Domesday book. The whole of the original trunk has decayed, giving rise to three normal sized oak trunks. You can stand in the middle and feel protected by oak spirits... #ThickTrunkTuesday #AncientTrees #Trees #ExtraordinaryTrees #QuercusRobur #EnglishOak #Oak #Quercus
1.5.2024 18:30The mind-blowingly ancient Ronsac oak on the estate at one of my places of work. This tree is so old that it is mentioned in the Domesday...Some beautiful spring things from Woodlands Hall in April... Prunus not sure which, but resembles blush noisette rose... Vinca minor gorgeous dark purple 💜 (not it's proper cv. name...) Acer linearilobum (proper name) and Anemone appenina... tall for an anemone and a beautiful sky blue 💙
21.4.2024 20:45Some beautiful spring things from Woodlands Hall in April... Prunus not sure which, but resembles blush noisette rose... Vinca minor...Some top plant picks from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh today. Free street parking and entry makes this incredibly special place ultra accessible to everybody-not something I'm used to in English equivalent botanic gardens sadly #ScottishGardens #RBGE #RBGEdinburgh #Scotland #Edinburgh
11.2.2024 20:13Some top plant picks from the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh today. Free street parking and entry makes this incredibly special place...Alien layered stump/tree and a nice bit of lichen on textured bark at #Tarvit in the fog and gloaming #LichenSubscribe #Scotland #EastNeuk
10.2.2024 17:12Alien layered stump/tree and a nice bit of lichen on textured bark at #Tarvit in the fog and gloaming #LichenSubscribe #Scotland #EastNeukLovely squiggly mossy Acer shapes, epiphytic ferns, miniature lakeland landscaping and appropriate deluge precipitation levels at #SizerghCastle #UKGardens #Mosstodon
10.2.2024 13:47Lovely squiggly mossy Acer shapes, epiphytic ferns, miniature lakeland landscaping and appropriate deluge precipitation levels at...I think #Mosstodon will approve of the damp lakeland mossiness everywhere at #SizerghCastle... gorgeous combined with the local dry stone walls and epiphytic ferns 🌿💚
10.2.2024 13:39I think #Mosstodon will approve of the damp lakeland mossiness everywhere at #SizerghCastle... gorgeous combined with the local dry stone...Some very satisfying frosty moss on log action for you on this freezing morning in Shropshire. Currently -2⁰c, not quite as cold as yesterday #Mosstodon #Moss #UKGardens #WoodlandsHall
19.1.2024 08:23Some very satisfying frosty moss on log action for you on this freezing morning in Shropshire. Currently -2⁰c, not quite as cold as...Some satisfying silhouette action at my other job, from just before the Christmas holidays. An amazing atmospheric garden which is great for outlines, silhouettes and early morning/dusky shots 🌿💚 #Bloomscrolling #Dusk #UKGardens #Gardens #Gardening
1.1.2024 15:50Some satisfying silhouette action at my other job, from just before the Christmas holidays. An amazing atmospheric garden which is great for...Absolutely impeccable crisp, cold weather perfect for appreciating the detail at my unparalleled workplace. So, so beautiful... #Bloomscrolling #TerrificTopiary #UKgardens #Taxodiumdistichum #WoodlandsHall #Shropshire
2.12.2023 14:46Absolutely impeccable crisp, cold weather perfect for appreciating the detail at my unparalleled workplace. So, so beautiful......Beautiful, beautiful Tyntesfield. What amazing old trees and wonderful topiary they have! Check out their Zelkova serrata 😍 #Zelkovaserrata #TerrificTopiary #NationalTrust #UKGardens #Bloomscrolling #Trees
28.11.2023 09:45Beautiful, beautiful Tyntesfield. What amazing old trees and wonderful topiary they have! Check out their Zelkova serrata 😍...These species oak leaves look like decorative paper cutouts. I love how deeply lobed and asymmetrical they are.. little cartoon leaves! #BenthallEstate #Shropshire #FantasticFoliage #Autumn #Leaves #BloomScrolling #UK
21.11.2023 19:26These species oak leaves look like decorative paper cutouts. I love how deeply lobed and asymmetrical they are.. little cartoon leaves!...The light yesterday at Woodlands Hall was absolutely sublime, just perfect for soaking up all that autumnal beauty #AutumnColour #FantasticFoliage #UKGardens #GardenersofMastodon #Ginkgobiloba #Acerpalmatum #Taxodiumdistichum #Quercusrobur #Fagussylvatica #BloomScrolling
18.11.2023 19:50The light yesterday at Woodlands Hall was absolutely sublime, just perfect for soaking up all that autumnal beauty #AutumnColour...First time growing Rainbow Glass Popcorn from Real Seeds. Not the greatest weather for ripening up sunshine hungry crops this year in the UK, but I got a couple of cobs. It's fun, so I'll try my luck again next year and hope for a better summer in 2024. #Bloomscrolling #OrganicVegetables #KitchenGardening #GardenersofMastodon #UKGardens
15.11.2023 18:36First time growing Rainbow Glass Popcorn from Real Seeds. Not the greatest weather for ripening up sunshine hungry crops this year in the...Autumnal leafage at Woodlands Hall, just before everything was monsooned in the strong winds this afternoon...
#Taxodiumdistichum #Rhustyphinus #Acerpalmatum #Tulipferaliriodendron #Bloomscrolling #Florespondence #UKGardens
Wild autumnal happenings at Woodlands Hall... Acer palmatum 'Linearilobum', a very satisfying but as yet unidentified Acer palmatum in a pleasing tangerine shade (any suggestions welcome) Ginkgo biloba and Acer palmatum Sango-Kaku syn. Senkaki #Autumn #AutumnColour #FantasticFoliage #Bloomscrolling #GardenersofMastadon #UKGardens
9.11.2023 21:20Wild autumnal happenings at Woodlands Hall... Acer palmatum 'Linearilobum', a very satisfying but as yet unidentified Acer palmatum...Autumn colour starting at our pocket sized arboretum at Woodlands Hall
#UKGardens #Bloomscrolling #FantasticFoliage
#AutumnColour #GardenersofMastodon
Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran
3.11.2023 09:57Leaves off.... petioles still attached to the vine. #Parthenocissustricuspidata #AutumnColour #StormCiaran⬆️
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