Alan Garner says:
August 31, 2016 at 2:55 pm

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Beautiful!

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- dogwooddays says:
  August 31, 2016 at 3:15 pm
  
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  Love them so much because of my childhood memories of bright orange, pink and red blooms following the sun throughout the day. Remind me of childhood summers in the garden 😁
  
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Last of the summer tomatoes...

Wow! So pleased to have been shortlisted for the Beth Chatto Environmental Award by the @gdnmediaguild for my piece on peatbog restoration, to help ecosystems that support birds like this beautiful golden plover.

Back in York after too many years - excited about the first full day of talks and discussions at #newnetworksfornature

Since #rewilding our modest suburban garden - letting the lawn grow, adding native wild flowers, leaving climbers, shrubs and seedheads to develop naturally - there are now so many more birds, including voleries of my favourite - the bumbarrels. #autumnwatch

Sloe gin: tick. Quince gin: next up...

Last of the Chilean guava crop frozen to add to porridge in the depths of winter 🧣

Feeling a bit down today until I saw the great tits bathing in next door's blocked drainpipe as I was doing the washing up. Made me chuckle and reminded me of the uplifting power of garden wildlife.

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