Jolly Pots

Courgettes are doing well this year...every meal! 😋😂😂

#courgettes #courgette #breakfastdinnertea #homegrown #potager #vegplot #veggies #delish

Crocosmia lucifer. Or as others will know as Montbretia. Reclassified by our lovely bontanists. They'll do this now and again as they learn more about the genetics of plants 💜

#crocosmia #montbretia #botanical #gardeninspiration #gardening

A tiny weeny frog in my garden. The common garden frog is an indicator species, which means that it's presence or absence is a key indicator of the health of the environment they inhabit. So, that's the pond with this wee frogs seal of approval!

#restoringthebalance #nature #pond #wildlifegarden

The foxgloves are nearly over now. The latin name is Digitalis...because the flowers fit over your finger! It has very potent properties (do not injest), namely digoxin, which is used in conventional medicine for certain heart conditions.

#wildflowers #herbalife #herbalmedicines #gardening

That's shallot!
Planted on the shortest day, pulled on the longest day, nearly ready for pickling.

#shallots #pickles #homegrown #homegoods #potager #vegplot #allotment #gardening #vegetables

Gorgeous Sweetpeas 💜🌱

#scent #scentoftheday #sweetpea #garden #potager

A wee lady swollen thigh flower beetle. Awww, so pretty on the achilliea 💜🌱

#beetles #insects #bugs #flowerbeetle #gardening

A beautiful Scarlet Tiger moth having a rest on the Oregano this morning. Thankfully, a common species 💜🌱

#moths #gardens #restoringthebalance #wildlife #insect #insects

It flowered! I rescued it in January. I think it's Phalaenopsis 'Leopard Prince', but happy to be corrected. I'm so happy!

#orchid #houseplant #flowers #houseplantsmakemehappy #happysunday

Two amazing peony trees, flowering beautifully. Planted 2 years ago and utterly flourishing. I love it when a plan comes together 😊🌱💜

#gardening #gardens #peonytree #flowers #gardendesign #plantingscheme

Awwww, this wee cutie was taking shelter from a wee shower in this colourful foxglove 💜🐝🌱

#beebum #bees #foxglove #digitalis #gardening #rain

Ladybird larvae are so cool. Keep the aphids yo a minimum. Nomnomnom 😋💜🌱

#ladybird #aphids #naturalhabitat #nature #nopesticides #naturalworld #ecofriendly

Argyrocytisus battandieri, or Moroccan Broom, or Pineapple tree, actually really smells of pineapples and is a great tree for City gardens.

#pineapple #pineappletree #shrubs #citygaarden #gardeninspiration #gardening

Nigella damascena, or Love-in-a-mist is a great addition to any informal or cottage garden. A great annual, that self seeds beautifully and fills in any gaps you have.

#loveinamist #annual #cottagegarden #gardenflowers #gardeninspiration #gardeninglife #gardens

It's amazing what a wee bit of rain will do. Beautiful rose now flowering in one of my client's gardens today. It's really special because it was her Mum's, who is sadly no longer with us, so it's incredible special ❤️

#roses #special #heirlooms #gardening #mums

David Austins The Ancient Mariner looking resplendent and smelling gorgeous 💜🌱

#davidaustin #davidaustinroses #roses #gardening #gardeninspiration

Getting ready.

Fun facts:

1. Technically, not a fruit! The red bit we eat is formed from the flower's receptacle, not the ovary, which is what defines a true fruit.

2. They're called strawberries because they are mulched with straw! It's that simple.

#strawberry #fruit #potager #homegrown

Sorry bab! 🤭

#watering #caterpillar #scarlettigermoth

Good morning lovelies 💜
The Large Red Damselfly (male, I think 🤔 I can see any yellow markings) had been flying around the pond. So beautiful 😍

#damselfly #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #pondlife #waterlife #wildwater

Vegetable salad with smoked herring and mustard dressing

Ingredients for 5 servings:

▫️herring fillet — 1 pc .
potatoes boiled in a uniform — 3 pcs.
▫️ chicken eggs — 3 pcs .
▫️ lettuce - 1 bunch
▫️red onion — ½ pcs .
Radish — 5 pcs .
▫️cucumbers — 1 pc .

Good morning lovelies 💓
Rosemary & orange wake up juice 😋 🌞

#morning #goodmorning☀️ #herbs #recovery #healing #beautifulday

Beautiful 💜 Cornish folklore says that Pixies, or Piskies, use tulips as cradles for their babies at night. The tulips close at night to keep the babies safe and gently sway to their music 🎶

#tulips #pixies #piskies #folklore #gardening #gardeninspiration #bulbs #gardening

Practice run 🍻
Chatting new recipes 😋

#bbq #bbqseason #bbqlovers #outdoors #outdoorliving #eatgood #eatoutdoors

Thirsty bees around the beached area of the pond this morning 🐝🐠

#pond #pondlife #bees #nature #builditandtheywillcome #wildlife #birdsandthebees

This is three cornered garlic, or Allium triquetrum. It's really pretty, & you can cook with it, but it's problematic...
First introduced in UK in the 1850s. It's non native & seriously invasive (UKWCA sec9).
If you do have it, just remember to manage it ☺️🌱

#gardening #gardenmaintenance #plants

Rain stopped play! Cheers 🍸☺️🌱

#ginandtonic #gintonic #cheers #happybankholiday #bankholiday #gardening

A wee rainy story for a wee rainy day ☺️🌱

#rainyday #rainydaystory #fae #fairyfolk #faefolk

Photo collage of 350 rhododendron species with red, orange, purple, pink, yellow and white flowers

Rhododendron has so much diversity it is absolutely head spinning!

Photo collage showing about 350 rhododendron species, roughly one quarter to one third of the total diversity genus Rhododendron, depending on how you count the species

Sea bass fillet with lime and ginger marinade

Ingredients:
▫️sea bass fillet - 4 pcs.
▫️ a small ginger root — 1 pc
Lime — 1 pc
▫️red chili pepper — ½ pcs
▫️ a small bunch of cilantro — 1 pc
▫️ garlic - 1 clove
▫️olive oil — 1 tbsp
▫️sesame oil - ½ tsp