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Andrew~ Pitcombe

@pitcombe123.bsky.social

Spends time between Somerset and Spain. Gardens. Lover of tulips.

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Guess it’s over Well here we are heading to the end of May. How did we get here. Only seemed like yesterday I was planting tulip bulbs. Panicking as I didn’t have all the ones I wanted. Wasn’t sure if I was planti…

A bit of a blog. #tulips
Over for another year

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28.05.2025 09:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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RHS Chelsea 2025 - the Gardens - The Chatty Gardener Finding inspiration at RHS Chelsea 2025 and a look at ideas to try out from this year's gardens.

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Love the insight into this years Chelsea flower show from @thechattygardener.bsky.social

22.05.2025 07:56 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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RHS Malvern 2025 Highlights - The Chatty Gardener A look at what caught my eye at RHS Malvern 2025 - the gardens and the plants.

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From my friend @thechattygardener.bsky.social

14.05.2025 07:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Garden pics. #somerset

10.05.2025 09:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fred the geriatric cat ~ 21 in a few weeks time. Contemplating climbing the pergola.

10.05.2025 09:29 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When blogs are like buses and the Popes Hat. In My experience you wait ages for a bus and then two or three come and once. Also in my experience I have nothing to say ( don’t !) for a while then I do. Sadly my experience with public transport…

A bit of a blog. A bit late following our last trip to Spain. gardenstravel.life/2025/05/09/w...

10.05.2025 09:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Fred the geriatric cat ( 21 in July ) daily inspection of the garden.

05.05.2025 09:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The last hurrah of the 2025 tulips. 🌱

05.05.2025 09:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Except winter in Somerset .

24.04.2025 11:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That always irritated me. But now we are in Somerset I get to see them !

24.04.2025 11:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Pitcombe tulips coming into their own. Still more to open. 🌱 #pitcombe #tulips

24.04.2025 10:53 — 👍 27    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Gotta love an Easter biscuit

17.04.2025 14:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tulip spam

17.04.2025 14:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This years tulip pots. So far. Still a lot to come out. #tulips

17.04.2025 14:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fred would be very pleased. He was sat on the cat sitters lap earlier watching Antique Road show.
Hopefully the tulips will be in bloom soon.

30.03.2025 20:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thx. After 6 months away I’m pleased ans surprised.

30.03.2025 02:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Viva España It’s been a while. 6 months to be exact. We have had a lot going on which meant planning was pretty impossible for a trip to Spain. But things have settled down now ( sort of ) and we are settled i…

A bit of a blog. Back to the Mediterranean garden after 6 months away. #mediterraneangarden #competa

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29.03.2025 10:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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When Fred the geriatric cat gets you up at 5.30. Birdsong. Owls and the trickle of the river. Sound on.

13.03.2025 06:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I will be there. Avoiding the crap.

27.02.2025 20:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks. It should be less hectic. Tulips hopefully will be good again. 🤞

27.02.2025 19:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We’ve got into the rhythm. Ian has been in the garden all day again today ~ he’s enjoying it. X

27.02.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Still miss you on Insta. X

27.02.2025 19:03 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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SIX DOORS DOWN It’s been a while since I’ve blogged but there has been a lot going on over the last few months. How is it the end of February already. I know it’s the shortest month but this year it’s be an oddly…

A bit of a blog. Finally moving out of London to the cottage in Somerset.

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#blog #movingout

27.02.2025 14:35 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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They said it would be cloudy. It was but there was a small break in the clouds. Full moon. Blink and it’s gone. #fullmoon #snowmoon

12.02.2025 23:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I don't want to be on ghastly x anymore but it's where a lot of my sales come from so this post is a brazen request for shares to spread the word about my work on a kinder platform that isn't run by a dangerous megalomaniac!

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#selfemployedartist #ukgifthour #shopindie

08.02.2025 09:40 — 👍 1445    🔁 896    💬 51    📌 35
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A bit of a tidy up in the garden. Things brought from London.

11.02.2025 11:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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View from our hotel in London.

05.02.2025 16:25 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@tommykrasker.bsky.social hello Tommy.

05.02.2025 16:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A couple of hours in the garden. Weeding. Cutting back. Digging. Next some topsoil and some manure.

02.02.2025 18:11 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sunday morning sunrise drive to London.

25.01.2025 22:08 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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