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June 20, 2012 VP

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Today is #plantday aka Fascination of Plants day, and I think this overhead shot of Bidens is a suitable celebration because it shows perfectly why this variety is called 'Spotlight'. It’s gracing the hanging basket by my front door 😊 #botanicalpickmeup #flowerstagram #planstagram #hangingbasket #simplethingsmakemehappy #floraldecor #gardenideas #gigfy #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #mygardenrightnow #myinspiration #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #happyplants

Love these balloons decorating the night sky at #cabotcircus. The rest of the evening was disappointing, but these ensured I left Bristol with a smile on my face 😊 #balloonart #bristollife #lightart #igersbristol #travelblogger #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #southwesternengland #southwestisbest

In the absence of the usual borrowed backdrop of the Malvern Hills due to the weather, it allowed us instead to focus on Simon Gudgeon's beautiful Zephyr sculpture on Peter Dowle's award winning show garden. There was much to smile about in the rain on Thursday, and now the weather is set fair, weekend visitors are in for a treat 😊 #rhsmalvern #showgarden #gardenshow #igersworcestershire #igersherefordshire #threecountiesshowground #sculpture #peterdowle #simongudgeon #botanicalpickmeup #travelblogger #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #visitworcestershire

I got taken by surprise back in February when a floral crown was popped on my head and I was asked to pose for my photo. I love the concept of #gardendayuk, a time to gather friends and family together in the garden to celebrate the day and enjoy each others company. How often do we down our tools and just enjoy the moment? Making a flower crown is also encouraged, but not compulsory... judging by my lawn a daisy chain or three are very much on the cards for Sunday #gardenday #flowercrown #flowerstagram #gardensmakemehappy #botanicalpickmeup #simplethingsmakemehappy #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers

It's May and the #wisteria have revved up into swoonworthy mode. Clifton Village in Bristol is elegant at the best of times, but training a wisteria either side of your front window takes it up another level - literally! 😉 #cliftonvillage #igersbristol #botanicalpickmeup #gardensofinstagram #flowerstagram #floral_perfection #bristollife #southwesternengland #visitbristol #greatwestway #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #punstagram #punsarefun

I'm looking forward to plenty of salad days with these beauties, not just for #nationalgardeningweek 😊 I was going to plant them out today, but the forecast says frost for tonight so I'll harden them off for a little longer. I use the Charles Dowding method of harvesting: pick the outside leaves and leave a central core to grow again. That way these will crop for weeks instead of just a few days. #gardeningtips #saladsofinstagram #saladdays #lettuce #gyo #gigfy #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #ediblegardening #ediblesofinstagram #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

My second #strawberry photo for #nationalgardeningweek and this year's #ediblegardening theme. These are 'Just add cream' a luscious, relatively new variety with more unusual pink flowers. I also grow these on the patio, but in a pot this time. It's a delight to see them from the kitchen window, but not so delightful to see a pesky squirrel eating them this morning. Any ideas for nice looking protection to thwart the b*****s is gratefully received.#gyo #ediblegarden #patiogarden #gigfy #strawberryflower #squirrelwatching #potsofinstagram #instagarden #ediblesofinstagram #mygardenrightnow #mysimplefood #peskysquirrels #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

Today marks the start of #nationalgardeningweek and this year's theme is edible gardening. Here are two unexpected bedfellows on my patio, wild garlic and alpine strawberry. The garlic escaped from a pot before I planted it out in the garden and I'm so glad I waited because it would have proved to be a thug and I would have struggled to keep it under control. Similarly the strawberry abseiled down from an old water dish and after spreading rampantly through my top terrace bed, I'm keeping a watchful eye on the patio. Both are delicious if their thuggish tendencies are kept under control; eating them is the best way! #gyo #ediblegarden #ediblelandscape #gigfy #strawberryflower #wildgarlic #instagarden #ediblesofinstagram #botanicalpickmeup #gardeningisgoodforthesoul #gardentips #ediblegardening #mygardenrightnow #mysimplefood #gardenblogger #gdnbloggers #vegplotting #vegplottingblog

I loved the flower displays I discovered in #cliftonvillage yesterday, but it was this one stuffed with #houseplants, #succulents and #cacti which stole my heart with its simple wooden theatre stacked outside the shop which stopped me in the street. Now, if you were me, would you have rearranged things slightly so the pots were grouped together a little more? 😉 #botanicalpickmeup #streetstyle #houseplantsofinstagram #houseplantlove #potsofinstagram #shelfstyling #shelfie #igersbristol #vegplotting #vegplottingblog #gdnbloggers #gardenblogger #succulentsofinstagram #cactiofinstagram #cactalicious #cactilove 🌵

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