Cotswold award-winning journalist, photographer & gardener. Blog of the Year finalist. Plants, books, singing, family, friends & gin make my world tick. #CheeringUpMondays https://thechattygardener.com/https://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mvmimfiqk62rI've been finding out how a few tweaks could make your garden shine after dark. Read my review of The Twilight Gardener on the blog: buff.ly/7YfwXgz Ad. Sent copy, Not paid. #UKGardening #books #BookReview #gardens #gardening 🌱16 Sep 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvmimfiqk62rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mvkpkb5ug22rDelighted to see my feature with garden designer Sara Edwards in this week’s Garden News magazine. An interesting garden based mainly on foliage. #UKGardening #photography #GardenDesign15 Sep 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkpkb5ug22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mvhhflgl6o2rThis week's Cheering Up Mondays flower nearly didn't make it. More on the blog: buff.ly/O243nT0 #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #Cotswolds #photography #flowers 🌱14 Sep 2026 06:14 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvhhflgl6o2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3muvv3ka2ee2nThis week's cheerful flower is a sole survivor. More on the blog: buff.ly/YURw7Gs Have a good week, everyone. #UKGardening #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #cotswolds07 Sep 2026 06:31 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3muvv3ka2ee2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mujd5hqkmk2fThe summer's drought has meant dividing plants into survivors and sacrifices as it wasn't possible to keep everything watered. You can read about some difficult decisions on the blog: buff.ly/Sg1IxDN #UKGardening #drought #gardens #BlogPost #photography 🌱 #Cotswolds02 Sep 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujd5hqkmk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3muhu7f6nkw2qDelighted to see my feature on The Tetbury Flower Company in this week's Garden News magazine - on sale until Monday. . #gardenfeature #photography #cotswolds #UKGardening #journalist #dahlias01 Sep 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhu7f6nkw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mueapdbpjn23This week's Cheering Up Mondays flower has loved the summer's weather. Read about it here: buff.ly/PKGbBuP Meanwhile, how is it nearly September! #CheeringUpMondays #MondayMotivation #UKGardening #Cotswolds #photography #BloomScrolling31 Aug 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueapdbpjn23https://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mucgtskdcc2lDahlia down! I’ve never had to stake dahlias in many years of growing, until now. The rest are now trussed up. #UKGardening #dahlias #cotswolds30 Aug 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucgtskdcc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mu4uxcwvsc2xSigns of autumn in the garden already though bits of summer are still hanging on. The roses and canna have had their best year while perovskia (I still can’t think of it as salvia) is a real star. Just relieved we’ve finally had rain. #UKGardening #cotswolds 🌱28 Aug 2026 07:52 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4uxcwvsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mtsobqd4w32rThis week's Cheering Up Mondays flower is a bit of a mystery. It could be 'Cupcakes'. More on the blog: buff.ly/qXmCZ9j #UKGardening #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #Cotswolds #CheeringUpMondays24 Aug 2026 06:26 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsobqd4w32rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mtg3yw4r542nI've been exploring the history of some of the world's most remarkable trees with a new book. Read my review on the blog: buff.ly/98TM54k Ad. Sent review copy. Not paid. #trees #Books #history19 Aug 2026 06:27 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg3yw4r542nhttps://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3mtb2hfdkey24What's turning out to be a summer star for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on the blog: buff.ly/x0R8EXr #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling #photography #UKGardening17 Aug 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtb2hfdkey24https://bsky.app/profile/thechattygardener.bsky.social/post/3msph6wueg42pA new and special rose for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on the blog: buff.ly/DubWinP #roses #UKGardening #photography #MondayMotivation #BloomScrolling10 Aug 2026 06:16 +0000at://did:plc:fixktdsty4ei5e4im2uctrax/app.bsky.feed.post/3msph6wueg42p