Doug Stewart
@dougthegardener.bsky.social
Author ‘Sustainable Gardening’ | Plant Nerd | Consultant | Cafes | Eduction | Trainer | Speaker | Disciple | Born@ 315.98 🌎 | Rides bikes 🚲 | Hikes trails | 👣 gets lost (a lot)
This week involved a walk around Potteric Carr Nature Reserve...
Pluteus cervinus (Deer shield)
Lycorperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)
Armillaria possibly ostoyae
All spotted enjoying the damp, dank autumn air....
Pluteus cervinus (Deer shield)
Lycorperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)
Armillaria possibly ostoyae
All spotted enjoying the damp, dank autumn air....
October 13, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This week involved a walk around Potteric Carr Nature Reserve...
Pluteus cervinus (Deer shield)
Lycorperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)
Armillaria possibly ostoyae
All spotted enjoying the damp, dank autumn air....
Pluteus cervinus (Deer shield)
Lycorperdon pyriforme (Pear-shaped puffball)
Armillaria possibly ostoyae
All spotted enjoying the damp, dank autumn air....
I had to go back and visit her, as if caught in her web.
Here she is.
Pure malevolence
(Solanum atropurpureum)
Here she is.
Pure malevolence
(Solanum atropurpureum)
September 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I had to go back and visit her, as if caught in her web.
Here she is.
Pure malevolence
(Solanum atropurpureum)
Here she is.
Pure malevolence
(Solanum atropurpureum)
Doing its thing in the early autumn sunshine, meet Succisa pratensis. Perhaps the most unlikely member of the honeysuckle family.
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Doing its thing in the early autumn sunshine, meet Succisa pratensis. Perhaps the most unlikely member of the honeysuckle family.
There could be trouble ahead...
My first attempt at fermented hot chilli sauce...
What could possible go wrong?
My first attempt at fermented hot chilli sauce...
What could possible go wrong?
August 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
There could be trouble ahead...
My first attempt at fermented hot chilli sauce...
What could possible go wrong?
My first attempt at fermented hot chilli sauce...
What could possible go wrong?
Education changes lives
Education creates opportunities
Education builds confidence
Education nurtures potential
Education sparks curiosity
Education encourages creativity
Most of all
Education is the key that unlocks possibilities
Congratulations to all who graduated yesterday.
Education creates opportunities
Education builds confidence
Education nurtures potential
Education sparks curiosity
Education encourages creativity
Most of all
Education is the key that unlocks possibilities
Congratulations to all who graduated yesterday.
August 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Education changes lives
Education creates opportunities
Education builds confidence
Education nurtures potential
Education sparks curiosity
Education encourages creativity
Most of all
Education is the key that unlocks possibilities
Congratulations to all who graduated yesterday.
Education creates opportunities
Education builds confidence
Education nurtures potential
Education sparks curiosity
Education encourages creativity
Most of all
Education is the key that unlocks possibilities
Congratulations to all who graduated yesterday.
One of the things I love about my career (adventures) in horticulture is meeting new plants, like this rather amazing Pyrus communis 'Pysanka'...
Every day is a school day...
Every day is a school day...
August 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
One of the things I love about my career (adventures) in horticulture is meeting new plants, like this rather amazing Pyrus communis 'Pysanka'...
Every day is a school day...
Every day is a school day...
Today has been about:
allotments
community
joy
celebration
gardening
and sustainable food
Judging at Newland Avenue Allotments in Hull
allotments
community
joy
celebration
gardening
and sustainable food
Judging at Newland Avenue Allotments in Hull
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today has been about:
allotments
community
joy
celebration
gardening
and sustainable food
Judging at Newland Avenue Allotments in Hull
allotments
community
joy
celebration
gardening
and sustainable food
Judging at Newland Avenue Allotments in Hull
10 years of developing a climate resilient soil. is paying off, no irrigation for over 10 years, and lush bountiful growth abounds...
August 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
10 years of developing a climate resilient soil. is paying off, no irrigation for over 10 years, and lush bountiful growth abounds...
I think I need to find a new series of summer activities…
Impossible to find places in London…
Today I located
Impossible to find places in London…
Today I located
July 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think I need to find a new series of summer activities…
Impossible to find places in London…
Today I located
Impossible to find places in London…
Today I located
Meet Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’ which takes its name from Mount Kiyosumi in Chiba Prefecture of Japan, a serene, wooded region known for misty mornings, Buddhist temples, and ancient trails.
Perfect for woodland gardens.
Spotted in Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley.
Perfect for woodland gardens.
Spotted in Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley.
July 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Meet Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosumi’ which takes its name from Mount Kiyosumi in Chiba Prefecture of Japan, a serene, wooded region known for misty mornings, Buddhist temples, and ancient trails.
Perfect for woodland gardens.
Spotted in Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley.
Perfect for woodland gardens.
Spotted in Oakwood at RHS Garden Wisley.
Have you met Calliandra Sur. 'Dixie Pink'
Fantastic for pots and sunny spots...
Calliandra has been linked with fairies, woodland spirits, and magical transformation due to its delicate, ethereal flowers. Children in some communities believed the flowers were combed by fairies at dawn...
Fantastic for pots and sunny spots...
Calliandra has been linked with fairies, woodland spirits, and magical transformation due to its delicate, ethereal flowers. Children in some communities believed the flowers were combed by fairies at dawn...
July 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Have you met Calliandra Sur. 'Dixie Pink'
Fantastic for pots and sunny spots...
Calliandra has been linked with fairies, woodland spirits, and magical transformation due to its delicate, ethereal flowers. Children in some communities believed the flowers were combed by fairies at dawn...
Fantastic for pots and sunny spots...
Calliandra has been linked with fairies, woodland spirits, and magical transformation due to its delicate, ethereal flowers. Children in some communities believed the flowers were combed by fairies at dawn...
Today the SongBird Survival Garden was declared open.
The garden won a silver gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and is now allowing people to connect with nature in its new home in Hull.
The garden won a silver gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and is now allowing people to connect with nature in its new home in Hull.
July 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today the SongBird Survival Garden was declared open.
The garden won a silver gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and is now allowing people to connect with nature in its new home in Hull.
The garden won a silver gilt medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and is now allowing people to connect with nature in its new home in Hull.
Well, they say it is the best policy...
July 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Well, they say it is the best policy...
I thoroughly enjoy my wanders through London, and popped in to the Brunswick Centre for a coffee this week...
Plant make a space, even in a concrete development more human, more intimate, more welcoming.
However I did avoid the bench!
Plant make a space, even in a concrete development more human, more intimate, more welcoming.
However I did avoid the bench!
July 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I thoroughly enjoy my wanders through London, and popped in to the Brunswick Centre for a coffee this week...
Plant make a space, even in a concrete development more human, more intimate, more welcoming.
However I did avoid the bench!
Plant make a space, even in a concrete development more human, more intimate, more welcoming.
However I did avoid the bench!
Today's the day
Still+dry+warmer than yesterday
Perfect for a nuptual flight
The alates (flying ants) are often sexually mature queen ants
They are larger than the males
They are often seen joined together in the nuptual flight
The male dies
The female chews off her wings + live for over 28 years
Still+dry+warmer than yesterday
Perfect for a nuptual flight
The alates (flying ants) are often sexually mature queen ants
They are larger than the males
They are often seen joined together in the nuptual flight
The male dies
The female chews off her wings + live for over 28 years
July 10, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Today's the day
Still+dry+warmer than yesterday
Perfect for a nuptual flight
The alates (flying ants) are often sexually mature queen ants
They are larger than the males
They are often seen joined together in the nuptual flight
The male dies
The female chews off her wings + live for over 28 years
Still+dry+warmer than yesterday
Perfect for a nuptual flight
The alates (flying ants) are often sexually mature queen ants
They are larger than the males
They are often seen joined together in the nuptual flight
The male dies
The female chews off her wings + live for over 28 years
Today, I would like to introduce you to Malevolence...
(Otherwise known as Solanum atropurpureum)
Only the fruit, stems and leaves are poisonous!
But look at those prickles!
Do the flowers look familiar though?
(Otherwise known as Solanum atropurpureum)
Only the fruit, stems and leaves are poisonous!
But look at those prickles!
Do the flowers look familiar though?
July 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Today, I would like to introduce you to Malevolence...
(Otherwise known as Solanum atropurpureum)
Only the fruit, stems and leaves are poisonous!
But look at those prickles!
Do the flowers look familiar though?
(Otherwise known as Solanum atropurpureum)
Only the fruit, stems and leaves are poisonous!
But look at those prickles!
Do the flowers look familiar though?
The only thing that could make Beach Hut life better is finding orchids by the hut, in this case Anacamptis pyramidalis, the pyramidal orchid...
June 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The only thing that could make Beach Hut life better is finding orchids by the hut, in this case Anacamptis pyramidalis, the pyramidal orchid...
Today I am surrounded by Language
six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moths, fighting over nectar…
#nature
#iphonephotography
six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moths, fighting over nectar…
#nature
#iphonephotography
June 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Today I am surrounded by Language
six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moths, fighting over nectar…
#nature
#iphonephotography
six-spot burnet (Zygaena filipendulae) moths, fighting over nectar…
#nature
#iphonephotography
Something interesting is happening at Regent's Park...
New climate resilient plantings are starting to appear...
New climate resilient plantings are starting to appear...
June 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Something interesting is happening at Regent's Park...
New climate resilient plantings are starting to appear...
New climate resilient plantings are starting to appear...
Today, I am excited to share an exclusive behind the scenes image of the wonderful @fionamills.bsky.social and our new studio plant!
June 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Today, I am excited to share an exclusive behind the scenes image of the wonderful @fionamills.bsky.social and our new studio plant!
Today I am working in London, in a leafy glade, brought to you by talented horticultural designers and skilled landscapers…
The ultimate challenge is that all the peoples of London deserve green spaces that make cities liveable…
The ultimate challenge is that all the peoples of London deserve green spaces that make cities liveable…
June 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Today I am working in London, in a leafy glade, brought to you by talented horticultural designers and skilled landscapers…
The ultimate challenge is that all the peoples of London deserve green spaces that make cities liveable…
The ultimate challenge is that all the peoples of London deserve green spaces that make cities liveable…
Just look at this!
Shredded, orchid-like flowers that are delicate pale pink/white while the upper flowers are creamy yellow.
It has several flower spikes so has a long period of interest.
It was plant of the year at the HTA Plant Show in 2024.
Digitalis 'Apple Blossom'
What do you think?
Shredded, orchid-like flowers that are delicate pale pink/white while the upper flowers are creamy yellow.
It has several flower spikes so has a long period of interest.
It was plant of the year at the HTA Plant Show in 2024.
Digitalis 'Apple Blossom'
What do you think?
June 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just look at this!
Shredded, orchid-like flowers that are delicate pale pink/white while the upper flowers are creamy yellow.
It has several flower spikes so has a long period of interest.
It was plant of the year at the HTA Plant Show in 2024.
Digitalis 'Apple Blossom'
What do you think?
Shredded, orchid-like flowers that are delicate pale pink/white while the upper flowers are creamy yellow.
It has several flower spikes so has a long period of interest.
It was plant of the year at the HTA Plant Show in 2024.
Digitalis 'Apple Blossom'
What do you think?
A few more shots from Chelsea 2025...
Feeling inspired!
Feeling inspired!
May 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A few more shots from Chelsea 2025...
Feeling inspired!
Feeling inspired!