Elaine Mitchell
@elaineamitchell.bsky.social
PhD’er UniBirmingham. Unearthing gardening and horticulture in 18thC Birmingham. Book 📣 Gardens and Green Spaces in West Midlands since 1700, UniHertsPress.
Left these little ones behind in the garden this morning. 😊
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Left these little ones behind in the garden this morning. 😊
It’s over! New hip in there somewhere and a digestive never tasted so good! Astonishing what can be done in 90 minutes. Going to treat myself to new pair of walking boots as soon as.
February 3, 2026 at 4:35 PM
It’s over! New hip in there somewhere and a digestive never tasted so good! Astonishing what can be done in 90 minutes. Going to treat myself to new pair of walking boots as soon as.
We love our gardens but don’t actually know them.
It’s time for gardeners to ask some prickly questions about invasive species ft.trib.al/wm6HvXZ | opinion
It’s time for gardeners to ask some prickly questions about invasive species
We inherit gardens but not their histories. We love them but don’t always know how plants got there, what damage they might be doing, and what to do with that knowledge
ft.trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 6:57 AM
We love our gardens but don’t actually know them.
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Really looking forward to speaking @linneansociety.bsky.social on Wednesday 4 February - do come along if you are free!
What counted as knowledge in Britain’s age of exploration...and who decided?
On Wed 4 Feb, @edwinrose.bsky.social explores how natural knowledge was shaped by travel, collecting, and exchange - and whose voices were left out.
6–8pm · Burlington House
Find out more: buff.ly/ypMIRvt
On Wed 4 Feb, @edwinrose.bsky.social explores how natural knowledge was shaped by travel, collecting, and exchange - and whose voices were left out.
6–8pm · Burlington House
Find out more: buff.ly/ypMIRvt
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Really looking forward to speaking @linneansociety.bsky.social on Wednesday 4 February - do come along if you are free!
Gorgeous things.
“Forerunners of a world of flowers…”
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
Blooming this weekend to welcome February: hazel catkins, winter heliotrope, winter aconite, crocus, snowdrops, scilla, cornelian cherry, comfrey, viburnum & spurge laurel, early signs the year is already turning. #WildflowerHour #TheWinter10
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Gorgeous things.
Went to department store for first time in about 2 years as need STUFF for hospital next week and left it late as usual. Tip top marks to staff who helped me make choices and saved me doing all the running around. They really knew their stock. And their stuff! #johnlewis
February 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Went to department store for first time in about 2 years as need STUFF for hospital next week and left it late as usual. Tip top marks to staff who helped me make choices and saved me doing all the running around. They really knew their stock. And their stuff! #johnlewis
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The list of my publications on my wordpress site has been now updated - many are freely downloadable from the site. 💐
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:49 AM
The list of my publications on my wordpress site has been now updated - many are freely downloadable from the site. 💐
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
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Call for Papers: The Women’s History Network Annual Conference 2026 celebrates 100 years of The Women’s Library and a century of women’s history.
Details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#GenderHist #WomensHistory #WHN2026 #CFP
Image LSE Flickr: Meeting of WSPU leaders, c.1906.
Details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#GenderHist #WomensHistory #WHN2026 #CFP
Image LSE Flickr: Meeting of WSPU leaders, c.1906.
January 31, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Call for Papers: The Women’s History Network Annual Conference 2026 celebrates 100 years of The Women’s Library and a century of women’s history.
Details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#GenderHist #WomensHistory #WHN2026 #CFP
Image LSE Flickr: Meeting of WSPU leaders, c.1906.
Details here: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c...
#GenderHist #WomensHistory #WHN2026 #CFP
Image LSE Flickr: Meeting of WSPU leaders, c.1906.
Oh no, not more AI searching in this Merthyr programme. No, we can't see this that or the other!
January 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Oh no, not more AI searching in this Merthyr programme. No, we can't see this that or the other!
One to note from @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social coming up in March.
🌷🌿 Tickets are now available for In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World.
Opening 19 March, this exhibition will take you from Oxford to the farthest corners of the world and back, uncovering the global stories behind some of Britain’s most beloved blooms. Details: www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/i...
Opening 19 March, this exhibition will take you from Oxford to the farthest corners of the world and back, uncovering the global stories behind some of Britain’s most beloved blooms. Details: www.ashmolean.org/exhibition/i...
January 30, 2026 at 8:57 AM
One to note from @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social coming up in March.
Being asked how to recharge the Henry turns out to have been a question too far for me this morning. 😤
January 29, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Being asked how to recharge the Henry turns out to have been a question too far for me this morning. 😤
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🎉My first peer reviewed article just published in Urban History as FirstView!
Following on from my thesis, it covers privy pails & ashpits, the fly problem, public health, mortality & sanitation investment
A smooth & stress free publishing experience @urbanhistory.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #histmed
Following on from my thesis, it covers privy pails & ashpits, the fly problem, public health, mortality & sanitation investment
A smooth & stress free publishing experience @urbanhistory.bsky.social
#OpenAccess #histmed
Perilous privies and public health: the nature and impact of ‘dry’ municipal conservancy systems in urban England, 1870s–1920s | Urban History | Cambridge Core
Perilous privies and public health: the nature and impact of ‘dry’ municipal conservancy systems in urban England, 1870s–1920s
www.cambridge.org
January 29, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Another van full of our peat free herb plants is leaving the nursery this morning 🌱🇬🇧
#herbs #flowers #allotment
#herbs #flowers #allotment
January 29, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Another van full of our peat free herb plants is leaving the nursery this morning 🌱🇬🇧
#herbs #flowers #allotment
#herbs #flowers #allotment
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If you know any young people (13–19 years old) please encourage them to do this — it's a great programme.
I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!
I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!
Calling all young writers – Write on Art is now open for entries 📣
Take part in the national writing programme by Art UK and @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social for young people (13–19 years old)
Find out more and apply 👉 artuk.org/learn/write-...
Take part in the national writing programme by Art UK and @paulmelloncentr.bsky.social for young people (13–19 years old)
Find out more and apply 👉 artuk.org/learn/write-...
January 28, 2026 at 11:54 AM
If you know any young people (13–19 years old) please encourage them to do this — it's a great programme.
I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!
I'm one of the judges and those shortlisted will come to the @royalcollegeofart.bsky.social for a day of workshops!
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The JCB is hiring two Research Associates who will work collaboratively on designated topics relevant to the library’s collections and mission, conducting research and producing both general audience and scholarly publications. 1/3
January 28, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The JCB is hiring two Research Associates who will work collaboratively on designated topics relevant to the library’s collections and mission, conducting research and producing both general audience and scholarly publications. 1/3
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Deadline end of this week for MBS2026!
Submissions are coming in thick and fast, so a reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for MBS2026 is Saturday! If you're having difficulty with the form please also email submissions to mbs2026conference@contacts.bham.ac.uk. www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Deadline end of this week for MBS2026!
Bought this recently. Looking forward to getting stuck in.
From University of Pittsburgh Press, ”Reading the World” by Edwin D. Rose explores how natural history connects diverse individuals and information from across the globe.
Read more here: bit.ly/4b5WvU3
@upittpress.bsky.social
Read more here: bit.ly/4b5WvU3
@upittpress.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Bought this recently. Looking forward to getting stuck in.
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Grey January. Brown borders. Enough!
Year-round colour isn't luck – it's planting design. Thirty years of testing in my own garden, now in a book.
'A Year of Colour' – out 5th Feb.
https://www.ann-mariepowell.com/a-year-of-colour/
Year-round colour isn't luck – it's planting design. Thirty years of testing in my own garden, now in a book.
'A Year of Colour' – out 5th Feb.
https://www.ann-mariepowell.com/a-year-of-colour/
January 26, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Grey January. Brown borders. Enough!
Year-round colour isn't luck – it's planting design. Thirty years of testing in my own garden, now in a book.
'A Year of Colour' – out 5th Feb.
https://www.ann-mariepowell.com/a-year-of-colour/
Year-round colour isn't luck – it's planting design. Thirty years of testing in my own garden, now in a book.
'A Year of Colour' – out 5th Feb.
https://www.ann-mariepowell.com/a-year-of-colour/
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Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer's Residency 2026 - Nottingham City of Literature
A paid residency for emerging writers. Applications are open to explore the feminist archive at the Nottingham Women's Library.
nottinghamcityofliterature.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Residency for two emerging writers to explore the feminist archive at Nottingham Women's Library.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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Just submitted my #BigGardenBirdwatch results. A couple of hours of daylight left to get your watch done. 🌱
January 25, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Just submitted my #BigGardenBirdwatch results. A couple of hours of daylight left to get your watch done. 🌱
Oh let joy be unconfined. Another man in black.
January 24, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Oh let joy be unconfined. Another man in black.
Now 2026 really starts! Rare Plant Fairs programme for the year out. www.rareplantfair.co.uk
Home - Rare Plant Fair
www.rareplantfair.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Now 2026 really starts! Rare Plant Fairs programme for the year out. www.rareplantfair.co.uk
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New seminars on Instructing Colonial Natural History 🌿 We can look forward to papers by Yunting Gu, Adriana Craciun and @nulybranch.bsky.social. For more info see instructingnaturalhistory.com (more info will be added). #skystorians #museums #collecting #histsci #envhist
January 22, 2026 at 12:14 PM
New seminars on Instructing Colonial Natural History 🌿 We can look forward to papers by Yunting Gu, Adriana Craciun and @nulybranch.bsky.social. For more info see instructingnaturalhistory.com (more info will be added). #skystorians #museums #collecting #histsci #envhist
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From the current issue: “Needed but Deplored: Spinners and Singlewomen in Industrial Coventry, c.1490–1525”
by Judith M. Bennett (@usc.edu)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Judith M. Bennett (@usc.edu)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:11 AM
From the current issue: “Needed but Deplored: Spinners and Singlewomen in Industrial Coventry, c.1490–1525”
by Judith M. Bennett (@usc.edu)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Judith M. Bennett (@usc.edu)
doi.org/10.1093/past...
Today I’m celebrating explaining my thesis to someone and its shape suddenly appeared. And it’s the shape I already have for it. Just didn’t recognise it.
It’s important to recognise and celebrate small academic writing successes patthomson.net/2026/01/22/s...
small successes count
There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from staring at a word count that’s meant to reach 80,000 or 100,000, knowing you’re only at 12,000. Or from looking at a journa…
patthomson.net
January 22, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Today I’m celebrating explaining my thesis to someone and its shape suddenly appeared. And it’s the shape I already have for it. Just didn’t recognise it.