Jillybean
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I believe in gardening. I believe in humanity and kindness - books, education, candles, dirt, salt, roots, music, animals and their rights. I am firmly against fascism and a government that is not for the people. 🚫 MAGA, 🚫 Trump.
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Hellebore time. I hope these brighten your day the way these brighten up the garden in winter. 🌱
January 28, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Hellebore time. I hope these brighten your day the way these brighten up the garden in winter. 🌱
Brilliant orange sunflower in garden in September of 2024🌱🌻
#nature #flowers #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
#nature #flowers #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
January 28, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Brilliant orange sunflower in garden in September of 2024🌱🌻
#nature #flowers #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
#nature #flowers #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
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Given the serious flooding in parts of Ireland today, people will be talking about climate change, but there aren’t many of us who do climate talks for kids. There needs to be *far more* effort and money put into making the subject engaging, accessible and hopeful for them.
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm
This hits hard if you’ve ever talked to kids in school about climate change. Attitudes vary from blocking it out, taking an active interest and feeling a deep dread over it. Teachers are often unprepared for all the questions they get asked. 80% of my effort in talks goes into making it digestable.
January 27, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Given the serious flooding in parts of Ireland today, people will be talking about climate change, but there aren’t many of us who do climate talks for kids. There needs to be *far more* effort and money put into making the subject engaging, accessible and hopeful for them.
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm
#SpéirGhorm #SpeirGorm
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Health impacts linked to plastics emissions across their life cycle could double by 2040 without significant systemic changes, with production and disposal identified as key contributors. doi.org/hbmj27
Global health impacts of plastics systems set to double by 2040
The adverse health impacts associated with emissions across the full life cycle of plastics could double by 2040 unless immediate action is taken, new research suggests.
phys.org
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Health impacts linked to plastics emissions across their life cycle could double by 2040 without significant systemic changes, with production and disposal identified as key contributors. doi.org/hbmj27
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Something cheerful!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugloss...
Enjoying breakfast coffee in my garden I kept seeing a brilliantly green insect pollinating my begonias. It can’t be a bee, I thought, but
I looked it up and it’s an orchid bee, a recent and beneficial arrival from Central America.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugloss...
Enjoying breakfast coffee in my garden I kept seeing a brilliantly green insect pollinating my begonias. It can’t be a bee, I thought, but
I looked it up and it’s an orchid bee, a recent and beneficial arrival from Central America.
Euglossa dilemma - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 AM
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Great little update on the development of a large Japanese maple from Bonsaify.
Also, it was a great demonstration of how to do root grafting.
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youtu.be/1qY5b-1zBzo?...
Also, it was a great demonstration of how to do root grafting.
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youtu.be/1qY5b-1zBzo?...
Japanese Maple 5 Years Progress | Repotting and Root Grafting
YouTube video by Bonsaify
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January 27, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Great little update on the development of a large Japanese maple from Bonsaify.
Also, it was a great demonstration of how to do root grafting.
🇳🇿🌱
youtu.be/1qY5b-1zBzo?...
Also, it was a great demonstration of how to do root grafting.
🇳🇿🌱
youtu.be/1qY5b-1zBzo?...
January 27, 2026 at 9:30 AM
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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🌱…when a single blossom is my morning meditation…🌿
#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MagentaMonday #BloomScrolling #meditation #FlowerPhotography #flowers
#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MagentaMonday #BloomScrolling #meditation #FlowerPhotography #flowers
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
🌱…when a single blossom is my morning meditation…🌿
#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MagentaMonday #BloomScrolling #meditation #FlowerPhotography #flowers
#BlueSkyMonday #MacroMonday #MagentaMonday #BloomScrolling #meditation #FlowerPhotography #flowers
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Testing out my Sony macro lens in the snow today. The flowers from last summer are nicely catching the snowfall. I appreciate the subtle brown tones the lens picks up. 🌺 🌱 🪴
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Testing out my Sony macro lens in the snow today. The flowers from last summer are nicely catching the snowfall. I appreciate the subtle brown tones the lens picks up. 🌺 🌱 🪴
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Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus praecox) has smelt so good this week when the sun came out. #SundayYellow
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus praecox) has smelt so good this week when the sun came out. #SundayYellow
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
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A wily corvid will always find something to eat, but I have to say this doesn't look too appetizing, whatever it is. 🪶
January 24, 2026 at 1:10 PM
A wily corvid will always find something to eat, but I have to say this doesn't look too appetizing, whatever it is. 🪶
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Reading the chapter on Te Kiri O Tāne: The Bark of Tōtara.
Barking of Tōtara for pātua & barking of Tōtara for waka could absolutely be incorperated into AoNZ bonsai designs.
Especially for Tōtara bonsai forests.
Picture from page 160 of Tōtara A Natural and Cultural History by Philip Simpson 🌱🇳🇿
Barking of Tōtara for pātua & barking of Tōtara for waka could absolutely be incorperated into AoNZ bonsai designs.
Especially for Tōtara bonsai forests.
Picture from page 160 of Tōtara A Natural and Cultural History by Philip Simpson 🌱🇳🇿
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Reading the chapter on Te Kiri O Tāne: The Bark of Tōtara.
Barking of Tōtara for pātua & barking of Tōtara for waka could absolutely be incorperated into AoNZ bonsai designs.
Especially for Tōtara bonsai forests.
Picture from page 160 of Tōtara A Natural and Cultural History by Philip Simpson 🌱🇳🇿
Barking of Tōtara for pātua & barking of Tōtara for waka could absolutely be incorperated into AoNZ bonsai designs.
Especially for Tōtara bonsai forests.
Picture from page 160 of Tōtara A Natural and Cultural History by Philip Simpson 🌱🇳🇿
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January 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM
All the possibilities - I planted a few bulbs inside a while ago so that I could enjoy the birth of something beautiful. A Hyacinth has sprouted in the kitchen 🌱❤️
#flowers #nature #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring
#flowers #nature #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring
January 25, 2026 at 10:23 PM
All the possibilities - I planted a few bulbs inside a while ago so that I could enjoy the birth of something beautiful. A Hyacinth has sprouted in the kitchen 🌱❤️
#flowers #nature #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring
#flowers #nature #gardenfeed #DreamingOfSpring
I have an assortment of seeds ready to begin their journey, but the gardens are covered in snow (and will be for quite a while). This Zinnia was a delight 2024. Have a peaceful Friday🌱
#FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #gardenfeed #nature
#FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #gardenfeed #nature
January 23, 2026 at 9:43 AM
I have an assortment of seeds ready to begin their journey, but the gardens are covered in snow (and will be for quite a while). This Zinnia was a delight 2024. Have a peaceful Friday🌱
#FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #gardenfeed #nature
#FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #gardenfeed #nature
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January 21, 2026 at 1:03 AM
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The quince has begun! 🌱
January 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The quince has begun! 🌱
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New Year Gardening 🌱
January hardly seems like a time to be gardening. Indeed, November and December are better for starting garlic, broad beans and onion sets.
kitchen-garden.be/diary/new-ye...
#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden
January hardly seems like a time to be gardening. Indeed, November and December are better for starting garlic, broad beans and onion sets.
kitchen-garden.be/diary/new-ye...
#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden
New Year Gardening - Diary of a Brussels Kitchen Garden
New Year Gardening: January hardly seems like a time to be gardening. Indeed, November and December are better for starting garlic, broad beans and onion sets. These crops benefit from a cold snap onc...
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January 21, 2026 at 8:02 AM
New Year Gardening 🌱
January hardly seems like a time to be gardening. Indeed, November and December are better for starting garlic, broad beans and onion sets.
kitchen-garden.be/diary/new-ye...
#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden
January hardly seems like a time to be gardening. Indeed, November and December are better for starting garlic, broad beans and onion sets.
kitchen-garden.be/diary/new-ye...
#Garden #Gardening #GrowYourOwn #VegetableGarden
Snack Time - bee in flight, about to land on sunflower cone 🌱🌻🐝
#nature #flowers #gardening #DreamingOfSpring #bees #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
#nature #flowers #gardening #DreamingOfSpring #bees #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Snack Time - bee in flight, about to land on sunflower cone 🌱🌻🐝
#nature #flowers #gardening #DreamingOfSpring #bees #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
#nature #flowers #gardening #DreamingOfSpring #bees #sunflowers #bloomscrolling
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I remember designer Mary Keen saying some of the best snowdrops for naturalising are ordinary Galanthus nivalis. She's right! These are from a few bulbs and just part of the display along our drive, A real mood-lifter in these gloomy days - both the weather and the news.
#UKGardening #snowdrops 🌱
#UKGardening #snowdrops 🌱
January 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I remember designer Mary Keen saying some of the best snowdrops for naturalising are ordinary Galanthus nivalis. She's right! These are from a few bulbs and just part of the display along our drive, A real mood-lifter in these gloomy days - both the weather and the news.
#UKGardening #snowdrops 🌱
#UKGardening #snowdrops 🌱
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Good morning
I really struggled to get to sleep last night, which is annoying as i was super tired
More pruning and weeding today!
Paphiopedilum exul hybrid, lady slipper orchid, one of about 80 species many of which are either threatened or extinct in the wild
Have an amazing day 🌸🌱🤗
I really struggled to get to sleep last night, which is annoying as i was super tired
More pruning and weeding today!
Paphiopedilum exul hybrid, lady slipper orchid, one of about 80 species many of which are either threatened or extinct in the wild
Have an amazing day 🌸🌱🤗
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Good morning
I really struggled to get to sleep last night, which is annoying as i was super tired
More pruning and weeding today!
Paphiopedilum exul hybrid, lady slipper orchid, one of about 80 species many of which are either threatened or extinct in the wild
Have an amazing day 🌸🌱🤗
I really struggled to get to sleep last night, which is annoying as i was super tired
More pruning and weeding today!
Paphiopedilum exul hybrid, lady slipper orchid, one of about 80 species many of which are either threatened or extinct in the wild
Have an amazing day 🌸🌱🤗
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Camellia sinensis flower. 🌱
From whence cometh our tea. ☕ 🫖
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp
#tea #inthegarden #flowers #photography
From whence cometh our tea. ☕ 🫖
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp
#tea #inthegarden #flowers #photography
January 21, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Camellia sinensis flower. 🌱
From whence cometh our tea. ☕ 🫖
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp
#tea #inthegarden #flowers #photography
From whence cometh our tea. ☕ 🫖
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekCForCloseUp
#tea #inthegarden #flowers #photography
Rosemary Forest (and a sprig or two will be going into the tomato soup I’m making today)🌱🥣🌿 Have a beautiful day
#herbs #nature #gardening #DreamingOfSpring
#herbs #nature #gardening #DreamingOfSpring
January 20, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Rosemary Forest (and a sprig or two will be going into the tomato soup I’m making today)🌱🥣🌿 Have a beautiful day
#herbs #nature #gardening #DreamingOfSpring
#herbs #nature #gardening #DreamingOfSpring