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Liam Shoesmith
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Over 34 years horticultural experience BBC Radio Cornwall expert and podcaster.
Passion for wildlife and the garden. Let's bring the two together
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Liam Shoesmith @liamshoesmith.bsky.social · Feb 17
My latest #podcast out today.
This time I'm talking to Jeremy at #mitchellfruitgarden. Learn all about #Raspberries
#gardening #growyourown
Just follow the link.

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The One With The Raspberries
Now You’re Gardening · Episode
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A common #gardening #bird any guesses?
March 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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Bless!!
#birds #wildlifephotography #NatureTherapy @rspb.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Something easy to do with some old logs and the right #houseplants
#Gardening
March 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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If you're thinking of propagating in a windowsill.
#Gardening
#spring
March 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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More chirping on a sunny day.
#wildlife #gardening

#podcast

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March 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Go on, sing us a song..
Everyone enjoys a sunny day 😎
#wildlife #mentalhealth #birds #gardening.

Don't forget the #podcast.

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March 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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My latest #gardening #podcast.
This time, it's talking about slug munching #amphibians moving #snowdrop bulbs in the green, and how seeds germinate. There's also another #fruit pruning lesson from #mitchellfruitgarden
#NatureLovers
#growyourown

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The One with Amphibians, Gooseberries and Seeds
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March 3, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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Just enjoying Mother Nature's design!!
#gardening
#nature

My podcast
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February 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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#Daffodil tips. Make sure you leave the leaves on after flowering.
More #gardening tips on my #podcast Now You're
Gardening
#winter #spring
Follow this link
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February 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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My latest #podcast out today.
This time I'm talking to Jeremy at #mitchellfruitgarden. Learn all about #Raspberries
#gardening #growyourown
Just follow the link.

open.spotify.com/episode/0JZ0...
The One With The Raspberries
Now You’re Gardening · Episode
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February 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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All about #bug hotels and #bird boxes on my latest podcast.
Listen on #Amazon #Spotify and many other Platforms.
Follow bellow for Spotify

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February 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Latest #podcast out today. All about looking after the birds and other #wildlife in the #garden.
#nature
@buglife

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The One With Te Birds
Now You’re Gardening · Episode
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February 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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#gardening on a budget. Now's the time to get your bare root plants. Usually a little cheaper than pot grown and as long as you plant them quickly, good to grow..
#BudgetingRight #garden
January 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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#Bug hotel, or whatever you'd like to call it.
After #StormÉowyn use some of the fallen debris to make them. Saw, birds, looking for insects on others in the garden this week. Must be working!
#wildlife #gardening @Buzz_dont_tweet
January 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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#gardeners, and inexpensive compost. Leafmould mixes.
Can't do seeds etc, but for this hebe it seems to work okay. Recycled pot, from a cutting, and leafmould compost. Apart from time and feed, all free.
#moneysaving
January 23, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Two and a half minutes of uninterrupted Red Squirrel footage?

#Winterwatch, you're spoiling us!

Everyone, here's some more squirrels to enjoy. 👇
1. A close-up of a Red Squirrel holding something in its tiny paws, its reddish-brown fur fluffed up and ears tipped with tufts. Its dark eyes are wide, and whiskers fan out against a softly blurred background. A Red Squirrel peeking out from behind the trunk of a tree, with its paws tucked close to its chest. Its expression appears curious, with a backdrop of blurred green foliage. A Red Squirrel perched on a moss-covered log, standing alert with its bushy tail slightly raised. It gazes into the distance, its pointed ears pricked up, surrounded by earthy browns and greens of the woodland. A Red Squirrel climbing down the side of a tree trunk, its body stretched out with its front paws gripping the bark.
January 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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#BlueMonday
Make a free #birdbox out of old pallets. Put it where it will not get too hot in the sun and have some help with those #gardening pests.
Birds will be looking for nesting sites very soon get up now.
Look up how to buod on @Natures_Voice website.
#nature
January 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#BotanySky #AcademicSky
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Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme?
Apply by 16 Feb for this great new post:
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January 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Cornus (Dogwood - from old english).
This is a new bed planted earlier this year. Two bog standard species, but quite colourful all the same. Will be more colourful next year.
Enjoy your #WinterGarden
#Cornwall
January 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Looking from #Truro #Cornwall towards the A30 Shortlanesend pretty #foggy out there. What a view!
January 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Cheer up, there’s still plenty of beauty in the garden.
#gardening #cornwall #NatureBeauty #wildlife
January 17, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Steve the #volunteer building #batboxes for @CornwallCouncil.
Made out of non-treated offcuts of wood. Something to do on a wet day.
#nature #wildlife
Going up soon!
January 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Sand blowing in the strong winds here in #Cornwall @ Gwithian Sands. Creating Jezero Crater
#storm
December 22, 2024 at 2:16 PM
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Today is the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere, when the day is at its shortest and night seems endless.

But already, the promise of Spring is here…

🌱🌿💚 #GreenHeart
December 21, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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Look out for this sort of thing in the windy #weather. This rough weather can really do damage to your plants.
#gardening #cornwall
December 20, 2024 at 10:37 AM