Michael in the Garden
@michaelinthegarden.bsky.social
Gardener around Dolgellau. Loves wildlife. Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg.
Raising money for humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
Raising money for humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
Back out at work today. And whilst the sun was shining, the wind chill was horrendous. Hence I went full swaddle again.
I was mostly pruning fruit bushes and tidying up strawberry beds.
#ukgardening #fruit #softfruit #fruitbushes #pruning
I was mostly pruning fruit bushes and tidying up strawberry beds.
#ukgardening #fruit #softfruit #fruitbushes #pruning
February 2, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Back out at work today. And whilst the sun was shining, the wind chill was horrendous. Hence I went full swaddle again.
I was mostly pruning fruit bushes and tidying up strawberry beds.
#ukgardening #fruit #softfruit #fruitbushes #pruning
I was mostly pruning fruit bushes and tidying up strawberry beds.
#ukgardening #fruit #softfruit #fruitbushes #pruning
Happy Imbolc! I think I danced the spring in energetically enough last night.
I'm passing back through Shrewsbury on the way home and the weather's rotten so Cailleach won't be gathering much firewood today. The end of winter shouldn't be long coming.
#imbolc #springiscoming #springishere #spring
I'm passing back through Shrewsbury on the way home and the weather's rotten so Cailleach won't be gathering much firewood today. The end of winter shouldn't be long coming.
#imbolc #springiscoming #springishere #spring
February 1, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Happy Imbolc! I think I danced the spring in energetically enough last night.
I'm passing back through Shrewsbury on the way home and the weather's rotten so Cailleach won't be gathering much firewood today. The end of winter shouldn't be long coming.
#imbolc #springiscoming #springishere #spring
I'm passing back through Shrewsbury on the way home and the weather's rotten so Cailleach won't be gathering much firewood today. The end of winter shouldn't be long coming.
#imbolc #springiscoming #springishere #spring
Hello FAB friends and hello FAB café
February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Hello FAB friends and hello FAB café
January 31, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Awr yn Amwythig.
An hour in Shrewsbury.
An hour in Shrewsbury.
January 31, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Awr yn Amwythig.
An hour in Shrewsbury.
An hour in Shrewsbury.
O'r bws.
From the bus.
From the bus.
January 31, 2026 at 1:06 PM
O'r bws.
From the bus.
From the bus.
And sow it begins...
Well, I've got loads of other, older seeds to use too, but I want to grow some pepers this year, and I love sprouts, and you can never have enough sweet peas.
#gardening #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #seedsowing
Well, I've got loads of other, older seeds to use too, but I want to grow some pepers this year, and I love sprouts, and you can never have enough sweet peas.
#gardening #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #seedsowing
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
And sow it begins...
Well, I've got loads of other, older seeds to use too, but I want to grow some pepers this year, and I love sprouts, and you can never have enough sweet peas.
#gardening #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #seedsowing
Well, I've got loads of other, older seeds to use too, but I want to grow some pepers this year, and I love sprouts, and you can never have enough sweet peas.
#gardening #ukgardening #growyourown #kitchengarden #seedsowing
Dw i wedi gorffen y pedwerydd wythnos o 'Couch to 5k'. Roedd hi'n bwrw glaw bore'ma.
I've finished week four of Couch to 5k. It was raining this morning.
It was a big jump up from 9 minutes total running each session to 16 minutes this week.
#couchto5k #running #rhedeg
I've finished week four of Couch to 5k. It was raining this morning.
It was a big jump up from 9 minutes total running each session to 16 minutes this week.
#couchto5k #running #rhedeg
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Dw i wedi gorffen y pedwerydd wythnos o 'Couch to 5k'. Roedd hi'n bwrw glaw bore'ma.
I've finished week four of Couch to 5k. It was raining this morning.
It was a big jump up from 9 minutes total running each session to 16 minutes this week.
#couchto5k #running #rhedeg
I've finished week four of Couch to 5k. It was raining this morning.
It was a big jump up from 9 minutes total running each session to 16 minutes this week.
#couchto5k #running #rhedeg
I've been seeing red today...
Very friendly little Robin Redbreast very closely supervising.
Little red hazel flower and catkin on a curly hazel.
Red Peony buds gathering themselves.
A gorgeous deep red Camellia flower.
#red #coch #flower #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Very friendly little Robin Redbreast very closely supervising.
Little red hazel flower and catkin on a curly hazel.
Red Peony buds gathering themselves.
A gorgeous deep red Camellia flower.
#red #coch #flower #gotanyworms #ukgardening
January 29, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I've been seeing red today...
Very friendly little Robin Redbreast very closely supervising.
Little red hazel flower and catkin on a curly hazel.
Red Peony buds gathering themselves.
A gorgeous deep red Camellia flower.
#red #coch #flower #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Very friendly little Robin Redbreast very closely supervising.
Little red hazel flower and catkin on a curly hazel.
Red Peony buds gathering themselves.
A gorgeous deep red Camellia flower.
#red #coch #flower #gotanyworms #ukgardening
What a beautiful day with a waxing gibbous moon bright in the clear, blue sky. It was so sunny, I didn't need my woolly hat!
The woodland bulbs are waking up, although this a particularly sheltered South facing garden,
#ukgardening #sunnyday #mawddachestuary #breathofthegreyking #springiscoming
The woodland bulbs are waking up, although this a particularly sheltered South facing garden,
#ukgardening #sunnyday #mawddachestuary #breathofthegreyking #springiscoming
January 28, 2026 at 5:59 PM
What a beautiful day with a waxing gibbous moon bright in the clear, blue sky. It was so sunny, I didn't need my woolly hat!
The woodland bulbs are waking up, although this a particularly sheltered South facing garden,
#ukgardening #sunnyday #mawddachestuary #breathofthegreyking #springiscoming
The woodland bulbs are waking up, although this a particularly sheltered South facing garden,
#ukgardening #sunnyday #mawddachestuary #breathofthegreyking #springiscoming
This year on Holocaust Memorial Day, more than any other year in my lifetime, it seems vital to honour the solemn promise of Never Again and to hope beyond hope that we can build a world of caring and empathy.
#holocaustmemorialday #holocaustremembranceday #neveragain
#holocaustmemorialday #holocaustremembranceday #neveragain
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This year on Holocaust Memorial Day, more than any other year in my lifetime, it seems vital to honour the solemn promise of Never Again and to hope beyond hope that we can build a world of caring and empathy.
#holocaustmemorialday #holocaustremembranceday #neveragain
#holocaustmemorialday #holocaustremembranceday #neveragain
Psychedelic turkey tail swirls.
Exchorda x macrantha 'The Bride' getting all buddy in the cold, sogsome afternoon
Periwinkle (Vinca major) flowering away happily.
Clematis cirrhosa 'Christmas Surprise' so it's probably meant to flower about now.
#gardening #flowers #turkeytail #ukgardening
Exchorda x macrantha 'The Bride' getting all buddy in the cold, sogsome afternoon
Periwinkle (Vinca major) flowering away happily.
Clematis cirrhosa 'Christmas Surprise' so it's probably meant to flower about now.
#gardening #flowers #turkeytail #ukgardening
January 26, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Psychedelic turkey tail swirls.
Exchorda x macrantha 'The Bride' getting all buddy in the cold, sogsome afternoon
Periwinkle (Vinca major) flowering away happily.
Clematis cirrhosa 'Christmas Surprise' so it's probably meant to flower about now.
#gardening #flowers #turkeytail #ukgardening
Exchorda x macrantha 'The Bride' getting all buddy in the cold, sogsome afternoon
Periwinkle (Vinca major) flowering away happily.
Clematis cirrhosa 'Christmas Surprise' so it's probably meant to flower about now.
#gardening #flowers #turkeytail #ukgardening
Here we come a-wassailing.
Had a nice time this afternoon wassailing our little orchard, three apples and a pear. We've driven out bad spirits, roused the trees and I'm glad to say that Cedric the Robin has accepted his position as Guardian of the Orchard.
#birds #wassail #orchard #greenman
Had a nice time this afternoon wassailing our little orchard, three apples and a pear. We've driven out bad spirits, roused the trees and I'm glad to say that Cedric the Robin has accepted his position as Guardian of the Orchard.
#birds #wassail #orchard #greenman
January 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A bullfinch came and said hello this morning.
@rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch
@rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch
January 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM
A bullfinch came and said hello this morning.
@rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch
@rspb.bsky.social @rspbcymru.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch
Doing the @rspb.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch looking over the back garden this morning. The weather always seems to be horrid the weekend of the watch and I've yet to see half the birds I know are there, like the bullfinches and collared doves.
#rspb @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#rspb @rspbcymru.bsky.social
January 24, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Doing the @rspb.bsky.social #biggardenbirdwatch looking over the back garden this morning. The weather always seems to be horrid the weekend of the watch and I've yet to see half the birds I know are there, like the bullfinches and collared doves.
#rspb @rspbcymru.bsky.social
#rspb @rspbcymru.bsky.social
It's fun training climbing roses so they'll produce a wall full of blooms. Although my poor long-suffering hands might have a different idea.
Anemone coronaria 'De Caen' getting a bit over excited.
#ukgardening #roses #rosepruning #climbingrose #Anemonemonemones
Anemone coronaria 'De Caen' getting a bit over excited.
#ukgardening #roses #rosepruning #climbingrose #Anemonemonemones
January 23, 2026 at 4:22 PM
It's fun training climbing roses so they'll produce a wall full of blooms. Although my poor long-suffering hands might have a different idea.
Anemone coronaria 'De Caen' getting a bit over excited.
#ukgardening #roses #rosepruning #climbingrose #Anemonemonemones
Anemone coronaria 'De Caen' getting a bit over excited.
#ukgardening #roses #rosepruning #climbingrose #Anemonemonemones
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January 23, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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Dw i wedi gorffen y trydydd wythnos o 'Couch to 5k'.
I've finished the third week of 'Couch to 5k'.
Today's running sections felt quite hard, but that's possibly to do with overall tiredness levels with it being Friday.
I feel okay to progress to week four next week.
#couchto5k #running
I've finished the third week of 'Couch to 5k'.
Today's running sections felt quite hard, but that's possibly to do with overall tiredness levels with it being Friday.
I feel okay to progress to week four next week.
#couchto5k #running
January 23, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Dw i wedi gorffen y trydydd wythnos o 'Couch to 5k'.
I've finished the third week of 'Couch to 5k'.
Today's running sections felt quite hard, but that's possibly to do with overall tiredness levels with it being Friday.
I feel okay to progress to week four next week.
#couchto5k #running
I've finished the third week of 'Couch to 5k'.
Today's running sections felt quite hard, but that's possibly to do with overall tiredness levels with it being Friday.
I feel okay to progress to week four next week.
#couchto5k #running
Even when the weather is less than pleasant, the views are still amazing, and occasionally the sun comes out.
#ukgardening #rainyday #viewfromtheoffice #sunnyspells
#ukgardening #rainyday #viewfromtheoffice #sunnyspells
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Even when the weather is less than pleasant, the views are still amazing, and occasionally the sun comes out.
#ukgardening #rainyday #viewfromtheoffice #sunnyspells
#ukgardening #rainyday #viewfromtheoffice #sunnyspells
Daisy, daisy give me your answer true. Is it a bit too early to bloom for you? It's doing it anyway.
An Azalea with a bit more patience.
Vivid honey fungus fruiting bodies on a dead stump.
#winterflowering #flowers #fungi #buds #ukgardening
An Azalea with a bit more patience.
Vivid honey fungus fruiting bodies on a dead stump.
#winterflowering #flowers #fungi #buds #ukgardening
January 21, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Daisy, daisy give me your answer true. Is it a bit too early to bloom for you? It's doing it anyway.
An Azalea with a bit more patience.
Vivid honey fungus fruiting bodies on a dead stump.
#winterflowering #flowers #fungi #buds #ukgardening
An Azalea with a bit more patience.
Vivid honey fungus fruiting bodies on a dead stump.
#winterflowering #flowers #fungi #buds #ukgardening
I may have missed the aurora again last night, and the afternoon may have been grey and soaking wet.
But, by golly, the sunrise was magnificent!
#ukgardening #sunrise #viewfromtheoffice #dawn #redskyatmorning
But, by golly, the sunrise was magnificent!
#ukgardening #sunrise #viewfromtheoffice #dawn #redskyatmorning
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I may have missed the aurora again last night, and the afternoon may have been grey and soaking wet.
But, by golly, the sunrise was magnificent!
#ukgardening #sunrise #viewfromtheoffice #dawn #redskyatmorning
But, by golly, the sunrise was magnificent!
#ukgardening #sunrise #viewfromtheoffice #dawn #redskyatmorning
1/3
It was a lovely, sunny day but, by goodness, the wind was bitter. Hence my being swaddled like a hairy toddler.
I was pruning apple trees today, which I find immensely interesting and it's one of my favourite gardening tasks,
#ukgardening #pruning #appletrees #arfontransmitter #sunnyday
It was a lovely, sunny day but, by goodness, the wind was bitter. Hence my being swaddled like a hairy toddler.
I was pruning apple trees today, which I find immensely interesting and it's one of my favourite gardening tasks,
#ukgardening #pruning #appletrees #arfontransmitter #sunnyday
January 19, 2026 at 5:57 PM
1/3
It was a lovely, sunny day but, by goodness, the wind was bitter. Hence my being swaddled like a hairy toddler.
I was pruning apple trees today, which I find immensely interesting and it's one of my favourite gardening tasks,
#ukgardening #pruning #appletrees #arfontransmitter #sunnyday
It was a lovely, sunny day but, by goodness, the wind was bitter. Hence my being swaddled like a hairy toddler.
I was pruning apple trees today, which I find immensely interesting and it's one of my favourite gardening tasks,
#ukgardening #pruning #appletrees #arfontransmitter #sunnyday
1/2
Hello Minnow. Some of last year's bulbs (planted winter '24) are making another appearance.
I also finally got the last of this year's bulbs in pots. It's rather late, but they were sprouting in the bags,
#ukgardening #springbulbs #springiscoming #narcissusminnow #betterlatethannever
Hello Minnow. Some of last year's bulbs (planted winter '24) are making another appearance.
I also finally got the last of this year's bulbs in pots. It's rather late, but they were sprouting in the bags,
#ukgardening #springbulbs #springiscoming #narcissusminnow #betterlatethannever
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
1/2
Hello Minnow. Some of last year's bulbs (planted winter '24) are making another appearance.
I also finally got the last of this year's bulbs in pots. It's rather late, but they were sprouting in the bags,
#ukgardening #springbulbs #springiscoming #narcissusminnow #betterlatethannever
Hello Minnow. Some of last year's bulbs (planted winter '24) are making another appearance.
I also finally got the last of this year's bulbs in pots. It's rather late, but they were sprouting in the bags,
#ukgardening #springbulbs #springiscoming #narcissusminnow #betterlatethannever
It's amazing the things that can be found in old boxes... are they ancient miniature bottles of alcohol, or ancient potions full of dark magic? Do I dare open any of them?
I imagine the Royal Wedding Ale is rather bitter.
#ancientbooze #alcohol #royalweddingale #miniatures #darkmagic
I imagine the Royal Wedding Ale is rather bitter.
#ancientbooze #alcohol #royalweddingale #miniatures #darkmagic
January 17, 2026 at 5:06 PM
It's amazing the things that can be found in old boxes... are they ancient miniature bottles of alcohol, or ancient potions full of dark magic? Do I dare open any of them?
I imagine the Royal Wedding Ale is rather bitter.
#ancientbooze #alcohol #royalweddingale #miniatures #darkmagic
I imagine the Royal Wedding Ale is rather bitter.
#ancientbooze #alcohol #royalweddingale #miniatures #darkmagic
Can you see the goldcrest in the tree? There it is. The UK's smallest bird. Isn't it a cutie pie?
That's my second goldcrest in two days. Which is nice as they're one of my favourite birds.
#goldcrest #bird #ukbirds #ukgardening
That's my second goldcrest in two days. Which is nice as they're one of my favourite birds.
#goldcrest #bird #ukbirds #ukgardening
January 16, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Can you see the goldcrest in the tree? There it is. The UK's smallest bird. Isn't it a cutie pie?
That's my second goldcrest in two days. Which is nice as they're one of my favourite birds.
#goldcrest #bird #ukbirds #ukgardening
That's my second goldcrest in two days. Which is nice as they're one of my favourite birds.
#goldcrest #bird #ukbirds #ukgardening