Philip Oostenbrink
@mrplantaholic.bsky.social
Head Gardener, plant collector and author of The Jungle Garden.
A new heritage at Walmer Castle
Exotic grandeur to globally rare shingle beach habitat restoration
www.wildway.info
November 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The unusual Rubus squarrosus from New Zealand is one of those plants people always stop and look at in my garden. The tiny thorns are almost like diamonds along the (mostly) leaf-less branches. Another plant that will be for sale on my stand at the Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13/14 September. 🌱
September 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The unusual Rubus squarrosus from New Zealand is one of those plants people always stop and look at in my garden. The tiny thorns are almost like diamonds along the (mostly) leaf-less branches. Another plant that will be for sale on my stand at the Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13/14 September. 🌱
Join me for the Eltham Palace Plant Fair next weekend where I will be selling Jungle Plants! There will be 20 other stands there too, so there is bound to be something you like!
September 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Join me for the Eltham Palace Plant Fair next weekend where I will be selling Jungle Plants! There will be 20 other stands there too, so there is bound to be something you like!
Kayak in Westgate-on-Sea
August 27, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Kayak in Westgate-on-Sea
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Stolen Reality is now available in the UNITOM store in Manchester or from them online if you would like to support this incredible independent shop: unitom.co.uk/products/wil...
Wild Way - Stolen Reality
Wild Way: Stolen Reality By Jack Wallington Set in the corner of a three hundred year old small farm, 1,000ft up in the Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire, garden and nature writer Jack Wallington has b...
unitom.co.uk
August 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Stolen Reality is now available in the UNITOM store in Manchester or from them online if you would like to support this incredible independent shop: unitom.co.uk/products/wil...
Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13 and 14 September. These are some of the rare plants I will have on my stand! 😁
August 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13 and 14 September. These are some of the rare plants I will have on my stand! 😁
Apparently I have Big Duck energy.
August 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Apparently I have Big Duck energy.
We hold our annual Cactus Fair at Walmer Castle and Gardens this Saturday, June 7! Join us for a day full of succulents, cacti and jungle plants from 10-4.
June 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
We hold our annual Cactus Fair at Walmer Castle and Gardens this Saturday, June 7! Join us for a day full of succulents, cacti and jungle plants from 10-4.
I never knew there was a dessert in India. Let alone a great one. #raceacrosstheworld
May 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I never knew there was a dessert in India. Let alone a great one. #raceacrosstheworld
Botany Bay in Kent
April 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Botany Bay in Kent
The Blue Tits love it when I put my cat's fur outside after he's been brushed.
March 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The Blue Tits love it when I put my cat's fur outside after he's been brushed.
I am doing a zoom talk about my plant collecting tomorrow at 18:30. Book via the link. @plantheritage.bsky.social
www.plantheritage.org.uk/events/hamps...
www.plantheritage.org.uk/events/hamps...
Join Plant Heritage | Conserving the diversity of garden plants
Plant Heritage are a plant conservation charity focusing on conserving the diversity of cultivated plants through the National Plant Collections and Plant Guardian schemes.
www.plantheritage.org.uk
March 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I am doing a zoom talk about my plant collecting tomorrow at 18:30. Book via the link. @plantheritage.bsky.social
www.plantheritage.org.uk/events/hamps...
www.plantheritage.org.uk/events/hamps...
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A visit to some very special snowdrops last week down at Walmer Castle with @mrplantaholic.bsky.social . Galanthus ‘Starling’, ‘Primrose Warburg’, ‘Green Arrow’ & ‘Ballerina,
#nationalsnowdropcollection #galanthus #snowdrops #plantphotography #gardenphotographer
#nationalsnowdropcollection #galanthus #snowdrops #plantphotography #gardenphotographer
March 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
A visit to some very special snowdrops last week down at Walmer Castle with @mrplantaholic.bsky.social . Galanthus ‘Starling’, ‘Primrose Warburg’, ‘Green Arrow’ & ‘Ballerina,
#nationalsnowdropcollection #galanthus #snowdrops #plantphotography #gardenphotographer
#nationalsnowdropcollection #galanthus #snowdrops #plantphotography #gardenphotographer
When in Germany...
March 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When in Germany...
A big job, but we finished cutting the Cloud Hedge at Walmer Castle today! #englishheritage
February 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A big job, but we finished cutting the Cloud Hedge at Walmer Castle today! #englishheritage
Hedge cutting 2025! 🌱 #walmercastle
February 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Hedge cutting 2025! 🌱 #walmercastle
Great day at Kew Gardens yesterday. 🌱
February 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great day at Kew Gardens yesterday. 🌱
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Great to find @mrplantaholic.bsky.social here! His is a fabulous book for planning your own jungle in a variety of spaces, with different takes on the theme, with lots of pics of Mike Clifford's wonderful collection. Coffee table and reference! #dwachelslibrary #tropicalgardeninguk #tropicalwales
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Great to find @mrplantaholic.bsky.social here! His is a fabulous book for planning your own jungle in a variety of spaces, with different takes on the theme, with lots of pics of Mike Clifford's wonderful collection. Coffee table and reference! #dwachelslibrary #tropicalgardeninguk #tropicalwales
Galanthus 'Godfrey Owen' 🌱
February 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Galanthus 'Godfrey Owen' 🌱
When you look into adopting a Scottish Wild Cat from @saveourwildcats.bsky.social and you have this next to you... 🙄
February 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
When you look into adopting a Scottish Wild Cat from @saveourwildcats.bsky.social and you have this next to you... 🙄
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Purr-chase a wildcat sponsorship this Valentine's Day 😻
Margaret is feisty. Oscar is very vocal but all talk. Skye’s agile and great at problem solving. Together, they are the best chance of saving wildcats in Scotland – with your support.
🧡 savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🧡
Margaret is feisty. Oscar is very vocal but all talk. Skye’s agile and great at problem solving. Together, they are the best chance of saving wildcats in Scotland – with your support.
🧡 savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🧡
February 4, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Purr-chase a wildcat sponsorship this Valentine's Day 😻
Margaret is feisty. Oscar is very vocal but all talk. Skye’s agile and great at problem solving. Together, they are the best chance of saving wildcats in Scotland – with your support.
🧡 savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🧡
Margaret is feisty. Oscar is very vocal but all talk. Skye’s agile and great at problem solving. Together, they are the best chance of saving wildcats in Scotland – with your support.
🧡 savingwildcats.org.uk/sponsor 🧡