Sophie van Gerwen
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Sophie van Gerwen
@floraldays.bsky.social
Grows cut flowers from seed. Chats cottage gardening. Garden Explorer. Garden Media Guild. Content creator for brands. Long Covid. Teacher with Sows&Grows
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Hello! I’m Sophie and I love gardening, cottage garden style gardens, growing flowers from seed and have a rambly, cottage garden in Wiltshire which is home to all sorts of wildlife.
Tell me about you?
#gardeners #greenheart #floraldays #cottagegarden
Looking back to 2022 when my rose were particularly amazing.
I miss the sunshine!
#floraldays #gardenlovers
January 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Lovely few hours creating dried flower wreaths with friends.
Are you a fan of dried flowers?
#floraldays #greenheart #flowerlovers #everlastingflowers
January 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Don’t you just love a homegrown carrot?!🤣
#homegrown #gardeners #growyourown #greenheart
December 26, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Happy Christmas to you all!
December 24, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Here’s my sweet dog, Dottie! She’s a Bedlington terrier and already 12!
She can’t wait for spring either!?
Do you have any pets?
#doglovers #bluebellwood
December 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
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Chandon Beauty for #rosewednesday. Planted outside my front door sending me on my way with it’s incredible scent. Meanwhile now in December it’s another day of wind and rain. Hope it’s better where you are. #roses #gardening
December 18, 2024 at 8:33 AM
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Good morning
Off for a haircut this morning
Do you like hellebores? They start to flower early in our garden. Here’s pics taken on Monday. A number of others already flowering too. Enjoy your Thursday! 🌱
December 19, 2024 at 6:28 AM
Come and join in with #floraldays where we post photos of flowers that make us smile! This is from Keukenhof in Holland in 2023
#flowerlovers #tulips
December 17, 2024 at 6:14 PM
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Snapshots of Spring.

Morning Skybabies. Wishing you all a fabulous Monday. 🥳⭐️🌸

#BloomScrolling #Gardening 🌱
🌿💚 #Greenheart
#DollysCottageGarden
December 16, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Hello! I’m Sophie and I love gardening, cottage garden style gardens, growing flowers from seed and have a rambly, cottage garden in Wiltshire which is home to all sorts of wildlife.
Tell me about you?
#gardeners #greenheart #floraldays #cottagegarden
December 17, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Joining in with #rosewednesday with this peaceful spot to read near rose “A Shropshire lad”
December 11, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Sharing this beautiful arch filled with wisteria and laburnum.
Happy mid week folks!
#gardenlovers #gardenexplorers
#wisteria
December 11, 2024 at 8:03 AM
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Who says you need flowers to add colour to a bed in winter. If you have the space, Dogwoods can have a huge dramatic effect on a garden in winter.

🌱🌿💚
December 10, 2024 at 8:20 AM
It’s all about the winter bulbs here! Really enjoying planting them into lovely pots and having flowers indoors!
#indoorgardening #floraldays #greenheart #flowersmakemehappy
December 9, 2024 at 5:26 PM
The Christmas mantle is done! Took a while but I’m loving the dried hydrangea annabelles in this one! I used a mix of fresh and dried foliage and flowers.
Are you decorating yet?
#floraldays 🌸
#greenheart
#florists
#christmasmantle
#christmasdecor
December 3, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Not too well this weekend with long Covid symptoms returned. I thought they’d gone forever but a return to pacing for me!
BUT we did get the Christmas tree up!
December 2, 2024 at 8:32 AM
I write a little and have written about my time with #longcovid and how my garden saved me.
Thank you for reading.
#greenheart💚🌱

open.substack.com/pub/floralda...
Notebooks of confused thoughts and garden plans.
Part 2 of my Long Covid story
open.substack.com
November 29, 2024 at 1:53 PM
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"Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project."

Read that again: **116** times.

Why are we STILL having to argue the case for rewilding??
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
www.scotsman.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:19 AM
First wreath is done! It’s not for me but I’m going with more colour this year! Excuse the curly ribbon! Need to iron it!!!!
Bring. It. On.
#wreathmaking #festivedecor #floraldays🌸 #greenheart💚🌱#christmaswreath
November 29, 2024 at 10:10 AM
My mind is turning to Christmas and festive wreaths! This one was made a few years ago. Happy Thanksgiving to anyone across the pond!
Are you making your own wreath this year?
#floraldays🌸
#greenheart 💚🌱
#wreathmaking
#christmaswreath
#festivedecor
November 28, 2024 at 8:42 AM
The tulips are still sat in their boxes but tomorrow is the day they go in! I hope!
Have you planted yours yet?
#greenheart 💚🌱
#ukgardeners
#tulips
#autumngardenjobs
November 25, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Come and join in with a flowerlovers feed
#floraldays will celebrate all things flowers! Grow your own? Share! Enjoy discovering new flowers? Join in! Create floral arrangements? Post!
Welcome flowery friends
#floraldays🌸

#cutflowers
#flowerlovers
#cuttinggarden
#greenheart💚
November 24, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Looking back to the summer and the roses in my garden! This is Félicité-Perpétue; a rambler from David Austin roses.
Show me your roses!
#aroseaday
#gardenlovers #gardenshour
#roselovers
#greenheart 🌱💚
November 24, 2024 at 8:30 AM
What’s more uplifting than flowers on a rainy, windy Saturday!
Hope these cosmos bring you joy!
#dailyflowers
Post what is bringing you joy!
November 23, 2024 at 9:27 AM
I was nominated for Individual social media influencer of the year by the garden media guild. What a fun awards ceremony! I didn’t win but what an honour to be up there!
#GMGAwards2024 #gardeners #ukgardeners
November 22, 2024 at 7:45 PM