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Jemima's Garden - Flower Seeds for Wildlife
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Seeds to grow beautiful flowers for pollinators and other wildlife, Pesticide-free, Plastic-free, AI-free
Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
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We were stacking logs earlier and looked up to find an audience on our chimney.
They weren't interested in us, just waiting for us to get out of the way so they could get to the food 😊
Something spooked them after this and they flew off.
We do love our shiny #Starlings 🖤
#MHHSBD
A group of Starlings on top of our chimney. Although they had been watching us they are all looking skywards in this photo so presumably a bird of prey was about somewhere. They look very shiny in the sunshine. The sky is a lovely deep blue showing up the lichen on our old chimney, (and a not very neat repair below the top slab)
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A much calmer Tarf Water today after the raging of last week 😊
10 seconds of peace in the late afternoon sunshine 💚
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November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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It's been getting a bit nippy here for the past week, (down to -1 tonight), so surprised to see some flowers still blooming today.
They must be tougher than they look 😊
And tougher than us. We had a very short walk down to the river today ❄️
Borage, Corn Marigold, Cornflower and Honesty 💚
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A Borage flower, (bit blurry). Borage flowers are star-shaped with five petals and a black centre, (stamens) with a white base where it meets the petals. The leaves and sepals are very furry. A bright yellow Corn Marigold flower. Corn Marigolds are shaped like daisies with bright yellow centres. This one is a little bit tatty but it is November 😊 A bright blue Cornflower. Cornflowers have raggedy leaves and this one is untidier than most. A very late flowering Honesty, (they usually flower in spring/early summer). It is a little ragged with two flowers visible in a very deep pink colour. You can see some Honesty seed pods in the background. They are round green discs and you can see the large brown seeds enclosed within the pods.
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Have you seen our Dangles and Garlands?
Fragrance your home with Citrus and Cinnamon - perfect fragrances for Yule 🎅
Slices of dried Oranges and Limes with spicy Cinnamon and Bay Leaves 💛💚🧡🤎
Yuletide top-up oil available too 🍊
#Eco-friendly & #plastic-free
#MHHSBD
#ChristmasIdeas
This is a close-up picture of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles. They are made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. I think they smell really good 😊(If you like the smell of oranges and cinnamon. If you don't, not so much) This is a picture of one of my Orange and Cinnamon Garlands. They're made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. This one is hanging from a door frame but they would look equally good hanging from shelves, mantelpieces etc., (keep away from naked flames, pets and children). This picture shows 3 bottles of my Yuletide oil to be used for topping up the fragrance of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles & garlands.
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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We've got a weather warning for tomorrow for rain.
This was our local river yesterday, sounding and looking quite full and ferocious 😐
I'm sure it'll all be fine and our village is probably a safe distance from the river.
Probably 😬😂

#MHHSBD
#Scotland
November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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I love the Merlin bird app. but it does include some unlikely finds sometimes.
This is the list from a walk this afternoon and we saw/heard them all apart from the Linnet, (possible but surprising), and the Eider, (very, very unlikely as we're not at the coast) 🫤😂
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#Birds #Scotland
A page from the Merlin Bird App showing a list of birds the app heard during a walk this afternoon. The list includes, Rook, Jackdaw, Long-Tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Linnet, Starling, Chaffinch and Common Eider.
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Finished cleaning the first batch of this year's Devil's-bit Scabious seeds this afternoon 🙂
It's been so popular with the Butterflies & Bees this summer and now is a good time to sow it as it needs a cold spell to germinate 🐝🦋
Seeds available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
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A black metal tray with a heap of Devil's-bit Scabious seeds and a heap of chaff from the cleaning of the seeds. There is also a pair of tweezers that I used to separate one from the other and to check the seeds, (some are hollow and need to be discarded). Devil's-bit Scabious seeds are one of the few seeds I grow that retain their green colour after drying. You can just see the oak table underneath the black tray. A group of Devil's-bit Scabious flowers which have pale purple/mauve pom-pom flowers, with three Red Admiral Butterflies feeding on them. There is a blue rope supporting the plants from a recent storm and a wood and wire fence beyond that protects the plants from the rabbits. There is a lot of greenery from other plant species below and behind the Devil's-bit Scabious. A mauve Devil's-bit Scabious flower with two unopened buds on a reddish stem. There is a Bumblebee feeding from the flower and the background is a blurry green mixture of various leaves and stems from other plants.
November 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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SALE!
It’s the perfect time to sow Angelica and Yellow Rattle.
These two seed varieties will not keep and as I had a bumper harvest of the former and still have a large stock of the latter , they’re both reduced to half price 😊
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November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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The people who look after one of our local woods, have opened up another path so you can walk along the river, (Tarf Water).
Lovely walk even if the river was a bit wild today.
Lots of Tits in the woods & saw a Heron 💚
Best of all, neither of us slipped and fell in 😊
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#DumfriesAndGalloway
November 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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NEW!
There's now a section in our shop where I'll be offering anything crafty that I've made 😊
Check out my fragrant Orange & Cinnamon Dangles and Garlands 🧡
I've also got some sweet little Flowerpot Pincushions with handmade flowers and storage 😊
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This is a close-up picture of my Orange & Cinnamon Dangles. They are made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. I think they smell really good 😊(If you like the smell of oranges and cinnamon. If you don't, not so much) This is a picture of one of my Orange and Cinnamon Garlands. They're made of dried slices of oranges and limes, interspersed with cinnamon sticks and bay leaves. This one is hung over the top shelf of our old oak dresser that I use to to house some of my natural history books but it would equally as good hanging in doorways, mantelpieces etc., (keep away from naked flames, pets and children). This is a compilation picture showing five different Flowerpot Pincushions. The top is padded with polyester and has a hand-made flower for decoration. The flower has been made with felt with pieces of cotton batik fabric stitched onto it. The top sits inside a terracotta flowerpot which has been pained in an off-white F&B colour. The top lifts off so you can use the spece to store things such as a thimble or a few buttons.
October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Red moon last night and red sky this morning ❤️
Shepherds - I'd keep your heads down if I were you 🫤
#Scotland #MHHSBD
A half-moon in a totally black sky with a reddish tinge and overlaid with some small branches from our elder tree. A red sky at dawn visible between the roofs of two houses. The walls of the houses are painted in a light colour. The houses are 1.5 storey houses which are common in Scotland. It just means we don't really have usuable lofts as there is a single storey housing the living area and the bedrooms are in the roof which often have velux or dormer windows. I like the fact the houses aren't so tall and you can see more sky and hills.
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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It started off quite foggy here this morning, one of "those" autumn mornings 😊
Look at the spiders' webs on our neighbour's hedge, aren't they amazing? 🕷️
Or maybe they're fairy hammocks, made of gossamer and silk? 😂
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A small-leaved hedge, possibly a lonicera, you know, one of those ones that never flower? There is a green grass field beyond the hedge and one end of our neighbour's washing line. The hedge has many Spiders' webs. There's probably one every 10 to 20 cm.
October 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Lovely walk in the Galloway Forest Park at Kirroughtree this afternoon.
This was Big Bruntis Loch💚
Nowhere near as gloomy as it looks - if you look carefully, you can see a tiny bit of blue sky reflected in the water.
Saw and heard some Jays 😊
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#Scotland #nature #DumfriesAndGalloway
A photo of a loch which is very still and showing reflections of the surrounding trees. It's autumn and the trees are just starting to develop yellow and rust colours. The sky is grey but just starting to clear and there is a tiny bit of blue sky showing in the reflection. There is a large rocky area in the foreground. The rocks are quite craggy and a pale grey colour.
October 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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This video from when we lived in Norfolk is one of those FB "memories" that pop up 🙂
Look Out! 😄
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October 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Sunset this evening (with added crows 😊)
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October 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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I love Aphids 💚
These are Absinthe Aphids that I had on a Wormwood plant at a previous home.
I thought they were amazing, (and so did the Ladybirds and Blue Tits 😊)
A pale green stem, with some deeply cut leaves attached, of a Wormwood plant. On the stem are lots of little Absinthe Aphids. They're a pale grey colour but with black blotches and spots and a spike on their bums.
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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A big self-seeded Borage popped up this year 💙
It's far better than any I grew myself, it's grown huge and is still flowering now 💙
I'm getting more and more convinced that direct sowing and just scattering seeds about is the way to go 😂
What would nature do?
#MHHSBD
A Borage plant with several blue star-like flowers with black centres. The plant is growing against a fence. Seeds available from www.jemimasgarden.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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I've been drying oranges ready for something I make for Yule time🍊
You're going to have to take my word for it, but they smell amazing 💛
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Dried orange slices in a stainless steel bowl. They smell wonderful 😊🍊🧡
October 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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There's a lovely large flock of Jackdaws and Rooks in the village and every evening they have a fly round before they decide where to roost for the night 🖤
If I'm awake I sometimes see them do the same thing early in the morning just before dawn 🖤
I do love the corvids 😊
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October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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After the storm 😊
View from the bedroom window this morning - the cows seem to be producing their own rainbow 😁
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To the left of the photo there is a strip of green leaves from a huge ash tree. Beyond this are two grass fields bisected by a barely visible path. In the left hand field are some cows, most of which are black although there is also a black and white one and two with rich reddish-brown coats. The sky is a dull grey but from behind the cows there is a small rainbow reaching skywards. There are some telegraph poles and three wires carrying phone lines crossing the scene. In the foreground are some shrubs and smaller trees. This is the view from our bedroom window so of course I've avoided including all the less scenic bits like our old shed with a tarpaulin over its roof and next door's cement mixer but I feel very lucky to wake up here each morning 😂
October 5, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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That was a wild and scary night 😱
#StormAmy
Things have mostly survived, runner beans and sunflowers taken a bit of a battering 🤨
We've had a Goldfinch feeding from my Meadowsweet seeds this morning which is a first as I didn't know they liked to eat them 😊
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A Goldfinch perched on some dried stems of a Meadowsweet plant eating the Meadowsweet seeds. It's not the best photo as it was taken through a window on a very windy day. There are other plant stems obscuring the view of the bird. Goldfinches have a bright red face just behind their beaks, followed by a white stripe then a black stripe onto their head. They have black tips to their wings with white and yellow markings. Meadowsweet seeds available from our shop at www.jemimasgarden.co.uk, (to plant rather than feed to the Goldfinches) >😊
October 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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LAST DAY OF OUR SUPER SEPTEMBER SALE!
25% OFF ALL SINGLE PACKETS
Ends midnight tonight 30/09/25
Simply enter SSS25 into the coupon code box in the shopping basket
Stock up now for next spring or for presents -
Go on, give your wildlife a treat 😊
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Here's an ambitious bunny 😊
September 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Now's a really good time to sow Yellow Rattle seeds.
We have fresh seed from this year's harvest available in various pack sizes.
If you're quick you can buy them in our sale, (25% off), until midnight 30th September 2025
Simply enter SSS25 into the coupon code box 😊
#MHHSBD
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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We've had a lot to do indoors the last few days so we've just had a quick wander to blow the cobwebs away 😊
Interesting clouds this evening and we made a quick diversion to the bunny field to see who was about -
five brown bunnies of varying sizes & one black one
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A recently cut grassy field that slopes uphill away from you. At the top there is a cow on the horizon and an interesting clowd that looks like it has emerged from the ground just over the hill. The cloud is backlit by the late evening sun and the sky beyond is a pale blue. A rough grass field with a stone wall beyond. There are five brown rabbits in a group in the field and one black one.
September 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT OF OUR SUPER SEPTEMBER SALE!
25% OFF ALL SINGLE PACKETS (inc. Meadow Mixes) Ends midnight 30th September 2025
Simply enter SSS25 into the coupon code box in the shopping basket
PLUS free shipping on orders over £25 and free Phacelia seeds over £10.
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Two furry insects, (a Hoverfly and a Bumblebee), enjoying feeding from a yellow Elecampane flower. The flower has yellow, long petals and a brighter yellow centre. The background is mainly green trees and shrubs. A small Moth on a white and yellow Ox-eye Daisy flower. The background is of blurry green leaves. A White Butterfly feeding from a purple Field Scabious flower. Blue Butterfly and Bee feeding from pink and deep red Pot Marjoram flowers. The background is of green leaves.
September 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM