Shelley
@shelleyxgardens.bsky.social
Irish, living in Limerick. Love family and friends, growing flowers for pollinators. Followed 100% of the day by Ruby and Oscar, the springer spaniels. History, politics, rugby and current affairs are all discussed at our dinner table!
🌱🌱 a good week in Limerick has given dahlias and roses a bit of a second summer
September 29, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌱🌱 a good week in Limerick has given dahlias and roses a bit of a second summer
Paddy Power today
September 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Paddy Power today
Paddy Power today
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Paddy Power today
🌱 Summer, specifically August
August 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
🌱 Summer, specifically August
It's been raining all day so I've brought some of the garden inside 🌱
July 31, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It's been raining all day so I've brought some of the garden inside 🌱
🌱🌱 My new dahlia ... blown away by the colour
July 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🌱🌱 My new dahlia ... blown away by the colour
July in my garden. Worth all the mulching and trips for horse manure in the rain and cold of November in County Limerick!
July 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
July in my garden. Worth all the mulching and trips for horse manure in the rain and cold of November in County Limerick!
Oops sorry penstemon!!
June 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Oops sorry penstemon!!
Hydrangea doing really well in a half barrel and the first sweet pea🌱🌱
June 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Hydrangea doing really well in a half barrel and the first sweet pea🌱🌱
🌱 some items from the garden today! Purple French beans in flower, broccoli ready to eat, penstemon "apple blossom", Rosa Sexy Rexy and ... dahlias!
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🌱 some items from the garden today! Purple French beans in flower, broccoli ready to eat, penstemon "apple blossom", Rosa Sexy Rexy and ... dahlias!
Bought this rose as a "hospital case" bare root in Mr Price for €1.99 last April - bred from the famous Peace rose, which were everywhere in the 50s and 60s before they went out of fashion. Peace had a glorious scent ..... and so has this little rose. But sadly I don't know it's name🌱🌱
June 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Bought this rose as a "hospital case" bare root in Mr Price for €1.99 last April - bred from the famous Peace rose, which were everywhere in the 50s and 60s before they went out of fashion. Peace had a glorious scent ..... and so has this little rose. But sadly I don't know it's name🌱🌱
🌱 Red rosa dame de coure, pale is rosa blue moon, pink is rosa sexy rexy and orange rosa just joey. In the middle is rosa thomas á beckett which is dark pink but a late one to flower. Enjoy your weekend gardening folks!
June 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🌱 Red rosa dame de coure, pale is rosa blue moon, pink is rosa sexy rexy and orange rosa just joey. In the middle is rosa thomas á beckett which is dark pink but a late one to flower. Enjoy your weekend gardening folks!
🌱 Rosa Just Joey. Hybrid shrub rose with an old fashioned scent. It's bred from Rosa Fragrant Cloud, hence the pretty scent
June 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
🌱 Rosa Just Joey. Hybrid shrub rose with an old fashioned scent. It's bred from Rosa Fragrant Cloud, hence the pretty scent
We should start a "no weed suppressant fabric" club. I have a 12' long front border which had only common geranium/cranesbill growing through the fabric. Years, broken nails, a saw and a Stanley knife and inch by inch I reclaimed the bed
May 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We should start a "no weed suppressant fabric" club. I have a 12' long front border which had only common geranium/cranesbill growing through the fabric. Years, broken nails, a saw and a Stanley knife and inch by inch I reclaimed the bed
🌱🌱 I've never known such a long spell of sunshine. No rain for a month in County Limerick. I'll really miss that blue sky and morning coffee in the garden!
May 19, 2025 at 9:17 PM
🌱🌱 I've never known such a long spell of sunshine. No rain for a month in County Limerick. I'll really miss that blue sky and morning coffee in the garden!
I'll miss seeing this blue sky! No rain for a month in Limerick, but is expected this evening
May 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I'll miss seeing this blue sky! No rain for a month in Limerick, but is expected this evening
🌱🌱 clematis Hagley Hybrid, Rosa Dame de Coure and the amazing Albertine xxx
May 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🌱🌱 clematis Hagley Hybrid, Rosa Dame de Coure and the amazing Albertine xxx
🌱 Happy Easter and have a wonderful weekend in your garden. Here's the oak tree just beside our house, looking gorgeous
April 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🌱 Happy Easter and have a wonderful weekend in your garden. Here's the oak tree just beside our house, looking gorgeous
🌱 the appearance of the astrantias and astilbes in the shady border is a relief! You need to look closely!
April 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🌱 the appearance of the astrantias and astilbes in the shady border is a relief! You need to look closely!
🌱 noisy crows nest building at the top of our old oak tree
April 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🌱 noisy crows nest building at the top of our old oak tree
🌱🌱 help please! What should I do here? E.g. empty the container and separate out the lily bulbs into new pots?
April 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🌱🌱 help please! What should I do here? E.g. empty the container and separate out the lily bulbs into new pots?
🌱 daffodils to meet you in the morning
February 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🌱 daffodils to meet you in the morning
Hey ... hoping that stitches come out tomorrow. He's in great form but hates being left alone 😔 thank you so much for getting in touch
February 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Hey ... hoping that stitches come out tomorrow. He's in great form but hates being left alone 😔 thank you so much for getting in touch
