The Chatty Gardener
@ChattyGardener
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Cotswold award-winning journalist & gardener. Blog of the Year finalist. Plants, books, singing, family, friends & gin make my world tick. #CheeringUpMondays
United Kingdom
Joined September 2015
This account is now paused. For #CheeringUpMondays and general garden chat, do follow me elsewhere - same handle - or sign up to my blog (link in bio). RTs welcome. #gardening
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RT @papaver: I’m unlikely to be around so much on here going forward - I’m heading towards bluer skies. 🦋
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RT @WarioArgento: When you have lost the Clifton Suspension Bridge you have lost the country.
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I've been looking back over the tomato crop this year and assessing the varieties I was sent to trial. (Ad Given seed to test but not paid.). There were some hits - and some misses. You can read more on my blog: . #Gardening
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There could be only one choice for this week's Monday flower. Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay
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RT @susie_dent: Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.
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New blog: Do you know someone who wants to start gardening but doesn't know where to begin? I've been reading a book that could help. (#Ad Given review copy, not paid.) Read my review on the blog - link in bio. #gardening #books
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A throwback to May's @MalvernShows for today's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on my blog - link in bio. #gardening #MondayMotivation
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New blog: I've been sorting out a rather wild corner of the garden with a cordless brushcutter from @STIHL_GB (#ad). Read my review on the blog - link in my bio. #gardening
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This week's #CheeringUpMondays bloom is late to flower but worth the wait. #gifted by Peter Nyssen. More: . #MondayMotivation #dahlias
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I've been putting pots from @Britishpots to the test. Read more on the blog - link in bio. #ad #gardening
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One of the garden's deceptive flowers for today's #CheeringUpMondays They may look delicate but they are tough. More here: . #MondayMotivation #gardening
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Do you make a Christmas wreath? I've been finding out about wreaths for other times of year. (#ad review copy. No payment.). 'A Year of Flower Wreath's by Malin Björkholm is a step-by-step guide to creating floral decorations. Review: #books #gardening
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A mystery hedychium for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More on my blog: . #gardening #MondayMotivation
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How do you feel about chrysanthemums? #ad (Review copy, no payment.). Reading the latest book by @NaomiSlade, it seems their time may have come. Read my review: . 📷 by Georgianna Lane .#books @PavilionBooks #gardening
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Today's #CheeringUpMondays flower is something spotted at the Malvern Autumn Show. I love this type of dahlias - like children's windmills - and the sunny yellow is perfect for getting the week off to a good start. Dahlia 'Izarra' seen on @ProctorsNursery display. @MalvernShows
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Another miserable start to the day so one of my favourite daffs for this week's #CheeringUpMondays flower. More here: I started my bulb planting at the weekend. How's yours going?. #gardening
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Given the weather this week, this book is apt. How to garden in the face of weather extremes by @BadlyBehavedOne Read my review here: . #Gardening #Books
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