The Garden

𓍊𓋼𓍊𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊𓋼

[ginges-garden]

Welcome To The Garden

We're based in the West Suffolk countryside;

My garden, the local park and the wider town areas have wonderful clay soil. An abundance of wild forage available, beautiful willow arches and many safe havens for our beloved British wildlife.

You'll sometimes see further afield whenever I travel. Cambridge University Botanical Gardens and a few local nature reserves are regulars here!

I love to bake with the produce from my garden and foraging, as well as crafting with it too. I am still very much an amateur, but I love learning about everything I can do with my garden and life to help out all our wildlife and our planet.

@ginge-bread is my main account for just plain me, rather than the rambling plant nerd me <3

[forest-woman]

Interested in building a whimsical and peaceful life.

[ginges-garden]

I spy with my little eye 🦊

[birthdaylobotomy]

maybe if we, as a society, spent more time in gardens things wouldn’t be like this

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The crazy tulip lady is back, unfortunately my other bed isn't doing so well :(

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Unfortunately my grandparents have both been very unwell for the last year, but annoyingly enough, their garden still looks absolutely beautiful

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Not quite the typical gardening post here, but as the potholes are still being ignored, someone took advantage of the free planters covering the roads

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The snowdrops are out at lonely bench, as we call this particular area of the park

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Spring is showing its signs of arrival. I have these beautiful daffodils out in my front garden, as well as a few crocus blooming in the back garden

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Sorry for the lack of updates here, there's not much to do with the garden in winter, especially with us having lots of snow and hard frosts in the last few weeks. Spring equinox is on the 10th of march, so the garden and the park will hopefully be back to their beautiful blooming selves soon.

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The willow arch I helped to make looks so pretty in the snow, unfortunately we didn't quite finish it before the latest cold snap came, so it'll have to wait a week or two now

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My tomatoes have finally started to ripen

[copepods]

i like working at plant store. sometimes you ring up someone and there's a slug on their plant and so you're like "Oh haha you've got a friend there let me get that for you" and you put the slug on your hand for safekeeping but then its really busy and you dont have time to take the slug outside before the next customer in line so you just have a slug chilling on your hand for 15 minutes. really makes you feel at peace with nature. also it means sometimes i get to say my favorite line which is "would you like this free slug with your purchase"

[copepods]

@holyknuckled you get it. lterally what are we here on earth for if not to occasionally impose gastropods upon unsuspecting customers. this story is delightful

[lintubintu]

@holyknuckled like that?

[holyknuckled]

oh? my god???

yeah, Exactly like that

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A comma came to visit the garden, sadly the poor thing is missing a chunk of its left wing

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The ladybirds and butterflies are loving the garden and despite the blurry photo, three red kites were circling above the garden!!

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My blackberry is coming into fruit very early this year, I've gotten 129 grams off of it already...

There'll be lots of blackberry jam this year

[cpahlow]