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P.S. Swipe to see different these beautiful #PaintedLadyButterfly! . UK is experiencing once-in-a-decade influx of painted lady butterflies, the last was in 2008. I've been preparing for this event by planting #Buddlejas, #VerbenaBonariensis, #Lavender and a whole lot more. At one point #mygarden was filled with more than 50 butterflies! . #nature #naturelover #naturephotography #naturephoto #photographylover #flowers #flowerstagram #lily #insects #insectsofinstagram #insect_perfection #butterfly #paintedladybutterfly #macro #best_macros #macrophotography #macroworldmania #macro_photography #macrolife #macro_experience #instamacro #macro_creature_feature #macro_vision #macro_friends #macro_world (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0iLvmaAOEu/?igshid=1jttw0dfj9zeu

P.S. Swipe to see different colours of flower from the same plant! . My latest addition to #mygarden is this eyecatching #Geranium Splish Splash!. Every flower is different in colour and even the seeds too! Some seedlings will be all blue, others white and the rest randomly marked with blue. 😻😻😻 . This geranium is very eyecatching, with the white flowers being speckled, splashed or blotched randomly with blue. This is caused by a genetic condition and so each plant is different. A member of the meadow cranesbills, it is easy to grow and very hardy. This is usually sold as Geranium pratense var. striatumand the name 'Splish Splash' is a commercial one, but the plants are both the same! It seeds about gently providing an infinite number of colour variations. . #flower #flowers #floweroftheday #flowerporn #flowerp #blooms #flowermagic #bloom #petal #petals #nature #beautiful #love #pretty #plants #blossom #sopretty #spring #summer #flowerstagram #flowersofinstagram #flowerstyles_gf #amazing #trees #tree #green #beauty #photooftheday (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbMEIYg2p4/?igshid=1qjwges37dfln

P.S Don't forget to swipe left to see the picking video. . For me it is such a great life pleasure to be able to pick your own grown #raspberry and eat them right at the plant. They are ready to pick when the fruit just popped off the plant whilst pulling with minimal force. Looks like I will have fresh #raspberries all summer. Thanks to the #bees for making this possible. That also mean no plastic packing from the supermarkets. 😻😻😻 . I have two Raspberry 'Glen Ample' plants (Summer fruiting) in #mygarden. During #Autumn, I will prune off this year fruiting canes. New canes to just 5 to 7 canes to ensure good crop next year. To extend the growing season I perhaps should plant one Autumn fruiting variety like Raspberry 'Polka'. . Raspberry 'Glen Ample' (Summer Fruiting) - an exceptional, high-yielding, mid season variety that produces a heavy crop between late June and late July. Just five of the large, deep red, berries can weigh as much as 30gm (1oz)! The tasty fruit holds well without spoiling and the spine free canes make easy picking. The large, succulent berries are excellent eaten fresh or from frozen. @thompsonmorgan1855 . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzYA77cA4AR/?igshid=ixz4lbixxsaw

Oh my word! I can count up to 5 #PaintedLady at one point on my Brachyglottis 'Sunshine' which has just come into bloom! I've just managed to catch this beauty drinking nectar. 😻😻😻 . The #PaintedLady is a long-distance migrant, which causes the most spectacular butterfly migrations observed in Britain and Ireland. Each year, it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonising mainland Europe and reaching Britain and Ireland. In some years it is an abundant #butterfly, frequenting gardens and other flowery places in late summer. . This species is unable to over-winter in any part of the UK and re-colonies each year from mainland Europe, sometimes in spectacular numbers. They can often be seen congregating in areas of thistles, which serve as both a food plant for caterpillars and a nectar source for the adults. The peak immigration usually occurs in June, and adults can be seen until October or November, but there appears to be no reverse migration south in autumn. @savebutterflies . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzQGRpNg1mQ/?igshid=1o3izng62nx1

I so enjoy the strong musky clove scent from these white blooms off my #RamblingRose #RamblingRector planted in 2017 purchased from @david_austin_roses. I have two Clematis growing from each end and so hopefully it will support each other. . It bears large heads of small, semi-double, creamy white flowers, which eventually fade to white. Each flower exhibits a cluster of pretty yellow stamens. They have a powerful musky clove scent and are produced in great abundance on strong, dense, twiggy growth. The flowers are followed by masses of small hips in the autumn. . Ramblers produce masses of small to medium-sized flowers held in large bunches, making them ideal for creating dramatic effect. With their height and flexibility they have a multitude of different uses: covering buildings and various garden structures, as well as rambling through trees. Although the majority of varieties are not repeat-flowering, many produce beautiful hips bringing autumnal colour and food for #wildlife. They can also be used as support for other climbers, such as Clematis viticella. . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzI3GYPgRBK/?igshid=djgkul3lho2s

P.S Do swipe left to see the #bee in action! . We bought this #Honeysuckle Golden Trumpet in 2016 from @thompsonmorgan1855 and it didn't really produce a lot of flowers in the last 2 years. This year, it is covered in flowers and the #bees just can't get enough of it. I love the colour of the flowers and can't wait for the red berries. 😻😻😻 . Clusters of vivid yellow blooms tip the twining stems of Lonicera 'Golden Trumpet' from June to August. A cultivar of Lonicera x brownii, this appealing Honeysuckle is delicately fragrant, producing glossy red berries that replace the blooms as they fade. With its bright tropical colour, this vigorous climber makes a lovely choice for an exotic planting scheme, climbing over arbours, pergolas or trained onto trellis. @thompsonmorgan1855 . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/By7IcxpAyPg/?igshid=18aorl8u255mp

I fell in love with these #GeraniumIbericum in my neighbour's garden 2 years ago and they gave me a few cuttings! In 2019, it has produced so much flowers and a perfect grow cover for my rose! I've paired it up with Hedgerow cranesbill (pink flowers) and there are two seedlings of Meadow cranesbill (violet flowers) that hopefully will flower soon! They are swamped with #bees! 😻😻😻 . #Geranium ibericum is a useful plant for ground cover, particularly in dry sites. It forms a dense mat of coarse, greyish, palmate leaves, from which arise stems up to around a foot high bearing clusters of flat-faced deep blue flowers with darker veins. These are borne throughout summer and into autumn. @theseedsite.co.uk . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byw4E70gjy8/?igshid=7tc69ojt19qi

My #ClimbingHydrangea planted in 2014 is covered in flowers! It has really gone banana with me feeling it with the banana peels! The #bees kept coming for it's nectar and pollen! 😻😻😻 . A star plant, this climbing #Hydrangea thrives in some of the most shady, inhospitable areas of the garden. Slow to establish, it will eventually romp along a wall or fence, clinging by aerial roots. Its almost heart-shaped, dark green leaves turn yellow in autumn, and masses of showy, lacy, white flowerheads appear in late spring and early summer. @crocus.co.uk . Native to Asia, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) is a vigorous, large, deciduous climber that clings by aerial rootlets along the stems. Masses of fragrant white flowers held in flattened clusters, appear in late spring to early summer. Resembling lacecap flowers, each cluster consists of tiny, creamy-white to greenish-yellow fertile flowers in the center surrounded by a ring of showy white sterile flowers. Unfurling in spring, the foliage of heart-shaped, shiny, rich dark green leaves, keeps its fresh look throughout the summer and turns golden-yellow in the fall. Exposed in winter, the trunk is equally attractive with its reddish brown exfoliating bark on mature stems, adding a much needed splash of color in the winter landscape. An extremely versatile vine with year-round interest which looks terrific climbing up a wall as it clothes it with its pretty foliage and delicate lacecap flowers. A very popular and elegant landscape plant. @gardenia.net . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byptv3nAlxB/?igshid=r6sg8664tgcm

My #ClimbingHydrangea planted in 2014 is covered in flowers! It has really gone banana with me feeling it with the banana peels! The #bees kept coming for it's nectar and pollen! 😻😻😻 . A star plant, this climbing #Hydrangea thrives in some of the most shady, inhospitable areas of the garden. Slow to establish, it will eventually romp along a wall or fence, clinging by aerial roots. Its almost heart-shaped, dark green leaves turn yellow in autumn, and masses of showy, lacy, white flowerheads appear in late spring and early summer. @crocus.co.uk . Native to Asia, Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea) is a vigorous, large, deciduous climber that clings by aerial rootlets along the stems. Masses of fragrant white flowers held in flattened clusters, appear in late spring to early summer. Resembling lacecap flowers, each cluster consists of tiny, creamy-white to greenish-yellow fertile flowers in the center surrounded by a ring of showy white sterile flowers. Unfurling in spring, the foliage of heart-shaped, shiny, rich dark green leaves, keeps its fresh look throughout the summer and turns golden-yellow in the fall. Exposed in winter, the trunk is equally attractive with its reddish brown exfoliating bark on mature stems, adding a much needed splash of color in the winter landscape. An extremely versatile vine with year-round interest which looks terrific climbing up a wall as it clothes it with its pretty foliage and delicate lacecap flowers. A very popular and elegant landscape plant. @gardenia.net . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByptNdwgSJo/?igshid=udpitkwbahvh

3rd year of fruiting for my #blackberry bush! There are so many flowers this year and the #bees just love them! Can't wait for the fruits! 😻😻😻 The foxglove have self seemed nicely in front of the #blackberry too. 🤣🤣🤣 . Perfect for the smaller garden, British-bred blackberry 'Loch Ness' produces its firm, glossy-black, conical fruits on short, upright, thornless canes. This heavy cropper is capable of producing up to 3.6kg of fruit per blackberry bush that can be harvested from mid-August until the first frosts. #Blackberries are quick to establish and easy to grow, rewarding you with flavoursome fruits to add to desserts or make your own jams. @thompsonmorgan1855 . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXrUb3AOKW/?igshid=2m94svfmg788

This year I've created a flower buffet for pollinating #insects. I love these #Nemophila Baby Blue Eyes. There's even one that is white. I suspect there's a gene missing. They are gorgeous, charming, easy to grow, dwarf plants that are ideal for borders, containers and edging. . Other plants in the background in clockwise are Erigeron karvinskianus, #Aubrieta blue and Saxifraga Toran Lime Green. . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByN5kozAzMg/?igshid=u6bwgsgvsder

Till date, I've been growing plants mainly for #wildlife. Due to my recent addiction to #radishes, I've decided to grow some #radish. The ones available in my supermarket are rather small tuber so I've picked these #RadishRiesenbutter seeds from #Lidl to give it a try. 😻😻😻 . I've planted them on 21 May 2019. Within two weeks they have all germinated and I've thinned them out. They are going to be large summer tubers. 😻😻😻 Can't wait screaming with excitement. . Fresh radishes straight from the garden are delicious. Radish 'Riesenbutter' (Raphanus sativus) is a radish with tender flesh that does not tend to go soft. 'Riesenbutter' grows rapidly and is a guaranteed success for any gardener. After four to six weeks the delicious and healthy radishes can be harvested. Radishes are vegetables that thrive almost anywhere. Riesenbutter is a very popular variety with large, crimson roots. @bakker.com . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardening101 #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #growyourown #growyourownfood #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardeningaddict #mygarden #greenfatfingersradish #vegetableseeds #vegetablesalad (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByLKo_JAire/?igshid=1klzou1ouy3yd

Ps. Dont forget to swipe left to see all the colours. 😻😻😻 . Hey peeps, it's time for #greenfatfingersclematis update. This time our #Clematis 'Wedding Day' is in full bloom. Last year it did flower early and some flowers were green. This year, they opens up greenish and turned pure white. Just like my #WeddingDay. 😻😻😻 . This is a must for the happy couple. They will remember their wedding day from this plant every time they see it in flower in their garden. Happy memories, Happy days! Their seed head will look lovely as dried flowers. Initially green but turned golden. 😻😻😻 . It produces large, creamy white flowers with deep pink anthers are produced from May and June, followed by a second flush in September. The large flowers, which are produced in abundance on this beautiful climber. Early flowers often have an attractive green bar on the petals. Great for growing up a sunny wall or fence. @crocus.co.uk . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByDJ8c9gXKP/?igshid=vtot1jhgzkzd

Oh my word! I have been trying to grow #Ipomoea or commonly known as #MorningGlory in Scotland and to no success till date. This time I ensure they are kept in the greenhouse and kept warm. They have started to flower! Look at the deep purple! I will plant out one pot in June to see how it copes with the weather. With global warming, I might just be able to grow them well in Scotland. They hate root disturbance. Once planted in the ground, do not move them. Can't wait for summer of deep purple blooms! . 'Kniola's Black', also known as 'Kniola's or Knowlian´s Black Knight' is one of the darkest of all #Ipomoea varieties available. It blooms with the most stunning dark velvety purple-black flowers, each with cerise throats. This extremely carefree and free-blooming climber will bloom early and load itself with masses of attractive dark purple-black flowers all summer long. Ipomoea are very easy to grow and fast to flower, all they require is a warm sunny position and well drained soil. The buds are long and tightly furled, but as the morning sunshine reaches them, they can be watched steadily unfolding themselves, trumpet shaped flowers. Extremely attractive to #bees and butterflies, each flower lasts only a day, but others follow in quick succession. In a good summer the plants will reach 3 metres tall, they give height to the border and are perfect for covering arbors, trellises and fences. Try them with lighter coloured morning glory varieties for an even more stunning effect. @seedaholic.com . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx4NIYBAnhP/?igshid=6q1kmgx3tew1

Wishing everyone a Happy #WorldBeeDay. My lovely #Cotoneaster Horizontalis is in full bloom and it is covered with #bees. 🐝🐝🐝 I think you can hear from the background. 😻😻😻 . What's the buzz about World Bee Day? @bbc #Bees are so vital to the health of our planet that they have their own day. World Bee Day takes place on 20 May and is designed to spread awareness of the significance of bees. This year World Bee Day will highlight that 17 species of bees have been lost from eastern England and 25 more are threatened in the area. . The glossy dark green leaves of this small, spreading, deciduous shrub are studded with tiny, pinkish-white flowers in May, followed by bright red autumn berries. The leaves turn orange-red before they fall. The branches form a pretty herringbone pattern, which means the plant looks stunning grown flat against a wall. It is also an excellent groundcover plant for a sunny border. This cotoneaster is listed in schedule 9 of wildlife and countryside act (1981) It is allowed to be planted and contained in private gardens. Though it is banned from being planted in the wild. @crocus.co.uk . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxuen8ShE_M/?igshid=1xxw6gfstibdf

Hey peeps, it's time for #greenfatfingersclematis update. Our beautiful #Clematis Montana var. Grandiflora also known as White Anemone Clematis is in full bloom. After 3 years of training up, over and around the Arbour, we have finally achieved the effect we wanted. It is currently filling the air with a slight fragrant makes seating at the Arbour heavenly. The #bees seems to love it too. Thanks to @crocus.co.uk for producing such a strong healthy plant. 😻😻😻. . Glistening and shining like stars in the sunlight, award-winning Clematis montana var. grandiflora is a very large deciduous climber with single, pristine white flowers, adorned with bright yellow centers. Blooming from late spring to early summer, and occasionally later, the blooms are so profuse that they generally cover the trifoliate, dark green leaves. This extremely vigorous clematis is excellent for training over a pergola or covering an unsightly wall, fence or garden shed. . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxpxsF6Js0k/?igshid=jizniwpg02wm

These #GeumBorisii looks so amazing next to my #AuriniaSaxatilis also known as Gold Basket really brings out the colours. 😻😻😻 . Brilliant, terracotta-orange, single flowers with prominent yellow stamens across are held on upright stems among rosettes of pretty, scalloped leaves from early to late summer. This vigorous perennial will quickly form a pretty carpet that looks equally at home in a cottage-style garden, a rock garden or in gravel. They makes slowly spreading clumps of rich green, roundish, hairy leaves. The single flowers are an unusual shade of rich orange-red, very vivid against the bold foliage. Early, and sometimes late summer. . #gardenersofinstagram #gardeninglovers #gardeningphoto #gardening #gardeningisfun #gardeninglife #gardeningtips #gardeninglove #gardeningtime #gardening101 #gardeningfun #gardening_feature #gardeningday #gardener #garden #gardeningmakesmehappy #gardeningideas #gardening4pleasure #gardeningtherapy #gardeningislife #gardenlife #gardeningclass #gardens #gardeningaddict #flowers #wildlifeconservation #mygarden #geum (at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxiF8-MBIuh/?igshid=1c4zg1viz0s7o

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