Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱

With every passing day, the decision of Starmer and his cabinet a) not to join the Iranian war b) to delay access to bases looks wiser and wiser. Trump’s press conference last night shows he has no real idea what the objectives are and its duration is arbitrary.

Cool Oak tree from Lullingstone Country Park #ThickTrunkTuesday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening

My very happy place

I’m in my happy place #LoveMowing

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening

A lush garden landscape featuring vibrant purple flowers in the foreground, dense shrubs, and tall trees with bare branches against a clear blue sky.

Yellow and white flowers in bloom on a shrub against a backdrop of trees and a clear blue sky.

A scenic view of a forest with a tall magnolia tree in bloom. White flowers are visible on the branches, and a clear blue sky is in the background. The ground is covered with leaves and grass.

A vibrant pink camellia flower in full bloom, surrounded by lush green leaves and additional buds in various stages of opening. Sunlight highlights the textures and layers of the petals.

The Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park is bursting into life after the long winter months 🌺

🌱 the autumn toad lily I've moved 3 times in 2 states
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Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’ After oil prices surged on Monday the US president sought – and failed - to offer a clear vision for when the largest US intervention in the Middle East in years will end At one of the most consequential moments of his two terms in office, wartime president Donald Trump on Monday delivered a vague and contradictory forecast for how long the United States will continue to fight in Iran and what the ultimate goal of the US military campaign there will be. With oil hovering above $100 a barrel for much of Monday and Middle Eastern allies fearing a further tumble into regional conflict, Trump appeared in Doral, Florida with the mission of calming global markets and reassuring skittish allies that he has a clear vision for how to end the largest US intervention in the Middle East since the Iraq war. Continue reading...

Vague and contradictory Trump says Iran war ‘won’, but not ‘won enough’

Pale pink six petalled Hellebore with dark purple at the centre and creamy large stamens

This 'Sugar Plum' Hellebore flower decided it wasn't content with the usual 5 sepally-petally thing & opted for 7 instead! #GardensHour 🌱

In one word ‘digging’ 🪏

#GardensHour

Hello and welcome to #GardensHour

What have you been up to in the garden this week? What jobs are on your to do list?

Bit of fun if you fancy it, comment below with ONE word to describe your gardening week 👇

Field of sweet violets at University of Kent #WildflowerHour #SignsofSpring

🌱💜💛 Today's Crocus tommasinianus. Yes the species is somewhat weedy & reseeds everywhere - but such welcome Winter color! Often thinner in mowed turf but individuals can really bulk up if seed lands in a less disturbed bed. Lots of pleasing variation in seedlings.😎 Iridaceae

We’re blessed with good quality soil that rakes really nicely

Tories and Reform on the right side of public opinion again then 🙄

Monday blues
Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign', a good clear blue

A new design has been chosen, so it’s time to begin the renovation of our centre beds. All the plants were removed, protecting the ones worth keeping, and then some leaf compost was dug into the soil. Finally it’s the fun part getting the soil profile correct.

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening

A golden weeping willow in the park near the community centre (Clarence Lido, for those who know)

Blue sky and a willow weeping gold 🌱🌳

#BlueSkyMonday #Spring #Trees #ECK

Great to see the Ceanothus starting to flower #BlueMonday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

#MondayBlues are my gorgeous Ipheion aka starflowers. They are the tiniest of bulbs that reliably come back every year in their large pot. 💙

#BlueMonday #Flowers #Gardening #Plants #GulfOfMexico #Spring #FlowerReport

Yellow flowers of Lesser Celandine, Ficaria verna

Small blue flowers of Green Alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens

Small blue Speedwell flowers

Pale yellow Primrose flowers surrounded by brown leaf litter

Four #SignsOfSpring brightening up a roadside in Cambridge this week; Lesser Celandine, Green Alkanet, Speedwell and Primrose 💛💙
#UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Gloomy start of the week, so how about a picture of a Hyacinth I look last week. #MagentaMonday

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling

A pink camellia flower in bloom.

Good morning! ✨
Another week is starting, and it looks like we will mainly have sunny weather. Perfect for the plants and the mood. 🌱
Have a marvellous Monday!

Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) reading: “Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace. ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!President DJT”

Trump is insulting all those, including British families, worried about his illegal war driving up their energy bills.

Enough is enough. Keir Starmer must show Trump the UK won’t be pushed around and call off the King’s state visit.

Monday already and it’s a bit grey so have some sunny crocus to brighten your day 🌱 #Bloomscrolling

Bellis perennis, perennial English daisy, in pink with a yellow centre

Fresh! 🌱

#MacroMonday #Bloomscrolling #PinkMon #ColorADay #EastCoastKin

Yellow gives way to pink in St James’s Park @theroyalparks.bsky.social @thorneyisland.bsky.social #theroyalparksguild #StJames’sPark #blossom #spring

Beautiful pure white, cup shaped flowers on bare branches of a Magnolia tree. The sky behind is clear blue.

🌱 #BlueskyMonday
It’s Magnolia season and the flowers look stunning against the blue sky we saw last week. Sadly it doesn’t look like we will see much this week! Still the flowers will be there.

What’s more #SundayYellow than a daff 💛🌼🌞🌼💛
Blooming at a time of year when we are desperate for some brightness 🔆 #Narcissi #daffodils

Wood anemone in woodland after rain.

I have been practicing saying anemone for a while to be ready to welcome the wood anemones which appeared this week just in time for #WildflowerHour