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Jean E Teall

@finchduck

Gardener, watcher of wildlife, reader, cake baker, European πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί, πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦, she/her, LGBTQ Ally πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ, Charlie Cat's servant🐈, retired Uni Admin. Wrestling S.A.D. South Berkshire, UK

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This crown imperial has popped up unexpectedly. I love the colour. In a pot planted last year. Only one to survive. #Mygarden #Gardening

06.03.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Crocuses drinking in the sunshine. #Gardening #Mygarden

05.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heather providing sustenance for bees. At Wisley different varieties seemed more attractive than others. #Gardening #Bees

04.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Visited Wisley yesterday. Haven't been for a while. We had a lovely day - beautiful, inspiring, and informative.

04.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heather providing sustenance for bees. At Wisley different varieties seemed more attractive than others. #Gardening #Bees

04.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Inspired by RHS Wisley's Heather Landscape I want more Ericas in my woodland/heathland edge garden. Noted which ones had the most bees on them. Now to source them. #Gardening #MyGarden

03.03.2026 22:30 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a lovely day at RHS Wisley today. Photo of a striking colour combination. #Gardening

03.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Friends and relations will be gifted the ones growing in the gravel of the drive.

02.03.2026 22:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Primroses lit up by spring sunshine. They proliferate happily around my woodland garden. #Gardenshour #Gardening #MyGarden

02.03.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spent a happy afternoon down and dirty, digging a muddy hole. Most enjoyable! #Gardening #Mygarden

02.03.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Saw a Brimstone butterfly and Hairy Footed Flower bees on our primroses today. They move too fast so here's a photo of Charlie Cat sitting still on a primrose instead! #mygarden #Gardening #Cats #Spring

02.03.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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St David's Day daffs. 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Gardening #mygarden

01.03.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Garden waking up. Blooms popping out all over. First insects buzzing about. Saw the first Hairy Footed Flower bee yesterday. Lovely! #sixonsaturday #Mygarden #Gardening

28.02.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of six butterfly photographs in soft green light: a small tortoiseshell on pink oregano flowers, a peacock butterfly on lavender, a meadow brown on clover, a white butterfly on purple blooms, a red admiral on lavender, and another white butterfly among green stems.

Collage of six butterfly photographs in soft green light: a small tortoiseshell on pink oregano flowers, a peacock butterfly on lavender, a meadow brown on clover, a white butterfly on purple blooms, a red admiral on lavender, and another white butterfly among green stems.

A Chumash legend tells that when the Earth was created the Great Spirit adorned the dark mountains with small colourful stones. The South Wind, marvelling at their beauty, breathed life into them. They grew wings, fluttered away and became the first butterflies. #FolkloreThursday

26.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There really is a lot of colour to be found in winter plantings like these at Kew Gardens. Lots of perfume around too. #Gardening

24.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Pixie" - the first blooms from last Autumn's bulb planting. Whoop! #Gardenhour #Gardening #Mygarden

23.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Royal Botanic Garden Kew's orchid festival highlighting Chinese orchids. Visited today. Huge dragon - made out of plant material. #Gardening #Orchids #Kew

23.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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So enjoyed an afternoon of gardening today. Birds were singing and Spring was springing. #Gardening #Mygarden #Spring

22.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Daffodils standing up resilient, despite being dirt spattered due to the incessant rain. Be more daffodil! #Gardening #Mygarden

17.02.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Snowdrops are normal for February in Berkshire, UK. This year it is the sunshine that isn't!

16.02.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Snowdrops and sunshine. I love my garden and the flow of delights through the year. #Gardenshour #Gardening #Mygarden

16.02.2026 21:46 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Two pink bergenia flower spikes snuggled down under an umbrella of their leaves. #Gardenshour #Gardening #mygarden

16.02.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A glimmer of sunshine - at last! #Gardening

14.02.2026 17:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I am so lucky to have my garden to retreat to when times get tough. Good to be able to share it with others on here too. #Mygarden #Gardening

11.02.2026 10:48 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He was only a part time MP alongside his other jobs. Wokingham is well rid of him.

11.02.2026 08:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bumble bees on a camellia and winter honeysuckle. Our honeybees have been seen, including on the snowdrops.

10.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning and welcome to tuna Tuesday

Never underestimate the little ways you include others.

Those quiet gestures can make someone feel noticed, seen, and truly cared for.

They may seem small to you,
but to someone else, they can mean everything.

10.02.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 608 πŸ” 65 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 4

Ruscifolia. The berries are almost pink.

07.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Charlie Cat enjoying a lull in the rain! #cats #Caturday

07.02.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Winter scent is such a pick-me-up. I have a mature Wintersweet - chimonathus praecox (centre right) and the red berried variety of sarccocca (discovered by Roy Lancaster I believe). #SixonSaturday #gardening #mygarden

07.02.2026 10:42 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0