alison levey 🐝🌱🌺
@papaver
Award winning blogger, No 1 UK Gardening blog 2017/18/19/20 (Vuelio). Amateur gardener, dressmaker & cat whisperer. (she/her)
New on the blog: Verdant with Verbascums - a delight of self-seeders #gardenblog #gardening #selfseeders #blog #gardeningtwitter #gardeningX #taplink blackberrygarden.co.uk/2025/07/verdan…

Oh hello - thanks for popping by #birds #fledgling #portmeirion
Today’s favourite rose - Wild Edric - having a slow second flush this year. #roses #myroses #mygarden #GardeningTwitter #gardeningX

Morning all, there’s a vague threat of rain this morning. I’m in need of a quiet day today - it’s been a busy week.
On the blog: Verdant with Verbascums #gardenblog #gardening #fridaymotivation #blog #mygarden #gardeningtwitter #gardeningX #taplink blackberrygarden.co.uk/2025/07/verdan…

Pax aka Peace, HM #rose introduced in 1918 marking the end of WWI. So many troubled places in the world are desperate for #peace - now. Our follower numbers have tipped over 5K! Modest by some accounts but we appreciate every one of you. Thank you. #roses #GardeningX @kgimson
Morning all, a sunnyish day ahead. It’s Friday at last so today’s dance is the start the weekend disco #hurrah
#ThrowbackThursday? Not today! We’re going for #roses & #livinginthemoment ! A third flush of flower on ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’. ‘Burgundy Ice’, hasn’t stopped flowering since it was potted a few weeks ago. Have a good day everyone, take care, stay safe. #GardeningX @kgimson
Click here to download IRG 186, free: srgc.net/documents/irg/… Includes articles from Alan Ayton on the plants of Tongariro NP in New Zealand and new sites found for some Violas in Chile from Jaime Espejo et al. Cover image: Dracophyllum filifolium - photo Alan Ayton.
My four strawbale garden is doing well. Marrows, tomatoes and runner beans. My zoom workshop on strawbale gardening is coming soon. #strawbale #strawbalegardens #strawbalegardeningaustralia #strawbalegardening #strawbale #GardeningTwitter
‘Coral Gardens’ Rose of the Year 2026. Bred by Kordes. Bare root and new potted plants available from this autumn. Cooler here today, slim chance of rain… Happy #RoseWednesday everyone, have a good day, take care. @kgimson
Morning all, a cloudyish day ahead. Today’s dance is a small jig.
COMING SOON. OUR NEW. Vegetable and Herb Starter Kit. Over 20 varieties of seeds. Plus, all the kit you need. Seeds last over a year. A great gift. #growingkit #growingfood #learntogrowfood #gardeninggifts #birthdaygift #bespokegifts #gardening #GardeningTwitter #gardening
Morning all, a rainyish cloudyish day ahead. Today’s dance is positive.
Roses for the lounge #myroses #roses #mygarden #gardening #cutflowers #growyourown #favouritevase #gardeningtwitter #gardeningx

Roses for the kitchen windowsill #myroses #roses #mygarden #gardening #cutflowers #growyourown #birdyvase #gardeningtwitter #gardeningx

Morning all, a sunnyish day ahead. Today’s dance has the Monday sulks.
Morning all - a rainyish day ahead. Another day of pootling beckons.
Raindrops on #roses - haven’t said that for a while! It’s A Wonderful Life & Coral Gardens. We’ve had over 6 hours of much-needed steady rain. If you needed it, hope you got some too. Have a good weekend, take care. #GardeningX @kgimson