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First few jars labelled up, plenty more to do once I've sorted out more ink for the printer... #honey #bee #bees #beekeeping #beekeeper #localhoney #warwickshire https://www.instagram.com/p/BrdYdp4lUSi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m65qgpo6xvje

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Autumn roses still looking great! https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXBQH1leAA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=v4o6457tyjwp

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Still plenty of flowers & buds on these roses I've helped look after. #rosadarceybussell #rosamolineux #rosateasinggeorgia #rose #rosa https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjvBByFMat/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1q6ubu7vu0o5s

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The Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' / 'Black Eyed Susan' may be on the wane but it's still providing a huge blast of colour for the garden and food source for the bees. #rudbeckia #rudbeckiahirta #indiansummer #blackeyedsusan #colour https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOIqAGF4c4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1j1lsbmr8bpjr

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#wakeupandsmelltheroses #peachy #rose #bee #beautifulmorning https://www.instagram.com/p/BnOHf9Il61B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dh4u5bl97zwn

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Another picture from the bees this morning. Was great to see them out and active. #bee #bees #beehive #beekeeping #beekeeper #pollen #pollenseason #spring #springtime #comingintoland #foraging #fullyloaded #warwickshire #makinghoney

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Got some very busy bees! They were out in force this morning bringing back pollen to the hive. Was great being out in the sunshine rather than grey gloom. Is spring finally here?! #bee #bees #beehive #beekeeping #beekeeper #pollen #pollenseason #spring #springtime #comingintoland

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Nice few hours spent at Compton Verney this afternoon. I seemed to spend an age looking at this Cedrus libani, I just found it fascinating! It's definitely the most awesome tree I've seen in a long time, I really had to hold back from climbing up it! #Cedruslibani #cedaroflebanon #cedar #cedrus #tree #trees #arb #arborist #sundayafternoon #hellospring #bst (at Compton Verney)

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Trialing a new French stump grinder today, the 'Xavier'. He's good but he gets easily distracted by sticks. #xavier #dog #workingdog #stumpgrinder #arbdog #arborist #treesafe #treesurgeons #stump #bigtrees #lotsoflogs (at Aquitaine, France)

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It's another beautiful day working away in France, very different to the conditions last week back in the UK. Looking forward to these conditions arriving back home! Morning sun shining through a Prunus domestica #spring #workingaway #prunus #prunusdomestica #arb #arborist (at Aquitaine, France)

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Enjoyed finding a great, relatively hidden, evergreen border at Packwood House. Filled with a few different japonica, including a number of these Mahonia japonica. Shame the light was disappearing while we were there so didn't get the best of pictures. #Mahoniajaponica #mahonia #nationaltrust #packwoodhouse #garden #evergreen #wintergarden #gardening (at National Trust - Packwood House)

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These catkins on a Corylus avellana against the blue new year sky are signs that things are shifting, even with a few more cold dark months ahead. By the end of January the day length will increase by 1 hour and 12 minutes. #catkins #corylusavellana #hazel #newyear #bluesky #nature #walks #walking

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Filling the pot making some soup. Home grown carrot and coriander soup and using stock we made with the festive bird. #homegrownfood #homegrown #homemade #homemadefood #soup #soupforthesoul #carrotandcoriander #gardener #cook

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The postman bought a late Christmas present for me today, I received the seed packets from the Heritage Seed Library at Garden Organic. Very happy to have been able to get my top choice of the English Winter/Leamington. Also known as 'Mr Perkins Leamington and Leamington Brocholli. It won a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1873. #Leamington #Leamingtonspa #hometown #gardenorganic #rytonorganic #heritageseed #heritageseedbank #seed #RHS #garden #gardening #gardener

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Special harvesting of veg for Christmas dinner, but more importantly a home grown carrot for Rudolf. He had to pick the one Rudolf would want most! #homegrown #homegrownfood #homegrownchristmas #homegrownchristmasdinner #carrots #carrotforrudolf #rudolf #merrychristmas

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Not great conditions for working today but brilliant for a long walk taking the little dude to nursery. Lots of fun was had and even managed to keep the hat from covering his eyes for a photo! Looking forward to the return leg! #myboy #winterwalk #lovewinter #walkinthesnow #walks #walking #likefatherlikeson #sonanddad #littledude

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'Dashing through the snow' #snowdog #snow #dog #dashingthroughthesnow #winter #springer #springerspaniel #traildog