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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Sep 7

I loved series 1!

Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Sep 7

The unusual Rubus squarrosus from New Zealand is one of those plants people always stop and look at in my garden. The tiny thorns are almost like diamonds along the (mostly) leaf-less branches. Another plant that will be for sale on my stand at the Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13/14 September. 🌱

A scrambling plant with thin twigs without leaves and with small, white thorns.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join me for the Eltham Palace Plant Fair next weekend where I will be selling Jungle Plants! There will be 20 other stands there too, so there is bound to be something you like!

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Aug 27

Kayak in Westgate-on-Sea

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Jack Wallington @jackwallington.com · Aug 17

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Wild Way - Stolen Reality

Wild Way: Stolen Reality By Jack Wallington Set in the corner of a three hundred year old small farm, 1,000ft up in the Pennine Hills of West Yorkshire, garden and nature writer Jack Wallington has b...

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Aug 17

Eltham Palace Plant Fair on 13 and 14 September. These are some of the rare plants I will have on my stand! 😁

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Aug 6

Apparently I have Big Duck energy.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Jun 2

We hold our annual Cactus Fair at Walmer Castle and Gardens this Saturday, June 7! Join us for a day full of succulents, cacti and jungle plants from 10-4.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · May 28

I never knew there was a dessert in India. Let alone a great one. #raceacrosstheworld

Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · May 19

Fox v Magpie

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Apr 30

Exactly that. It was stupid, but we don't get the same outrage when whole woods get chopped down.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Apr 30

Botany Bay in Kent

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 28

Emerging 🌱

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 24

The Blue Tits love it when I put my cat's fur outside after he's been brushed.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 19

I am doing a zoom talk about my plant collecting tomorrow at 18:30. Book via the link. @plantheritage.bsky.social

www.plantheritage.org.uk/events/hamps...

Join Plant Heritage | Conserving the diversity of garden plants

Plant Heritage are a plant conservation charity focusing on conserving the diversity of cultivated plants through the National Plant Collections and Plant Guardian schemes.

www.plantheritage.org.uk

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 13

#netherlands

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Sarah Cuttle @sarahcuttle.bsky.social · Mar 11

A visit to some very special snowdrops last week down at Walmer Castle with @mrplantaholic.bsky.social . Galanthus ‘Starling’, ‘Primrose Warburg’, ‘Green Arrow’ & ‘Ballerina,
#nationalsnowdropcollection #galanthus #snowdrops #plantphotography #gardenphotographer

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 12

When in Germany...

Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Mar 7

I've seen this one before. There is also a lovely one with Victorian ladies walking in this spot.

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Feb 28

A big job, but we finished cutting the Cloud Hedge at Walmer Castle today! #englishheritage

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Feb 26

Hedge cutting 2025! 🌱 #walmercastle

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Feb 15

Great day at Kew Gardens yesterday. 🌱

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Dwachel's Garden @dwachelsgarden.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great to find @mrplantaholic.bsky.social here! His is a fabulous book for planning your own jungle in a variety of spaces, with different takes on the theme, with lots of pics of Mike Clifford's wonderful collection. Coffee table and reference! #dwachelslibrary #tropicalgardeninguk #tropicalwales

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Feb 5

Galanthus 'Godfrey Owen' 🌱

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Philip Oostenbrink @mrplantaholic.bsky.social · Feb 4

When you look into adopting a Scottish Wild Cat from @saveourwildcats.bsky.social and you have this next to you... 🙄

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