Stuart Bourne 🌷🌱
@stuartbourne.bsky.social
Allotment owner, professional gardener and former grower of royal roses at Buckingham Palace. 🌹
Senior Gardener at Grosvenor Estates London.
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Senior Gardener at Grosvenor Estates London.
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I’ve worked in horticulture for over 15 years, with 7 of them as a senior gardener at Buckingham Palace.
You can subscribe to my newsletter here, where I give simple tips and advice on how to turn your own garden into a royal palace.
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My daughter is so excited to see her orchid flower after waiting over a year.
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
My daughter is so excited to see her orchid flower after waiting over a year.
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
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Join us this week for a walking tour of the beautiful Kensington Gardens 🌳
Discover hidden stories behind its famous statues and go behind the railings of the Albert Memorial 🏛️
Find out more, and book your space, via the link below 🔽
Discover hidden stories behind its famous statues and go behind the railings of the Albert Memorial 🏛️
Find out more, and book your space, via the link below 🔽
Hidden Stories of Kensington Gardens Walking Tour
Join us for an introduction to beautiful Kensington Gardens including exclusive access to the Albert Memorial.
www.royalparks.org.uk
February 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Join us this week for a walking tour of the beautiful Kensington Gardens 🌳
Discover hidden stories behind its famous statues and go behind the railings of the Albert Memorial 🏛️
Find out more, and book your space, via the link below 🔽
Discover hidden stories behind its famous statues and go behind the railings of the Albert Memorial 🏛️
Find out more, and book your space, via the link below 🔽
February 17, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Brexit has made Britain much poorer.
So it's absolutely infuriating that Labour's response is so small.
We're going to rejoin one day. We might as well admit that and start thinking about what that path looks like - and how we can go as fast as possible to recovering from this injury.
So it's absolutely infuriating that Labour's response is so small.
We're going to rejoin one day. We might as well admit that and start thinking about what that path looks like - and how we can go as fast as possible to recovering from this injury.
New data shows #Brexit has lowered UK GDP by 6-8% in 10 years. Investment down 18%, employment down 4%.
It's even worse than economists had predicted pre-referendum, because they thought there would be a bounce-back long term.
"Economists were roughly right on the magnitude of the impact, but...
It's even worse than economists had predicted pre-referendum, because they thought there would be a bounce-back long term.
"Economists were roughly right on the magnitude of the impact, but...
Brexit’s slow‑burn hit to the UK economy
The UK is once again debating why its economy has grown slowly since the mid‑2010s. This column examines the impact of the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Using almost a decade of data s...
cepr.org
February 17, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Brexit has made Britain much poorer.
So it's absolutely infuriating that Labour's response is so small.
We're going to rejoin one day. We might as well admit that and start thinking about what that path looks like - and how we can go as fast as possible to recovering from this injury.
So it's absolutely infuriating that Labour's response is so small.
We're going to rejoin one day. We might as well admit that and start thinking about what that path looks like - and how we can go as fast as possible to recovering from this injury.
Out for dinner tonight, so I’ve been cooking #Pancakes for the family this morning
a man with dreadlocks says it 's pancake day
ALT: a man with dreadlocks says it 's pancake day
media.tenor.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Out for dinner tonight, so I’ve been cooking #Pancakes for the family this morning
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You will have spotted blooms of crocuses appearing across the parks 💛
They actually close their petals at night and during cloudy weather to protect their pollen—a phenomenon known as nyctinasty 💜
Despite the recent wet weather the appearance of crocuses does give you that spring feeling 🙌
They actually close their petals at night and during cloudy weather to protect their pollen—a phenomenon known as nyctinasty 💜
Despite the recent wet weather the appearance of crocuses does give you that spring feeling 🙌
February 17, 2026 at 8:00 AM
You will have spotted blooms of crocuses appearing across the parks 💛
They actually close their petals at night and during cloudy weather to protect their pollen—a phenomenon known as nyctinasty 💜
Despite the recent wet weather the appearance of crocuses does give you that spring feeling 🙌
They actually close their petals at night and during cloudy weather to protect their pollen—a phenomenon known as nyctinasty 💜
Despite the recent wet weather the appearance of crocuses does give you that spring feeling 🙌
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Chitting nicely 😊 this year Sarpo Axona (maincrop, blight resistant), Sagitta (2nd early) and Home Guard (1st early). You don't have to chit - makes no difference to growth rates except for new #potatoes, & even then not much. But it's useful for keeping tubers healthy till sowing time #gardening 🌱
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Chitting nicely 😊 this year Sarpo Axona (maincrop, blight resistant), Sagitta (2nd early) and Home Guard (1st early). You don't have to chit - makes no difference to growth rates except for new #potatoes, & even then not much. But it's useful for keeping tubers healthy till sowing time #gardening 🌱
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Edgeworthia fills this large courtyard garden with exotic perfume; despite the less than optimal weather on the south coast.
#GardensHour #Garden #Gardening 🌱
#GardensHour #Garden #Gardening 🌱
February 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Edgeworthia fills this large courtyard garden with exotic perfume; despite the less than optimal weather on the south coast.
#GardensHour #Garden #Gardening 🌱
#GardensHour #Garden #Gardening 🌱
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viburnum, tiny tiny flowers, HUGE perfume 🙂 #GardensHour
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 PM
viburnum, tiny tiny flowers, HUGE perfume 🙂 #GardensHour
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Plus gardeners, allotments, canal & railway restoration volunteers. Those that run food, toy & clothes banks. Folks that clean up sidewalks, rivers & host repair shops. The cheerful souls who talk to everyone on their dog walk, the neighbours who fill in forms, take in parcels & mind kids A Better 🇬🇧
We hear way too much about angry Britain, blue-red Britain. What about the Britain of Save the Children, Oxfam, the RSPCA, the RNLI, popular environmentalism, the Britain of London's absolute triumph since its 80s nadir, its civic universities, the Britain of volunteering, giving, hoping?
February 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Plus gardeners, allotments, canal & railway restoration volunteers. Those that run food, toy & clothes banks. Folks that clean up sidewalks, rivers & host repair shops. The cheerful souls who talk to everyone on their dog walk, the neighbours who fill in forms, take in parcels & mind kids A Better 🇬🇧
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Councillor Rose Thompson said: "Allotments are amazing and support all our corporate priorities as well as promoting physical and mental wellbeing, and allowing people to grow sustainable food sources and other plants.
www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/2585425...
www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/2585425...
Five-year Trafford plan puts allotment gardening at heart of communities
Trafford Council has unveiled a five-year strategy to enhance and promote allotments across the borough
www.messengernewspapers.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Councillor Rose Thompson said: "Allotments are amazing and support all our corporate priorities as well as promoting physical and mental wellbeing, and allowing people to grow sustainable food sources and other plants.
www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/2585425...
www.messengernewspapers.co.uk/news/2585425...
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February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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The view from under the snowdrops with Mancunian blue sky and sunshine for #MacroMonday and #BlueSkyMonday
🩵🌿🤍🩵🤍🌿🩵 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #EastCoastKin #white #FlowerReport #Manchester #MyBalcony
🩵🌿🤍🩵🤍🌿🩵 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #EastCoastKin #white #FlowerReport #Manchester #MyBalcony
February 16, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The view from under the snowdrops with Mancunian blue sky and sunshine for #MacroMonday and #BlueSkyMonday
🩵🌿🤍🩵🤍🌿🩵 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #EastCoastKin #white #FlowerReport #Manchester #MyBalcony
🩵🌿🤍🩵🤍🌿🩵 #flowers #Gardening #Ancoats #sunshine #springtime #EastCoastKin #white #FlowerReport #Manchester #MyBalcony
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February 16, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Lots of winter pruning done today, Weigela was thinned to allow younger stems to flower and grow.
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
February 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Lots of winter pruning done today, Weigela was thinned to allow younger stems to flower and grow.
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening
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February 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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🌱 #magentaMonday
It’s not raining, the sun is shining and life would be perfect if I didn’t have a visit to the dentist to look forward to. I will combine it with a visit to my local Garden Centre to choose a couple of new Dahlias for this year.
It’s not raining, the sun is shining and life would be perfect if I didn’t have a visit to the dentist to look forward to. I will combine it with a visit to my local Garden Centre to choose a couple of new Dahlias for this year.
February 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
🌱 #magentaMonday
It’s not raining, the sun is shining and life would be perfect if I didn’t have a visit to the dentist to look forward to. I will combine it with a visit to my local Garden Centre to choose a couple of new Dahlias for this year.
It’s not raining, the sun is shining and life would be perfect if I didn’t have a visit to the dentist to look forward to. I will combine it with a visit to my local Garden Centre to choose a couple of new Dahlias for this year.
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Spring is certainly overlapping with the end of winter across the parks 🌼
As such, we're going into full spring mode 🙌
Discover more about the beautiful blooms currently appearing across the Royal Parks 🔽
As such, we're going into full spring mode 🙌
Discover more about the beautiful blooms currently appearing across the Royal Parks 🔽
Spring Blooms in the Royal Parks
As the days grow longer and the air fills with birdsong, the first blooms of spring begin to emerge in the Royal Parks.
www.royalparks.org.uk
February 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Spring is certainly overlapping with the end of winter across the parks 🌼
As such, we're going into full spring mode 🙌
Discover more about the beautiful blooms currently appearing across the Royal Parks 🔽
As such, we're going into full spring mode 🙌
Discover more about the beautiful blooms currently appearing across the Royal Parks 🔽
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Looking for a splash of colour to lift those winter blues? February pots can look fabulous with the right mix! Try the ‘thriller, filler, spiller’ formula for eye-catching containers: https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/plants-for-beautiful-february-pots/
Plants for beautiful February pots
Create containers that look gorgeous in February with our simple formula
www.gardenersworld.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Looking for a splash of colour to lift those winter blues? February pots can look fabulous with the right mix! Try the ‘thriller, filler, spiller’ formula for eye-catching containers: https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/plants-for-beautiful-february-pots/
A rare moment of sunshine makes the camellias even more stunning. #MagentaMonday
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
February 16, 2026 at 10:57 AM
A rare moment of sunshine makes the camellias even more stunning. #MagentaMonday
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
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Winter heliotrope, Ivy-leaved speedwell, Red dead nettle, Sweet violet, Shepherd’s purse, Sweet violet f. lilacina, Yarrow, Greater periwinkle, Cow parsley, Common field speedwell and Daisy. #TheWinter10 #WildflowerHour
February 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Winter heliotrope, Ivy-leaved speedwell, Red dead nettle, Sweet violet, Shepherd’s purse, Sweet violet f. lilacina, Yarrow, Greater periwinkle, Cow parsley, Common field speedwell and Daisy. #TheWinter10 #WildflowerHour
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🌱 Late summer is Dahlia season ❤️💛💚
February 15, 2026 at 11:01 PM
🌱 Late summer is Dahlia season ❤️💛💚
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Pretty Sweet violet f. lilacina. #WildflowerHour
February 15, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Pretty Sweet violet f. lilacina. #WildflowerHour
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February 15, 2026 at 7:00 PM