Michael in the Garden
@michaelinthegarden.bsky.social
Gardener around Dolgellau. Loves wildlife. Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg.
Raising money for humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
Raising money for humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
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Blackcurrant buds looking like they're about to burst and cherry in full blossom. Poor, confused plants.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
Blackcurrant buds looking like they're about to burst and cherry in full blossom. Poor, confused plants.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Blackcurrant buds looking like they're about to burst and cherry in full blossom. Poor, confused plants.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
Blackcurrant buds looking like they're about to burst and cherry in full blossom. Poor, confused plants.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
What a quintessentially round dumpling of a robin! I was supervised very intently this afternoon.
Some Cornus winter interest (if that's not a cultivar name, it ought to be!)
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
Some Cornus winter interest (if that's not a cultivar name, it ought to be!)
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
What a quintessentially round dumpling of a robin! I was supervised very intently this afternoon.
Some Cornus winter interest (if that's not a cultivar name, it ought to be!)
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
Some Cornus winter interest (if that's not a cultivar name, it ought to be!)
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #climatechange
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It feels like ages since I've been outside. Nice day for it.
Some lovely primroses were basking in the wintery sunshine.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak
It feels like ages since I've been outside. Nice day for it.
Some lovely primroses were basking in the wintery sunshine.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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It feels like ages since I've been outside. Nice day for it.
Some lovely primroses were basking in the wintery sunshine.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak
It feels like ages since I've been outside. Nice day for it.
Some lovely primroses were basking in the wintery sunshine.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak
Back to it in the beautiful surrounds of North Wales after a lovely couple of days away in Manchester to see Dirty Three in fine company.
Also after the Harlech Art and Craft Fair at the weekend.
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#gardening #garddio #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak #ukgardening
Also after the Harlech Art and Craft Fair at the weekend.
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#gardening #garddio #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak #ukgardening
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Back to it in the beautiful surrounds of North Wales after a lovely couple of days away in Manchester to see Dirty Three in fine company.
Also after the Harlech Art and Craft Fair at the weekend.
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#gardening #garddio #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak #ukgardening
Also after the Harlech Art and Craft Fair at the weekend.
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#gardening #garddio #backtowork #viewfromtheoffice #dirtythree #minibreak #ukgardening
A wander round sunny Manchester this morning before the trains home.
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A wander round sunny Manchester this morning before the trains home.
Thank you Dirty Three
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Thank you Dirty Three
Hello Manchester!
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hello Manchester!
Harlech was being its usual ridiculously dramatic self. The Art and Craft Fair was a great success with its usual mix of high quality and sterling organisation.
Hopefully we'll see you next year.
#harlechartandcraftfair #harlechmemorialhall #harlech #harlechcastle
Hopefully we'll see you next year.
#harlechartandcraftfair #harlechmemorialhall #harlech #harlechcastle
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Harlech was being its usual ridiculously dramatic self. The Art and Craft Fair was a great success with its usual mix of high quality and sterling organisation.
Hopefully we'll see you next year.
#harlechartandcraftfair #harlechmemorialhall #harlech #harlechcastle
Hopefully we'll see you next year.
#harlechartandcraftfair #harlechmemorialhall #harlech #harlechcastle
A glimpse through the clouds at what might be, just before a thorough soaking to learn me.
A glimpse at the centre of a primrose, teasing what will be.
A glimpse of brooding Harlech Castle inspiring awe of what was.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #ukgardening
A glimpse at the centre of a primrose, teasing what will be.
A glimpse of brooding Harlech Castle inspiring awe of what was.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #ukgardening
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A glimpse through the clouds at what might be, just before a thorough soaking to learn me.
A glimpse at the centre of a primrose, teasing what will be.
A glimpse of brooding Harlech Castle inspiring awe of what was.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #ukgardening
A glimpse at the centre of a primrose, teasing what will be.
A glimpse of brooding Harlech Castle inspiring awe of what was.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #ukgardening
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Some beautiful buds on a blackcurrant. I love that plants are getting ready for spring, even now.
Some gorgeous hips on this rose adding a splash of colour to the grey day.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Some beautiful buds on a blackcurrant. I love that plants are getting ready for spring, even now.
Some gorgeous hips on this rose adding a splash of colour to the grey day.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Some beautiful buds on a blackcurrant. I love that plants are getting ready for spring, even now.
Some gorgeous hips on this rose adding a splash of colour to the grey day.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Some beautiful buds on a blackcurrant. I love that plants are getting ready for spring, even now.
Some gorgeous hips on this rose adding a splash of colour to the grey day.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Well, at least it wasn't that cold. It wasn't that warm either, but I'll take what I can get.
Another advantage of working in deepest Wales is that, even in driving rain, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.
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#gardening #garddio #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Another advantage of working in deepest Wales is that, even in driving rain, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.
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#gardening #garddio #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
November 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Well, at least it wasn't that cold. It wasn't that warm either, but I'll take what I can get.
Another advantage of working in deepest Wales is that, even in driving rain, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.
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#gardening #garddio #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Another advantage of working in deepest Wales is that, even in driving rain, the scenery is breathtakingly beautiful.
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#gardening #garddio #rainyday #springiscoming #autumncolour #ukgardening
Poor, perfect little chaffinch. I found him on the ground. He can't have been dead long.
It's a shame I normally only see birds up close when they've passed on. Except robins.
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #nature #wildlife #wildbird #chaffinch #cycleoflife #philosophy #ukgardening
It's a shame I normally only see birds up close when they've passed on. Except robins.
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #nature #wildlife #wildbird #chaffinch #cycleoflife #philosophy #ukgardening
November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Poor, perfect little chaffinch. I found him on the ground. He can't have been dead long.
It's a shame I normally only see birds up close when they've passed on. Except robins.
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #nature #wildlife #wildbird #chaffinch #cycleoflife #philosophy #ukgardening
It's a shame I normally only see birds up close when they've passed on. Except robins.
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#gardening #garddio #horticulture #nature #wildlife #wildbird #chaffinch #cycleoflife #philosophy #ukgardening
Blue skies and golden sunshine. Through the branches of a mulberry (Morus nigra) tree, and reflecting off Myrtle (Myrtus communis) berries.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldthough #blueskiesandgoldensunshineallalongtheway #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldthough #blueskiesandgoldensunshineallalongtheway #ukgardening
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Blue skies and golden sunshine. Through the branches of a mulberry (Morus nigra) tree, and reflecting off Myrtle (Myrtus communis) berries.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldthough #blueskiesandgoldensunshineallalongtheway #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldthough #blueskiesandgoldensunshineallalongtheway #ukgardening
Garlic poking its head above the surface. Signs of life, even if the frost has knocked back almost everything else.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Garlic poking its head above the surface. Signs of life, even if the frost has knocked back almost everything else.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
A hopeful start, and visibility was excellent, all the way to Ynys Môn.
I was very closely supervised, as usual. I don't think it's always the same robin, but who knows?
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
I was very closely supervised, as usual. I don't think it's always the same robin, but who knows?
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
A hopeful start, and visibility was excellent, all the way to Ynys Môn.
I was very closely supervised, as usual. I don't think it's always the same robin, but who knows?
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
I was very closely supervised, as usual. I don't think it's always the same robin, but who knows?
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #growyourown #viewfromtheoffice #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Absolutely baking today...
Using the basic recipe for a Dorset apple cake, I made the first one with (stored, local) apples, as per the recipe. The second one I used defrosted blackcurrant coulis from the summer.
It worked. Well.
#weekend #penwythnos #cake #cacen #apple #afal #baking #pobi
Using the basic recipe for a Dorset apple cake, I made the first one with (stored, local) apples, as per the recipe. The second one I used defrosted blackcurrant coulis from the summer.
It worked. Well.
#weekend #penwythnos #cake #cacen #apple #afal #baking #pobi
November 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's on tomorrow as well, with the lovely Jane Williams pottery and Ruby Gingham Designs amongst many others. £5 entry which includes a mince pie and the lend of a hard hat.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
It's on tomorrow as well, with the lovely Jane Williams pottery and Ruby Gingham Designs amongst many others. £5 entry which includes a mince pie and the lend of a hard hat.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
A first trip to the remarkable Llanfair Slate Caverns for their Christmas fair.
Also, met a barn owl!
Luckily the weather was sunny and considerably warmer than yesterday.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
Also, met a barn owl!
Luckily the weather was sunny and considerably warmer than yesterday.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A first trip to the remarkable Llanfair Slate Caverns for their Christmas fair.
Also, met a barn owl!
Luckily the weather was sunny and considerably warmer than yesterday.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
Also, met a barn owl!
Luckily the weather was sunny and considerably warmer than yesterday.
#weekend #llanfairslatecaverns #christmasfair #ffairnadolig #sioplleol #shoplocalt
Blackberry ice.
Anemone for life.
A cold gardener, but happy about it.
Have a safe and cosy weekend.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
Anemone for life.
A cold gardener, but happy about it.
Have a safe and cosy weekend.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Blackberry ice.
Anemone for life.
A cold gardener, but happy about it.
Have a safe and cosy weekend.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
Anemone for life.
A cold gardener, but happy about it.
Have a safe and cosy weekend.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
Close-up photographs of flowers: the frost report.
The end of the Cosmos. I don't think it's coming back from that.
Penstemon, still looking lovely.
Lonicera in the sky with diamonds.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
The end of the Cosmos. I don't think it's coming back from that.
Penstemon, still looking lovely.
Lonicera in the sky with diamonds.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
November 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Close-up photographs of flowers: the frost report.
The end of the Cosmos. I don't think it's coming back from that.
Penstemon, still looking lovely.
Lonicera in the sky with diamonds.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
The end of the Cosmos. I don't think it's coming back from that.
Penstemon, still looking lovely.
Lonicera in the sky with diamonds.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #coldday
#frostyday #frostyflowers #flowers #blodau #rhewllyd
Frost growing on the garden gate.
Beautiful morning scenes, so I really don't mind the cold.
I was being mobbed by several very hungry robins today. They were supervising me very closely.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Beautiful morning scenes, so I really don't mind the cold.
I was being mobbed by several very hungry robins today. They were supervising me very closely.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Frost growing on the garden gate.
Beautiful morning scenes, so I really don't mind the cold.
I was being mobbed by several very hungry robins today. They were supervising me very closely.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Beautiful morning scenes, so I really don't mind the cold.
I was being mobbed by several very hungry robins today. They were supervising me very closely.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
Well, that escalated quickly. Ferociously frosty scenes this morning with frozen filigree on fennel, elder and artichoke.
I'm up to level 2 on the thermals.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
I'm up to level 2 on the thermals.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Well, that escalated quickly. Ferociously frosty scenes this morning with frozen filigree on fennel, elder and artichoke.
I'm up to level 2 on the thermals.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
I'm up to level 2 on the thermals.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #frostyday
#robin #robingoch #gotanyworms #ukgardening
I was both chilly, and in danger of getting sunburn.
There are plenty of buds, biding their time, as on this Hamamelis. These roses, however, were not waiting for anything.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
There are plenty of buds, biding their time, as on this Hamamelis. These roses, however, were not waiting for anything.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I was both chilly, and in danger of getting sunburn.
There are plenty of buds, biding their time, as on this Hamamelis. These roses, however, were not waiting for anything.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
There are plenty of buds, biding their time, as on this Hamamelis. These roses, however, were not waiting for anything.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
Woke up to snowy mountaintops. Cadair was looking particularly fine.
One thing I like about sunny days at this time of year is being able to see the bones of trees. Oaks are especially branched and lung-like.
#gardening #garddio #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
One thing I like about sunny days at this time of year is being able to see the bones of trees. Oaks are especially branched and lung-like.
#gardening #garddio #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Woke up to snowy mountaintops. Cadair was looking particularly fine.
One thing I like about sunny days at this time of year is being able to see the bones of trees. Oaks are especially branched and lung-like.
#gardening #garddio #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
One thing I like about sunny days at this time of year is being able to see the bones of trees. Oaks are especially branched and lung-like.
#gardening #garddio #sunnyday #snowymountains #propercold #ukgardening
The skies were ominous by the time I finished and it's bucketing down now, with an ice weather warning for the morning. Stay warm and go carefully.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #talkabouttheweather #foresthipster #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #talkabouttheweather #foresthipster #ukgardening
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The skies were ominous by the time I finished and it's bucketing down now, with an ice weather warning for the morning. Stay warm and go carefully.
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #talkabouttheweather #foresthipster #ukgardening
#gardening #garddio #horticulture #talkabouttheweather #foresthipster #ukgardening