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Stephen posted a video to Instagram: 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 5 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴?⠀ ⠀ Compare your list to the Uk’s top 5 veggies! ⠀ ⠀ Bet you’ll never guess what was number one vegetable in 2017 😉⠀ ⠀ Fun facts and some tips for growing Britain’s favourite vegetables – a blog written with International Vegetarian Week in mind – but also because I’m very fond of the vegetables that made the top ratings⠀ ⠀ So if you like veggies – you may find this a fun read 😊⠀ 🥕 🥔⠀ Link is in bio ⠀ Or go to⠀ https://plews.gd/36HkwPV⠀ 🥕⠀ 🌽 ⠀ 🥦 ⠀ 🥔⠀ 🧅⠀ 🎃⠀ ⠀ #InternationalVegetarianWeek #ediblegardens #vegetablegarden #PlewsPottingShed https://instagr.am/p/CGCCmYID8W7/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: There should have been enough sun during September - especially during our recent mini heatwave - to ripen your home grown tomatoes. ⠀ ⠀ But if not, they can be encouraged to ripen inside by putting them in a paper bag with a ripe banana. 🍌⠀ ⠀ This helps as the banana gives off ethylene, a natural hormone which encourages fruit ripening.⠀ ⠀ And if you hate bananas and don’t want to buy one specially, apples work too, although not quite as well.🍏⠀ ⠀ 🍅⠀ 🍅⠀ 🍅⠀ 🍅⠀ #ripeningtomatoes #greentomatoes #ediblegardening #gardenadvice #gardeningcoach #tomatotuesday #growingtomatoes https://instagr.am/p/CFthbyqBlyA/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Parcels tied up with string... definitely one of my favourite things 🎶 I adore the anticipation... And this one should be a book by @willhdofficial And apologies all, I deleted the original video by mistake 🤣 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 #parcelstiedupwithstring #childrenspicturebook #childrenspoetrybooks #bookreviewblogger #theshrewwiththeflu #gardeningwriter https://instagr.am/p/CFj8_hyg8Lx/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Parcels tied up with string... definitely one of my favourite things 🎶 I adore the anticipation of opening... This one is hopefully a book to review - by @willhdofficial 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 📖📚 #parcelstiedupwithstring #childrenspoetrybooks #bookreviewblogger #theshrewwiththeflu #childrenspicturebook #gardeningwriter https://instagr.am/p/CFjr7lOgDo0/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: A border full of colourful Dahlias – what more do we need on a Monday in September?!⠀ 🌸⠀ 🌸⠀ 🌸⠀ 🌸⠀ 🌸⠀ #dahliaflower #dahliaflowers #septembergardens #autumngardens #autumngardendays #autumngardenideas #tuberousperennial https://instagr.am/p/CFY14dWjUC3/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Ornamental grasses really come into their own in the autumn border, giving a softly coloured backdrop to bright dahlias and heleniums.⠀ ⠀ Or even just being magnificent on their own, adding another layer to the sensory pleasures of a garden when they rustle in a light breeze.⠀ ⠀ They look good through the winter too and have the added bonus for a wildlife friendly garden of seed heads for bird food and shelter for invertebrates within the base of the clump.⠀ ⠀ This one is given an air of formality, surrounded by neat low hedging in the walled garden at Fulham Palace in London.⠀ ⠀ .🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿⠀ 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿⠀ 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿⠀ ⠀ #ornamentalgrasses #gardenvisits #sensorygarden #plantingdesigns #gloriousautumngardens #fulhampalacegardens #wildlifefriendlygarden #walledgarden #gardeningwriter#gardeningblogger #autumngardens #londongardens #parterregarden #fulhampalacegardens https://instagr.am/p/CFMCrV4gZua/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: 𝑶𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒄 𝑺𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓!⠀ ⠀ Yes, its a celebration of eating and growing organically. ⠀ But sometimes you may just need the basic questions answered – like ⠀ “What is organic gardening?” ⠀ And ⠀ “Isn’t it harder work than using chemicals?” ⠀ ⠀ I do my best to answer these questions in this article…⠀ Link is in bio⠀ Or go to ⠀ https://plews.gd/34YxGXR⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #organicseptember #soilassociation #organicgardener #groworganic https://instagr.am/p/CEtEX0mBPvS/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Part of the plants being organised on site for one of our current projects. ⠀ ⠀ We were planting these on Thursday – I mean why choose a dry day when you can plant in the rain?⠀ ⠀ As well as the ones you see there were more on the patio and in the courtyard. ⠀ ⠀ These are stage 1 of the planting for this garden, so there’s a way to go yet!⠀ ⠀ 🌻⠀ 🌺⠀ 🌹⠀ 🌱⠀ 🍀⠀ 🌿⠀ #plewsgardendesign #cottagegardenstyle #gardenprogress #cottagegardenplanting #plewsgardendesign #cottagegardenstyle #dreamgardens #gardenprogress #cottagegardens #gardendesignersurrey #gardenplanning #realgardens #britishgarden #countrygarden #plantingdesigns #surreygarden #gardendesignproject #gardenproject #surreygardens #landscapedesignbuild #gardenrenovation #surreygardendesigner #gardendesigneruk #gardendesignbuild #dreamgardens #cottagegardenplants https://instagr.am/p/CEepcb6A3ZN/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Prairie planting swaying in the breezy remnants of storm Ellen 🌬️ Showing that planting schemes aren't just about the look but also the sound 🔉 You could use this type of planting as an alternative to dahlias for late summer and early autumn interest 🌻🏵️ Less vibrant colour but more sway 🌬️ 🍃 #prairieplanting #prairiestyle #latesummergarden #echinaceaflower #goldenrod #solidago #hornimansgardens #southlondongarden #southlondon #soundinthegarden https://instagr.am/p/CELmCEjAbit/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: I meant to share this yesterday evening but got caught up with family stuff. ⠀ ⠀ I expected rain overnight…but no.⠀ ⠀ However, as I post this this morning, there are a few drops (and I mean a few, you really could run between them!) ⠀ ⠀ Still, its a start ⠀ 🌧️🌧️🌧️🌧️⠀ ⠀ #waterbutt #waterbutts #wateringcans #rainwaterstorage #needrain #realgardens #gardenerslife🌱 https://instagr.am/p/CD0VvJTgyZ0/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: I visited Painshill Park for the first time yesterday, having been on a site visit in nearby Weybridge where we’re creating a cottage garden.⠀ ⠀ My time was shorter than I had originally expected, and the walled kitchen garden was of course closed due to Covid-19, but despite that and the heat, I has a lovely walk round (much of) the Historic Route. This was laid out as a circuit walk for visitors when the gardens were created by Charles Hamilton in the 18th century. ⠀ ⠀ Painshill is one of the later English Landscape Gardens and Hamilton’s design with ‘follies’, or garden structures, and his inclusion of interesting plants is a delight. ⠀ ⠀ The vineyard was originally planted in the 1740s, and I was disappointed – but not surprised! – that their well known sparkling wine was sold out. I consoled myself with a bottle of kitchen garden gin ⠀ 😉 🍸⠀ I’ll share some more of the short videos I took, so you too can be tempted to visit. There is plenty of space for social distancing⠀ And I’ll certainly be returning to @painshill⠀ 🌳🌳🌳⠀ 🌳🌳🌳⠀ 🌳🌳🌳⠀ ⠀ #painshill #painshillpark #painshillparksurrey #painshillparkvineyard #painshillvineyard #painshillgin #EnglishLandscapeGarden #EnglishLandscapeGardens #plewsgardendesign #gardeningwriter #gardenvisits #gardenvisitor #gardenvisitoruk #gardenvisitors #gardenvisit #gardenwriter #vineyards🍇 https://instagr.am/p/CDoH9NzgSSU/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Very little need be wasted, even veggies that are inedible for humans will feed the hens!*⠀ ⠀ You learn all sorts of things on a Plews Garden Coaching Course 😊⠀ ⠀ *Or be put in the compost bin if there aren’t chickens in your garden. (Not all of us have space for keeping hens) #veggiefail #henfood #gardeningcoach #lessonsingardening #ediblegardening #veggiegardening #chickenseatveggies #ediblegardens #growyourownuk #gardeningteacher #growyourownveggies #keepinghens #gardeningtipsforbeginners #gardeninglessons #wastenotwantnot https://instagr.am/p/CDiaAt0gvJs/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Thinning carrots – a video from one of my garden coaching course students (with permission to share here of course!)⠀ 🥕⠀ Edible gardening is the main theme but we’re also including pruning and ornamentals. Organic and largely traditional practises with a 21st century twist (thanks to science!)⠀ 🥕⠀ The carrots are growing in a container as the soil in this garden is heavy clay and not easy to grow carrots in. Luckily they’re happy growing in a container. These are a shorter variety, grown from seed as we knew they’d be growing in an old sink. ⠀ 🥕⠀ We have started a plan for improving the soil too, but that’s another instalment…⠀ 🥕⠀ 🥕⠀ 🥕⠀ 🥕⠀ 🥕⠀ #growingcarrotsincontainers #gardeningteacher #gardencoach #thinningcarrots #gardeningcourses #growingcarrotsfromseed #learntogarden #plewsgardendesign #gardencoaching #growyourowncarrots #gardeninglessons #gardeningcoach #homegrowncarrots #gardeningclasses #growingcarrots #howtogarden #gardeningclass #gardeninglesson #homegrownveggies #gardenfresh #growyourownuk #organicgardener #gardeninglessonslearned #lessonsingardening #howtogrowvegetables #ediblegardening #ediblegardens #everyonecangrowtheirown #joyofgardening #containerveggardening https://instagr.am/p/CC-hQMJgIQ2/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Did you miss it??⠀ ⠀ This week’s Plews Potting Shed blog has a family feel.⠀ Its all about growing vegetables using the Three Sisters cultivation method.🌱⠀ ⠀ You may have heard of it or it may be a mystery to you – why not have a read anyway? 🌱⠀ ⠀ And then you too can discover the secrets of sweetcorn, runner beans and squash … and that’s just one set off triplets 😉⠀ ⠀ Link in bio ⠀ Or go to⠀ https://plews.gd/3iwvpI0 https://instagr.am/p/CCQKLcMANJ7/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: The Boss in action, checking up on the landscapers 😉 🐕 Border collies are very particular 🐕 But yes she thought they were doing ok 👍🤣 🐕 🐕 🐕 #gardenprojects #gardendesign #gardenlandscaping #plewsgardendesign #chilllandscapes #bordercolliesrock #bringyourdogtowork #gardendesignerlondon #gardendesignersuk #bordercolliesofinsta #bordercollielife https://instagr.am/p/CCK2DKFAZnx/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Very noisy in the greenhouse when it rains heavily...wet too as the automatic roof windows were still open it recently being hit sunshine 🤣 #greenhousegardening #greenhouselife #suddenheavyrain #agardenerslife #summerstorms #noneedtowater https://instagr.am/p/CBYwfiwA3pn/

Stephen posted a video to Instagram: Plews News - or "Plewsletter" as someone recently named it! - ⠀ Get your monthly tips and gardening ideas from Plews and let your garden bloom⠀ ⠀ Link in bio ⠀ ⠀ or go to https://plews.gd/37jo6y3 https://instagr.am/p/CBQtPZvF31i/