Good morning! Another fine day ahead, the bluebells still look fantastic in our woods (free entry), our '3 x £5.00 plants for £12.00' offer is still on, tulips are still out in the garden, and we have cake too! Open Wed-Sat 10-5. Closed Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday.

How extraordinary. To protect the River Wye from pollution, locals had to prove it is used for bathing. But when they submitted the evidence, bathing was cited as a potential environmental risk to the river. You couldn't make it up. #catch22 .
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All our import consignments on 2 trailers chosen for inspection today so thats 3 x maximum CUC @£145 1 CUC @ £29 plus 2 unloading charges which we still dont know how they will be applied but max. £732.03 per unaccompanied trailer.............

The house runs solely on electric, inc. cooking. The ASHP keeps the house at 20C and the hot water at 60C. We drive an electric van and a hybrid car. I use the dishwasher, washing machine and tumble dryer whenever I want to. My elec. bill for April is £46.59 #solarPV #batteries

How extraordinary - and appalling. Surely someone knows exactly who is doing this - dumping truckloads of waste for years in a bluebell wood in Kent... Can't be hard to work it out. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Learning to fly: Episode Sixteen

If you can see it, you can be it....

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Good morning, and a gorgeous, fine one it is too. The tulips in the garden still look fabulous - this one is 'Grand Perfection', recommended to me by my mum pamhollingworth . Fabulous, isn't it? Gardens are open Wed-Sat 10-5. WA44HP. Free to The RHS members.

It was great…. Can’t wait for next year The RHS

I know this has been widely reported in the press, but this is the first direct communication from Defra UK to us - we are a registered importer - about the border inspections for plants which come into force in 12 days time....

Marcus Decker protested about climate change by climbing a bridge. He has served 16 months in prison and now faces deportation to Germany. Is this what we are now, as a country? 160,000 people have signed the petition, including me.

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If it wasn’t for free movement, I wouldn’t have met my now wife and my twin brother wouldn’t have settled down with a family in France. Loads more benefits especially in science and engineering where the best minds need to work together. Bring free movement back for young people.

Are you coming to the @the_rhs Urban Show? It is AWESOME! 😍😍

I’ve spent a fabulous morning at the new The RHS #RHSUrbanShow - really enjoyed it, a lot to see, plants to buy and a really good addition to the show calendar- write up will follow on the blog shortly #plants how #manchester #houseplants #gardenshow #plants

We're aiming to rebuild bridges between young Europeans on both sides of the Channel.

Today, we've proposed to EU Council to open negotiations with the UK on youth mobility.

This would make it easier for young citizens to study, work and live in the 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇺.

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Our bluebell woods are open to visitors :-) Wed-Sat 10-5. WA44HP. Free entry - but be warned it's pretty muddy in places - bring boots! Also, following the fall of a huge beech tree four years ago, the woods are changing. I've written about it here... open.substack.com/pub/suebeesley…

... Four years ago an enormous beech tree fell in the woods, as Benjamin Ranyard Ben will remember very well. The extra light has changed the woods, in some places. I've written about it here... What do you think, friends? What should we do, if anything? open.substack.com/pub/suebeesley…

The announcement you've been waiting for... the bluebell woods are open :-) But... obviously it's been a very wet spring and the paths are muddy. Please wear very sturdy boots and we suggest a walking pole too. Open Wed-Sat 10-5. Gardens, nursery and tea room too. WA4 4HP.. 1/2

Don't think I've ever seen fossil fuels contribution to the UK electricity grid as low as 3% before