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I am an American living in Scotland using my environmental upbringing as a challenge to be more sustainable, thoughtful and conscious of the products I use and create.
18 March, 201915 March, 2019 riotflower

Bird Feeder

Notebook with my 6 section crop rotation
12 March, 201915 March, 2019 riotflower

Saturday Gardening

7 March, 201915 March, 2019 riotflower

Adoption Photo Album

3 March, 2019 riotflower

November Baby, UK Edition

10 February, 2019 riotflower

Snowdrops

29 January, 201916 February, 2019 riotflower

Carlisle Cathedral

4 January, 20194 January, 2019 riotflower

November Baby, US Edition

31 December, 20184 January, 2019 riotflower

My Joys from 2018

14 December, 201814 December, 2018 riotflower

Representing Girlguiding at WAGGGS Growth Conference in Budapest!

20 November, 201814 December, 2018 riotflower

Fallen Tree and Nature Blocks

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As I watch a friend face unbearable grief & the hate in the world continues to escalate, I am also holding tight to the beauty I see & experience. 🌱 This week I've been overjoyed to see beauty & growth in the lives of many friends: one became a parent, another became a doctor, two have had a great response to expanding their goals & business, and another told me of exciting career growth plans set in motion. 🌱
On Saturday, I spent some time at the plot. The wind is still cold enough to hurt my uncovered ears, but there was warmth in the sunshine on my skin. Despite the hail outside right now, spring is on the way. 🌱 I put in 60 potato slips, transplanted some kale and turnip greens to free up a section, and sowed a pack of broadbeans (about 40 seeds). After the broadbeans were planted, I found my larger pack of fieldbeans that I usually overwinter. I didn't get to them in the autumn and realised that I'll have to wait for the broadbeans to flower before I plant them so they don't cross-pollinate. I've never grown broadbeans, just the fieldbeans, so don't know how long they might take to flower. 🌱 I also spotted ladybugs on dead flowerheads and in the beanpole structures, each one found bringing equal thrills. I'm so happy that my plot is now also a place of winter refuge. This is why I don't pull up the garden in the autumn. I also planted Churchill sweet peas in the greenhouse for Honey, and a supermarket pack for our drainpipe trellis in the front of the house. 🌱 The next morning, I woke up to a dusting of snow reminding me that I can't rush spring. #urbangardenersrepublic #growyourownfood #allotmentlife
Rhubarb heart ❤️
Second flower stalk is in full bloom on my amaryllis!

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