Honeysuckle Harebell

Artist - a magical world of whimsical watercolours & stories 🐾🌸📖✨ All illustrations/photos own except for RT. Read blogposts ⬇️

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Mark Twain

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

Surprised this Swallowtail moth this evening ( hope id is right)

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

Why you must never keep a Fairy in a matchbox -read my blog to find out more. Link in bio 🧚🏻‍♂️✨

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

Lovely Peacock on buddleja ✨

[wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour]

Can you find a flowering wild or naturalised plant that has a climbing habit?! 🧗That’s the challenge this week for #wildflowerhour! Share your finds this Sunday 8-9pm!

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

I just shared my views on community, trust, and what divides the UK in The National Conversation. Make sure your local area is represented in this major @OxfordDemSci research project. Have your say here: https://t.co/z8jb4BM0HZ #TheNationalConversation #UK

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

“They would play amongst the wild strawberries,under the light of the moon” 🍓🌝 link in bio #strawberrymoon

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

Have to keep rescuing butterflies from the greenhouse. In folklore ‘Gatekeepers’ are guardians of gateways & symbolise the transition to a new chapter✨🦋

[ALEXIS ™I ❤️🇷🇼• @dufitalexis1]

The mole is the most persecuted animal in British gardens. And nearly always over a misunderstanding. 🐾

What the mole actually eats: earthworms, grubs, leatherjackets, slugs and small invertebrates. Never roots. Never.

The damage it gets blamed for — dead plants with their roots destroyed — almost always comes from voles, which are a completely different animal. The mole digs, but it doesn't eat your plants. The vole is the one that really does.

What the mole actually does in your garden:

It aerates and loosens the soil with its tunnel system, working as deep as 70cm down. It clears out beetle grubs and leatherjackets — the ones that really do eat roots. And it helps keep soil invertebrate numbers in natural balance.

The soil from molehills is quality stuff — fine, already worked, ideal as compost for pots and seed trays. Don't throw it away; collect it.

Worth knowing: Britain has just one mole species, the European mole, found right across the mainland. So if you've got molehills, this is your gardener underground.

Before you act, identify the problem properly. If the roots are being eaten, it's voles. If the lawn has molehills but the roots are intact, it's a mole. The remedies are different — and confusing the two means treating the wrong problem.

The mole works for you. Beneath your feet, every night 🌱

#wildlifegardening #moles #soilhealth #gardenwildlife

[The Potting Sheds @BHAPottingSheds]

🧵The #EcoActionTeam have been recording insects in our gardens this week for the @RoyEntSoc #InsectWeek. 💚🐝🐞🪰
#Wildlifewanderers, exploring the #Wildlifegarden before lessons begin, noticed an unusual fly & bee alongside all the regular species. Identifications appreciated!

[LeoDaVinciWave @LeoDaVinciWave]

Why we need to plant more trees in our towns.

[British Dragonfly Society @BDSdragonflies]

🦋🐝🪲 It's #InsectWeek!

Dragonflies have been flying across our planet for over 300 million years and are among the UK's most fascinating freshwater insects.

📸 Share your favourite dragonfly photos this week, and we'll reshare as many as we can!

Image by Richard Bray

[wildflowerhour @wildflower_hour]

It’s Sunday & it’s 8pm so it’s time for #wildflowerhour! Please share your photos of the wild & naturalised plants you’ve spotted blooming in the last week especially if they are accompanied by pollinating insects for #PollinatorPals, this week’s challenge!

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

When it rains look for rainbows
When it's dark look for stars.

Oscar Wilde

[Earth @earthcurated]

Here's a Wimbledon fact you probably didn't know... 🎾

Many of the tournament's used tennis balls are given a second life as miniature shelters for harvest mice through conservation projects across the UK. 🐭💚

[Richard Bramley @SustEnvFarming]

Always leave a patch - can’t beat the colour on a summers evening #ForNature

[Qυincγ🪾🌱 @QuestristHumble]

How it feels taking walks on the final evenings of spring.

[Honeysuckle Harebell @H_Harebell]

Am so pleased I grew some Verbena from seed this year so will be sporting my sprig for the #summersolstice

[VenetiaJane's Garden @VenetiaJane]

Verbena is considered to be a magical plant, especially when gathered on the eve, or day, of the #SummerSolstice. Those who carry a sprig of Verbena will be protected from enchantment, and some say it has the power to bring happiness and joy when brought into the home. #Folklore

[alan revel @alanrevel]

Having fed the young it was time for a little preening for this peregrine parent in central London.

#Londonbirds #nature #peregrine #birds @Natures_Voice @LdnPeregrines

[Nina S. Murphy 🌻 @ninaslostnfound]

"If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it."
- Heraclitus (Fragment 18)

Sweet slumbers, all. ✨ | Koh Murao 🎨