Patti Phagan

Curator Emerita (Vassar College and University of Georgia), Ph.D. Art History from CUNY Graduate School, political satire, female artists, and private gardens

[Pitchford Estate @PitchfordEstate]

Pitchford Library a recent addition to Pitchford Hall in a Tudor Revival style #countryhouselibrary #guidedtours

[Patti Phagan @PattiPhagan]

@tudorfoodrecipe So nice!

[Political Cartoon @Cartoon4sale]

Chris Riddell @chrisriddell50 on #Trump #EpsteinTrumpFiles #EpsteinFiles – political cartoon gallery in London https://t.co/dePcTdovuE

[Charles Spencer @cspencer1508]

Two of the illustrations to five volumes of Shakespeare’s works at ⁦@AlthorpHouse⁩ - these were painted by my great-great-great-great grandmother Margaret Bingham (1740-1814). The entire commission took her 16 years. She clearly wasn’t a quitter….

[Garden Brocante @GardenBrocante]

Some beautiful autumn colour, in the garden today 🍁

[Judy Stevens @JudeStevens]

Spring glory for today’s #FlowersOnFriday for my friends up north🌼🌸🌿Sights like these always make me think of those early visiting botanists in the 1700s who came across these for the first time 😮😊 Happy flower day everyone 💙💚

[Elizabeth Hume @ElizabethHume]

My lion among many

[🅱️🔙🔜 @NatureEnjoyer_]

I fell behind on picking blackberries, they got overripe & overrun with wasps/flies…

But to my surprise, I came across a gorgeous Mourning Cloak also enjoying the sweet taste of the berries!

It’ll be getting ready to hibernate in another month or so, then emerge in Spring!

[HillbornPlants @Hillborn13]

Brugmansia at Kew

[Neil Shook @prairieguy2016]

Your afternoon Wildflower! Pollen on the heads of Prairie Coneflower stands out like bright yellow freckles from the hot prairie sun waiting to be picked up by a passing pollinator. #wildflowers #flowers #pollinators #northdakota #prairie #grasslands

[valerie block @ValerieBlock]

I’ve been waiting years to catch a cedar waxwing with a red berry in its beak. So thrilling! #birding @canonusa #wildlife #berkshires #nature #birds #bestbirdshots @valcolemanNYC

[Helen @HelenMSimpson26]

Windy, showery day here, a bee enjoying the cosmos, have a lovely day all. #insectThursday #mygarden

[Ian Beavis @iancbeavis]

Impressive display of Agapanthus - including white form - on the dunes at Appletree Banks, Tresco, Scilly #wildflowerhour

[Anthea James 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🐝☕️🌹🌳🪾🌻💐🐣 @AntheaJames3]

#BotanicalGardensEdinburgh the baby #moorhen looking for mum and finds mum. In the lake of the #OrientalGarden the perfectl #tranquilplace #TwitterXFriends

[Just Cameroon @just_cameroon]

View from the backdoor #gardenshour

[Gillian Higham @ghigham58]

There are definitely more insects in the garden this year compared to 2024. #GardensHour #YorkshireDales

[Patti Phagan @PattiPhagan]

@AdeysAlthorp It looks like construction materials.

[みはら @Portach333]

A patch of blue sky peeking through the clouds, the sound of the river flowing, and the cool blue-purple flowers of Blue Water-speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica). Felt like gathering pieces of summer:) River Loobagh, Limerick, 6th of July 2025. #wildflowerhour @BSBIbotany

[Radoslav Valkov @ValkovR]

Please pass on this positive message of hope to anyone you know, love and respect.💚
The Swallowtail (or the Old world Swallowtail) in my garden. I haven't seen it for many years. Not all is lost!
I am happy, genuinely happy, and had to share this with you! A special day today!

[Patti Phagan @PattiPhagan]

@Milhart66Ken Thanks so much. I like your “switch” idea and I’m making notes for my garden diary. Here in north Georgia we get long bouts of cold weather so I bring everything in pots inside, though visions of a greenhouse keep popping up in my mind. Anyway, there’s much to think through.