Christian Tait
@christiangardening.bsky.social
RHS Level 2 trained Estate Gardener, working at Lasborough Park in the Cotswolds. 🌱🪴🌳
Continuing the vague ‘bees on things’ series from a new garden 😆☺️ Bee on a lovely dahlia … spotted whilst deadheading in the cut flower section this morning.
#bees #dahlias #gardening
#bees #dahlias #gardening
October 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Continuing the vague ‘bees on things’ series from a new garden 😆☺️ Bee on a lovely dahlia … spotted whilst deadheading in the cut flower section this morning.
#bees #dahlias #gardening
#bees #dahlias #gardening
Purchases from my local car boot sale today pretty much cover all my interests. Two hardy salvia plants, one vinyl album (The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby) and two diecast models of an AVRO Lancastrian and Thunderbird 2. 🤣👍👍
October 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Purchases from my local car boot sale today pretty much cover all my interests. Two hardy salvia plants, one vinyl album (The Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby) and two diecast models of an AVRO Lancastrian and Thunderbird 2. 🤣👍👍
Been repotting some orchids this morning. Not strictly the best time of year to do so, but apparently these haven’t flowered for a while, so I figured I’d try to work some magic on them.
Fingers crossed for pictures of flowering orchids on here in the near future. 🤞
#gardening #gardener #orchids
Fingers crossed for pictures of flowering orchids on here in the near future. 🤞
#gardening #gardener #orchids
October 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Been repotting some orchids this morning. Not strictly the best time of year to do so, but apparently these haven’t flowered for a while, so I figured I’d try to work some magic on them.
Fingers crossed for pictures of flowering orchids on here in the near future. 🤞
#gardening #gardener #orchids
Fingers crossed for pictures of flowering orchids on here in the near future. 🤞
#gardening #gardener #orchids
Final tomato harvest today … in a suitably tomato-ey coloured wheelbarrow 😆
🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
#gardening #kitchengardening #tomatoes
🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
#gardening #kitchengardening #tomatoes
October 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Final tomato harvest today … in a suitably tomato-ey coloured wheelbarrow 😆
🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
#gardening #kitchengardening #tomatoes
🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
#gardening #kitchengardening #tomatoes
Clipping and snipping my way through some of the borders today … and getting to know some of the planting in this garden that’s new to me.
#gardening #gardener #lasboroughpark
#gardening #gardener #lasboroughpark
September 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Clipping and snipping my way through some of the borders today … and getting to know some of the planting in this garden that’s new to me.
#gardening #gardener #lasboroughpark
#gardening #gardener #lasboroughpark
A salvia cuttings morning this morning. Hoping to increase the plant stock for next summer … as well as some insurance plants for any that don’t over-winter so well.
#gardening #cuttings #salvia
#gardening #cuttings #salvia
September 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A salvia cuttings morning this morning. Hoping to increase the plant stock for next summer … as well as some insurance plants for any that don’t over-winter so well.
#gardening #cuttings #salvia
#gardening #cuttings #salvia
Interesting example of fasciation in this Cosmos flower (on the right). Fasciation is a condition that causes flower blooms to distort, fuse or elongate in parts. Can be caused by environmental factors, physical damage, infection or even DNA changes. 🤔 🌼
#gardening #fasciation
#gardening #fasciation
September 25, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Interesting example of fasciation in this Cosmos flower (on the right). Fasciation is a condition that causes flower blooms to distort, fuse or elongate in parts. Can be caused by environmental factors, physical damage, infection or even DNA changes. 🤔 🌼
#gardening #fasciation
#gardening #fasciation
Getting to know the cut flower beds in the walled garden this week … cutting and deadheading, as well as weeding 😊
#garden #gardening #gardener
#garden #gardening #gardener
September 22, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Getting to know the cut flower beds in the walled garden this week … cutting and deadheading, as well as weeding 😊
#garden #gardening #gardener
#garden #gardening #gardener
My last day working as an estate gardener at Overbury Court, where I’ve been for the past two and a half years.
I’m moving on to gardens new - more about that soon, once I’ve got my feet in the greenhouse!
It’s been fun and I’ve learnt an awful lot this past few years.
I’m moving on to gardens new - more about that soon, once I’ve got my feet in the greenhouse!
It’s been fun and I’ve learnt an awful lot this past few years.
September 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
My last day working as an estate gardener at Overbury Court, where I’ve been for the past two and a half years.
I’m moving on to gardens new - more about that soon, once I’ve got my feet in the greenhouse!
It’s been fun and I’ve learnt an awful lot this past few years.
I’m moving on to gardens new - more about that soon, once I’ve got my feet in the greenhouse!
It’s been fun and I’ve learnt an awful lot this past few years.
September 11, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Yew hedge trimming time of year again … back up in the air on the cherry picker
😬🏗️ #gardening #hedgetrimming
😬🏗️ #gardening #hedgetrimming
September 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Yew hedge trimming time of year again … back up in the air on the cherry picker
😬🏗️ #gardening #hedgetrimming
😬🏗️ #gardening #hedgetrimming
Another in my ‘bees on things’ series 😆
‘Bee on Echinacea purpurea’. A beautiful spot of colour in the garden, heading into the autumn. 🌸🐝
#bumblebee #echinacea #gardening
‘Bee on Echinacea purpurea’. A beautiful spot of colour in the garden, heading into the autumn. 🌸🐝
#bumblebee #echinacea #gardening
September 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Another in my ‘bees on things’ series 😆
‘Bee on Echinacea purpurea’. A beautiful spot of colour in the garden, heading into the autumn. 🌸🐝
#bumblebee #echinacea #gardening
‘Bee on Echinacea purpurea’. A beautiful spot of colour in the garden, heading into the autumn. 🌸🐝
#bumblebee #echinacea #gardening
Oops! The courgettes seem to be running away with us again 🤣 (My size 10 shoe for scale).
#gardening #kitchengardening #courgettes
#gardening #kitchengardening #courgettes
September 4, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Oops! The courgettes seem to be running away with us again 🤣 (My size 10 shoe for scale).
#gardening #kitchengardening #courgettes
#gardening #kitchengardening #courgettes
Found this cool shed snakeskin whilst cutting back germander in the herb garden this morning. Grass snake maybe? 🐍
#snakeskin #gardening #gardener
#snakeskin #gardening #gardener
August 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Found this cool shed snakeskin whilst cutting back germander in the herb garden this morning. Grass snake maybe? 🐍
#snakeskin #gardening #gardener
#snakeskin #gardening #gardener
August 21, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I actually got wet working in the gardens this afternoon! Whoop!! 🙌 This was the ‘before’ shot above Overbury Court. 😬
#gardening #actualrain #gardener
#gardening #actualrain #gardener
August 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
I actually got wet working in the gardens this afternoon! Whoop!! 🙌 This was the ‘before’ shot above Overbury Court. 😬
#gardening #actualrain #gardener
#gardening #actualrain #gardener
Another in my loose series of ‘bees on things’ 😆 … ‘Bee on eryngium’. Saw this little character this morning on my watering rounds. 😊
#bees #eryngium #gardening
#bees #eryngium #gardening
August 20, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Another in my loose series of ‘bees on things’ 😆 … ‘Bee on eryngium’. Saw this little character this morning on my watering rounds. 😊
#bees #eryngium #gardening
#bees #eryngium #gardening
Aubergines doing really well in the kitchen garden this summer - something’s enjoying the heat at least! Anyone got a recipe for Baba ghanoush?!
#aubergine #gardener #kitchengarden
#aubergine #gardener #kitchengarden
August 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Aubergines doing really well in the kitchen garden this summer - something’s enjoying the heat at least! Anyone got a recipe for Baba ghanoush?!
#aubergine #gardener #kitchengarden
#aubergine #gardener #kitchengarden
August 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The sun is still shining (getting boring now isn’t it?!), but also still shining are the Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ in the silver and gold border.
☀️🌼
#helianthuslemonqueen #helianthus #gardening
☀️🌼
#helianthuslemonqueen #helianthus #gardening
August 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The sun is still shining (getting boring now isn’t it?!), but also still shining are the Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ in the silver and gold border.
☀️🌼
#helianthuslemonqueen #helianthus #gardening
☀️🌼
#helianthuslemonqueen #helianthus #gardening
Got a little ride in the Overbury Farms combine harvester this afternoon!
Great to experience the harvesting and to learn the technicalities of the whole process.
Thanks to Farm Manager Jake Freestone for the ride 😊👍
#combineharvester #gardeninglife #overbury
Great to experience the harvesting and to learn the technicalities of the whole process.
Thanks to Farm Manager Jake Freestone for the ride 😊👍
#combineharvester #gardeninglife #overbury
July 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Got a little ride in the Overbury Farms combine harvester this afternoon!
Great to experience the harvesting and to learn the technicalities of the whole process.
Thanks to Farm Manager Jake Freestone for the ride 😊👍
#combineharvester #gardeninglife #overbury
Great to experience the harvesting and to learn the technicalities of the whole process.
Thanks to Farm Manager Jake Freestone for the ride 😊👍
#combineharvester #gardeninglife #overbury
Another in my series of ‘bees on things’ 😆 This time … bees on Tithonia ‘Torch’.
👍🐝🐝🌼
#bees #tithonia #gardening
👍🐝🐝🌼
#bees #tithonia #gardening
July 13, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Another in my series of ‘bees on things’ 😆 This time … bees on Tithonia ‘Torch’.
👍🐝🐝🌼
#bees #tithonia #gardening
👍🐝🐝🌼
#bees #tithonia #gardening
Appreciating the little things today … and sharing the garden with them 🐝🐞😊
#gardener #gardening #insects
#gardener #gardening #insects
June 30, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Appreciating the little things today … and sharing the garden with them 🐝🐞😊
#gardener #gardening #insects
#gardener #gardening #insects
6:15 am. Trying to get some gardening work done before the heat kicks in again … even if it’s just watering! 🥵😮💨 #gardening
June 25, 2026 at 5:22 AM
6:15 am. Trying to get some gardening work done before the heat kicks in again … even if it’s just watering! 🥵😮💨 #gardening
Hollyhocks looking fabulous in the verges of Overbury village at the moment.
One of the few things that seems to be enjoying this heat!
🌸☀️🌼
#hollyhocks #alcearosea #horticulture
One of the few things that seems to be enjoying this heat!
🌸☀️🌼
#hollyhocks #alcearosea #horticulture
June 23, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Hollyhocks looking fabulous in the verges of Overbury village at the moment.
One of the few things that seems to be enjoying this heat!
🌸☀️🌼
#hollyhocks #alcearosea #horticulture
One of the few things that seems to be enjoying this heat!
🌸☀️🌼
#hollyhocks #alcearosea #horticulture