Polly
@potteringpolly.bsky.social
Always dreamt of a walled #KitchenGarden🍒🌻
2013 bought a blank canvas in #NorthWales
Built the walls & planted 🪴🍎🌸🍐🌼🍒🥕🍅
Love gardening, the under gardener, cats, food & wine 🥂
All on the #blog www.walnutkitchengarden.co.uk
2013 bought a blank canvas in #NorthWales
Built the walls & planted 🪴🍎🌸🍐🌼🍒🥕🍅
Love gardening, the under gardener, cats, food & wine 🥂
All on the #blog www.walnutkitchengarden.co.uk
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Polly
@potteringpolly.bsky.social
· Jun 13
Buena Mulata is an heirloom chilli & I’ve been saving, then sowing the seeds for years. This particular plant was kept going all winter in the summerhouse, which is why it’s fruiting so early 🌶️💜🌶️💜🌶️💜🌶️💜 #chilli #chillies #homegrown #kitchengarden
Dahlia ‘honka pink’ is suffering quite badly from black fly, but busy bees are still enjoying the flowers 🌿🌸🩷🐝
Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ in the background gives a golden screen all winter long. 🌾🧡 #insectthursday #dahlia #dailydahlia #dahlialove
Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ in the background gives a golden screen all winter long. 🌾🧡 #insectthursday #dahlia #dailydahlia #dahlialove
September 24, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Dahlia ‘honka pink’ is suffering quite badly from black fly, but busy bees are still enjoying the flowers 🌿🌸🩷🐝
Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ in the background gives a golden screen all winter long. 🌾🧡 #insectthursday #dahlia #dailydahlia #dahlialove
Grass ‘Karl Foerster’ in the background gives a golden screen all winter long. 🌾🧡 #insectthursday #dahlia #dailydahlia #dahlialove
I’ve saved seeds from the aubergines ‘Rosa Bianca’ (delicious ). As they are a heritage variety they should come true 🤞🍆
It’s been a great year for pepper growing but tomatoes not as good as usual 🫑🍅 #homegrown #growyourown #aubergine #eggplant
It’s been a great year for pepper growing but tomatoes not as good as usual 🫑🍅 #homegrown #growyourown #aubergine #eggplant
September 24, 2026 at 7:00 AM
I’ve saved seeds from the aubergines ‘Rosa Bianca’ (delicious ). As they are a heritage variety they should come true 🤞🍆
It’s been a great year for pepper growing but tomatoes not as good as usual 🫑🍅 #homegrown #growyourown #aubergine #eggplant
It’s been a great year for pepper growing but tomatoes not as good as usual 🫑🍅 #homegrown #growyourown #aubergine #eggplant
A few pink flowers for #pinkfriday
Cosmos finally turning into a Bobby ‘Dazzler’ 🩷
A bee, fast asleep in dahlia purple haze 🐝🌸
Dark pink penstemon, I think called blackbird 💜🩷
#flowersonfriday #pinkflowers
Cosmos finally turning into a Bobby ‘Dazzler’ 🩷
A bee, fast asleep in dahlia purple haze 🐝🌸
Dark pink penstemon, I think called blackbird 💜🩷
#flowersonfriday #pinkflowers
September 4, 2026 at 6:40 AM
A few pink flowers for #pinkfriday
Cosmos finally turning into a Bobby ‘Dazzler’ 🩷
A bee, fast asleep in dahlia purple haze 🐝🌸
Dark pink penstemon, I think called blackbird 💜🩷
#flowersonfriday #pinkflowers
Cosmos finally turning into a Bobby ‘Dazzler’ 🩷
A bee, fast asleep in dahlia purple haze 🐝🌸
Dark pink penstemon, I think called blackbird 💜🩷
#flowersonfriday #pinkflowers
First haul of Victoria plums 🤗🩷🥰
What would you do with them?
My absolute favourite is plum crumble & as my new kitchen is finally finished (almost) & I have an oven again… that’s what’s being made tonight 😋 #plums #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown
What would you do with them?
My absolute favourite is plum crumble & as my new kitchen is finally finished (almost) & I have an oven again… that’s what’s being made tonight 😋 #plums #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown
September 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
First haul of Victoria plums 🤗🩷🥰
What would you do with them?
My absolute favourite is plum crumble & as my new kitchen is finally finished (almost) & I have an oven again… that’s what’s being made tonight 😋 #plums #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown
What would you do with them?
My absolute favourite is plum crumble & as my new kitchen is finally finished (almost) & I have an oven again… that’s what’s being made tonight 😋 #plums #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown
Bee chasing, on the purple geranium rozanne, that’s been flowering for months 🌿💜🐝💜🌿
Videoed in yesterday’s sunshine as it’s pouring down this morning 💦☔️💦 #wildlifewednesday #bees
Videoed in yesterday’s sunshine as it’s pouring down this morning 💦☔️💦 #wildlifewednesday #bees
September 2, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Bee chasing, on the purple geranium rozanne, that’s been flowering for months 🌿💜🐝💜🌿
Videoed in yesterday’s sunshine as it’s pouring down this morning 💦☔️💦 #wildlifewednesday #bees
Videoed in yesterday’s sunshine as it’s pouring down this morning 💦☔️💦 #wildlifewednesday #bees
I bought a water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides, when I first filled the pond 10 years ago. It only flowered for a couple of years then disappeared. But here it is again 💙💛🩵
I don’t know if birds have brought it or the seeds were still there 🤷♀️
#tuesdayblue #nicesurprise
I don’t know if birds have brought it or the seeds were still there 🤷♀️
#tuesdayblue #nicesurprise
September 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I bought a water forget-me-not, Myosotis scorpioides, when I first filled the pond 10 years ago. It only flowered for a couple of years then disappeared. But here it is again 💙💛🩵
I don’t know if birds have brought it or the seeds were still there 🤷♀️
#tuesdayblue #nicesurprise
I don’t know if birds have brought it or the seeds were still there 🤷♀️
#tuesdayblue #nicesurprise
Two more ‘Rosa Bianca’ aubergines, & these two have grown outside! Not quite ready yet, but I’m looking forward to them after my first one last week 💜🤍🍆💜🤍
#tuesdayblue #eggplant #homegrown #kitchengarden
#tuesdayblue #eggplant #homegrown #kitchengarden
September 1, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Two more ‘Rosa Bianca’ aubergines, & these two have grown outside! Not quite ready yet, but I’m looking forward to them after my first one last week 💜🤍🍆💜🤍
#tuesdayblue #eggplant #homegrown #kitchengarden
#tuesdayblue #eggplant #homegrown #kitchengarden
How about this mouth watering punnet for #magentamonday
It was a mad dash to get them between the torrential showers.
Autumn fruiting variety ‘Polka’, utterly delicious! 🩷😋🩷
#kitchengarden #growyourown #homegrown #raspberries
It was a mad dash to get them between the torrential showers.
Autumn fruiting variety ‘Polka’, utterly delicious! 🩷😋🩷
#kitchengarden #growyourown #homegrown #raspberries
August 31, 2026 at 12:49 PM
How about this mouth watering punnet for #magentamonday
It was a mad dash to get them between the torrential showers.
Autumn fruiting variety ‘Polka’, utterly delicious! 🩷😋🩷
#kitchengarden #growyourown #homegrown #raspberries
It was a mad dash to get them between the torrential showers.
Autumn fruiting variety ‘Polka’, utterly delicious! 🩷😋🩷
#kitchengarden #growyourown #homegrown #raspberries
Talk about, take your time! 🩷🌿
I sowed these Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler' seeds in March!
Finally, on the last day of August she’s decided to bloom.
Jolly good job she looks so good 🌿🩷😍🌿🩷
#magentamonday #pinkflowers #bankholiday
I sowed these Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler' seeds in March!
Finally, on the last day of August she’s decided to bloom.
Jolly good job she looks so good 🌿🩷😍🌿🩷
#magentamonday #pinkflowers #bankholiday
August 31, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Talk about, take your time! 🩷🌿
I sowed these Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler' seeds in March!
Finally, on the last day of August she’s decided to bloom.
Jolly good job she looks so good 🌿🩷😍🌿🩷
#magentamonday #pinkflowers #bankholiday
I sowed these Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler' seeds in March!
Finally, on the last day of August she’s decided to bloom.
Jolly good job she looks so good 🌿🩷😍🌿🩷
#magentamonday #pinkflowers #bankholiday
What’s yellow in the garden this week?
Alstroemeria, Ligularia ‘Desdemona’, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne', & yellow courgettes (zucchini) 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿 #SundayYellow #yellowflowers #yellow #mygarden
Alstroemeria, Ligularia ‘Desdemona’, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne', & yellow courgettes (zucchini) 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿 #SundayYellow #yellowflowers #yellow #mygarden
August 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
What’s yellow in the garden this week?
Alstroemeria, Ligularia ‘Desdemona’, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne', & yellow courgettes (zucchini) 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿 #SundayYellow #yellowflowers #yellow #mygarden
Alstroemeria, Ligularia ‘Desdemona’, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne', & yellow courgettes (zucchini) 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿 #SundayYellow #yellowflowers #yellow #mygarden
The lull after the storm! Well, we did all say we wanted rain 💦💦💦
How long do we give ourselves before we start moaning about it 🤣
Penstemon ‘garnet’ still going well, sedums just changing colour 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷🌸 #flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #pinkflowers #bloomscrolling
How long do we give ourselves before we start moaning about it 🤣
Penstemon ‘garnet’ still going well, sedums just changing colour 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷🌸 #flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #pinkflowers #bloomscrolling
August 28, 2026 at 7:42 AM
The lull after the storm! Well, we did all say we wanted rain 💦💦💦
How long do we give ourselves before we start moaning about it 🤣
Penstemon ‘garnet’ still going well, sedums just changing colour 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷🌸 #flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #pinkflowers #bloomscrolling
How long do we give ourselves before we start moaning about it 🤣
Penstemon ‘garnet’ still going well, sedums just changing colour 🩷🌸🩷🌸🩷🌸 #flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #pinkflowers #bloomscrolling
I can confirm that my beautiful aubergine (eggplant) ‘Rosa Bianca’, tastes as good as it looks 💜🤍😋🍆
I read that it is creamer than the traditional one, & it is.
Now firmly on my grow list! #homegrown #growyourown #gyo #kitchengarden #ratatouille
I read that it is creamer than the traditional one, & it is.
Now firmly on my grow list! #homegrown #growyourown #gyo #kitchengarden #ratatouille
August 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
I can confirm that my beautiful aubergine (eggplant) ‘Rosa Bianca’, tastes as good as it looks 💜🤍😋🍆
I read that it is creamer than the traditional one, & it is.
Now firmly on my grow list! #homegrown #growyourown #gyo #kitchengarden #ratatouille
I read that it is creamer than the traditional one, & it is.
Now firmly on my grow list! #homegrown #growyourown #gyo #kitchengarden #ratatouille
August 26, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Blue bottles get a bad rep, but they still pollinate our plants, they provide food for birds & spiders, plus they recycle dead stuff including us, (sorry if you’re eating) sometimes helping forensics solve crimes.
And they are rather beautiful 💙💚🩵🪰
Double #TuesdayBlue as they dance on Cupid’s dart💙
And they are rather beautiful 💙💚🩵🪰
Double #TuesdayBlue as they dance on Cupid’s dart💙
August 25, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Blue bottles get a bad rep, but they still pollinate our plants, they provide food for birds & spiders, plus they recycle dead stuff including us, (sorry if you’re eating) sometimes helping forensics solve crimes.
And they are rather beautiful 💙💚🩵🪰
Double #TuesdayBlue as they dance on Cupid’s dart💙
And they are rather beautiful 💙💚🩵🪰
Double #TuesdayBlue as they dance on Cupid’s dart💙
I’ve had Humming bird moths whizzing around the garden for weeks now.
Currently enjoying the salvias. What a privilege! 🦋
Not the easiest to film though, how fast do those wings move! #moths #wildlife #insects #wildlifegarden
Currently enjoying the salvias. What a privilege! 🦋
Not the easiest to film though, how fast do those wings move! #moths #wildlife #insects #wildlifegarden
August 23, 2026 at 2:18 PM
I’ve had Humming bird moths whizzing around the garden for weeks now.
Currently enjoying the salvias. What a privilege! 🦋
Not the easiest to film though, how fast do those wings move! #moths #wildlife #insects #wildlifegarden
Currently enjoying the salvias. What a privilege! 🦋
Not the easiest to film though, how fast do those wings move! #moths #wildlife #insects #wildlifegarden
Despite the dryness, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne' has done really well, all clumps are as tall as ever. 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿
I bought one plant which is now four, from Arley Hall - fabulous, & reasonable plant nursery attached 🪴
#SundayYellow #YellowPlants #TallPerennials #yellowflower @arleyhallandgardens
I bought one plant which is now four, from Arley Hall - fabulous, & reasonable plant nursery attached 🪴
#SundayYellow #YellowPlants #TallPerennials #yellowflower @arleyhallandgardens
August 23, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Despite the dryness, Rudbeckia laciniata 'Herbstsonne' has done really well, all clumps are as tall as ever. 🌿💛🌿💛🌿💛🌿
I bought one plant which is now four, from Arley Hall - fabulous, & reasonable plant nursery attached 🪴
#SundayYellow #YellowPlants #TallPerennials #yellowflower @arleyhallandgardens
I bought one plant which is now four, from Arley Hall - fabulous, & reasonable plant nursery attached 🪴
#SundayYellow #YellowPlants #TallPerennials #yellowflower @arleyhallandgardens
Pretty aubergines 🌸🍆, colourful peppers 🫑🧡 & juicy looking pears nearly ready to be picked 🍐#kitchengarden #sixonsaturday #growyourownfood #HeirloomVeg
August 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Pretty aubergines 🌸🍆, colourful peppers 🫑🧡 & juicy looking pears nearly ready to be picked 🍐#kitchengarden #sixonsaturday #growyourownfood #HeirloomVeg
Every now & again you grow something new that makes you so excited 🤗 Well this year, this is it! Aubergine ‘Rosa Bianca’ an Italian heirloom variety. Isn’t she gorgeous 🩷🤍🍆
#HeirloomVeg #homegrown #kitchengarden #aubergine #eggplant
#HeirloomVeg #homegrown #kitchengarden #aubergine #eggplant
August 21, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Every now & again you grow something new that makes you so excited 🤗 Well this year, this is it! Aubergine ‘Rosa Bianca’ an Italian heirloom variety. Isn’t she gorgeous 🩷🤍🍆
#HeirloomVeg #homegrown #kitchengarden #aubergine #eggplant
#HeirloomVeg #homegrown #kitchengarden #aubergine #eggplant
As dahlia ‘honka pink’ continues to throw up more blooms, I can’t stop photographing her. Especially this morning, with a beautiful blue sky after yesterdays very welcome rain 🌿🩷💦
#flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #dahlialove
#flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #dahlialove
August 21, 2026 at 8:26 AM
As dahlia ‘honka pink’ continues to throw up more blooms, I can’t stop photographing her. Especially this morning, with a beautiful blue sky after yesterdays very welcome rain 🌿🩷💦
#flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #dahlialove
#flowersonfriday #pinkfriday #dahlialove
Dashed out between showers to pick some raspberries, & ended up with a couple more beans! 🙃
Wonderful amount of rain today, frogs all over the path 💦🐸💦🐸💦🐸💦 #homegrown #kitchengarden #growyourown
Wonderful amount of rain today, frogs all over the path 💦🐸💦🐸💦🐸💦 #homegrown #kitchengarden #growyourown
August 20, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Dashed out between showers to pick some raspberries, & ended up with a couple more beans! 🙃
Wonderful amount of rain today, frogs all over the path 💦🐸💦🐸💦🐸💦 #homegrown #kitchengarden #growyourown
Wonderful amount of rain today, frogs all over the path 💦🐸💦🐸💦🐸💦 #homegrown #kitchengarden #growyourown
After a few light showers here & there, we’ve finally got the first proper rain this morning, & what’s more it’s given it to rain all day 💦☔️🌸💃🏻
As I’m out & about working, I may do a little dance! #rain
#mythirstygarden #drygarden #mygarden
As I’m out & about working, I may do a little dance! #rain
#mythirstygarden #drygarden #mygarden
August 20, 2026 at 6:48 AM
After a few light showers here & there, we’ve finally got the first proper rain this morning, & what’s more it’s given it to rain all day 💦☔️🌸💃🏻
As I’m out & about working, I may do a little dance! #rain
#mythirstygarden #drygarden #mygarden
As I’m out & about working, I may do a little dance! #rain
#mythirstygarden #drygarden #mygarden
Even though, chilli - naga yellow blaze is an F1, it’s come true from seed for the last few years. It’s always worth saving seed & having a go.
The hot summer has produced a bumper crop which I’m now drying 💛🌶️💛🌶️💛🌶️ #chillies #chillipepper #growyourown #homegrown
The hot summer has produced a bumper crop which I’m now drying 💛🌶️💛🌶️💛🌶️ #chillies #chillipepper #growyourown #homegrown
August 19, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Even though, chilli - naga yellow blaze is an F1, it’s come true from seed for the last few years. It’s always worth saving seed & having a go.
The hot summer has produced a bumper crop which I’m now drying 💛🌶️💛🌶️💛🌶️ #chillies #chillipepper #growyourown #homegrown
The hot summer has produced a bumper crop which I’m now drying 💛🌶️💛🌶️💛🌶️ #chillies #chillipepper #growyourown #homegrown
It’s feeling like harvest festival. Yet more beans… Apple ‘Discovery’, autumn raspberries ‘polka’, Pear ‘Beth’, courgettes, tomatoes & chillies 🍎🍐🌶️🥒🍅
Yesterday was a big cooking day! #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown #veg #FruitTuesday #harvest
Yesterday was a big cooking day! #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown #veg #FruitTuesday #harvest
August 18, 2026 at 7:48 PM
It’s feeling like harvest festival. Yet more beans… Apple ‘Discovery’, autumn raspberries ‘polka’, Pear ‘Beth’, courgettes, tomatoes & chillies 🍎🍐🌶️🥒🍅
Yesterday was a big cooking day! #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown #veg #FruitTuesday #harvest
Yesterday was a big cooking day! #kitchengarden #homegrown #growyourown #veg #FruitTuesday #harvest
Bit of a, late in the day #TuesdayBlue 💜💙 I’m going to meet myself coming back, one day! 🏃♀️➡️
Aster, cupids dart, 2 agapanthus, & the popular, geranium ‘Rozanne’ 🐝💜
Aster, cupids dart, 2 agapanthus, & the popular, geranium ‘Rozanne’ 🐝💜
August 18, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Bit of a, late in the day #TuesdayBlue 💜💙 I’m going to meet myself coming back, one day! 🏃♀️➡️
Aster, cupids dart, 2 agapanthus, & the popular, geranium ‘Rozanne’ 🐝💜
Aster, cupids dart, 2 agapanthus, & the popular, geranium ‘Rozanne’ 🐝💜
The beauty of raindrops 💦, especially when you haven’t seen many all year! The garden looks a bit fresher this morning, but it’s going to take some sustained rain to really help! #raindrops #rain #drygarden
August 17, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The beauty of raindrops 💦, especially when you haven’t seen many all year! The garden looks a bit fresher this morning, but it’s going to take some sustained rain to really help! #raindrops #rain #drygarden