The Flower Writer

Borage – Blunt or Brave?

Borage – Blunt or Brave?

Flower meanings· Folklore· Gardening· History

This week our November mornings have been damp and dark.  Yet I spied a borage plant in the corner of…
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Sunflower – a sign of Optimism and Joy

Sunflower – a sign of Optimism and Joy

Flower meanings· History

Sunflower means positivity, energy and joy It is coming to the end of summer and what a stunning, hot season…
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Poppy – A Flower of Contradictions

Poppy – A Flower of Contradictions

Flower meanings· History· Nature· Wildflower

It is curious how a flower, so often photographed and enjoyed in summer, can have such poignant and painful meaning…
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Passion in a Flower

Passion in a Flower

Gardening· History· Nature

The Passion Flower Passiflora is best explained at Easter despite it blooming in the summer. I worked with plants for…
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Magical Mistletoe

Magical Mistletoe

Folklore· History· Nature

It is snowing as I write this and with the snow comes an eerie silence. The mistletoe embodies this mysterious…
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Hello

My name is Ruth Goudy.
I am a professional garden writer and speaker. I have run a nursery and garden centre for twenty years with my husband and this inspires me to share the joy I feel when I am around nature and flowers. I am on social media and Youtube and would love you to follow me. I believe flowers are good for our wellbeing and the more people that are involved in the conversation about it the better!
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Tradescantia. What lovely varied foliage. I am s Tradescantia. 
What lovely varied foliage. 
I am still learning my houseplants!
This Thalictrum Black stockings has green leaves. This Thalictrum Black stockings has green leaves. It looks beautiful but I love it in front of the Sambuccus Nigra foliage.
Holly flowers. We often forget the Holly flowers Holly flowers. 
We often forget the Holly flowers as we are so obsessed with the berries. These ones looked very snug nestled in the shiny, new, evergreen leaf growth yesterday. 
Holly is renowned for protection in folklore. 
#Folklore #protection #healing #Holly #flowers #underthefloralspell #evergreenshrubs #hedgerows #berries
Iris Caesar's Brother. My favourite today. #flow Iris Caesar's Brother. 
My favourite today.
#flowers #iris #perennials #gardening
It is #worldbeeday. Surely every day should be a B It is #worldbeeday. Surely every day should be a Bee Day? Where would we bee without them? 
Here is one of my favourite photos from last summer with a bee enjoying an echinops.
Elderflower flowers always excite me! Their perfe Elderflower flowers always excite me! 
Their perfection, repetition and exquisite detail just ' do something' to my heart and mind.
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