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Alex Brenton

@GrannyAlex

Gardener, wise witch, political chutney genius, #plantingadvice #plans #countrylife

 Dorset
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Joined September 2013
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Jobs for a gardener on a rainy august day. Tidy green house summer prune tough shrubs, or just relaxxxx.
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Back on twitter today. I wonder if its any more sensible than before.
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All chairmanship gone with party. #sadhabits.
Voting for committees voting following party lines. Sad #thinkagain
@ Joanna Bury. Dorset has declared a Climate emergency, took a lot of push.
The New Dorset Council has just declared a Climate emergency! #about-time #
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Fantastic, after all when sea 😉levels rise and the climate heats up we will want plants like this
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That is why we bother when all seems lost.
Dalai Lama (@DalaiLama) profile pictureDalai Lama
@DalaiLama15 Mar 2019
We may sometimes feel that we can’t do much as individuals, but humanity is made up of individuals; we can make a difference. As individuals we can influence our own families. Our families can influence our communities and our communities can influence our nations.
Why do you""have to deliver" something you know is bad for us
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Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. petition.parliament.uk/petit…
Milk comes from mammary glands. Not oats, not beans, and #notsteers
Prof. Jude Capper 🐄🐂🐑 (@Bovidiva) profile pictureProf. Jude Capper 🐄🐂🐑@Bovidiva23 Feb 2019
Ah, bless. How great is it when a plant-based juice manufacturer thinks that #milk comes from beef steers. Any white juice from these boys shouldn’t be on cereal! 💦 #Februdairy #Februdairy19
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Surprisingly sensible
Tobias Ellwood (@Tobias_Ellwood) profile pictureTobias Ellwood
@Tobias_Ellwood23 Feb 2019
PREVENTING NO DEAL: The penny is dropping, the tide is turning, the dam is breaking. Choose your metaphor- if there’s no Parliamentary agreement soon, more and more colleagues are calling for an Art 50 extension rather than crashing out without a deal.
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Absolutely, non dairy cream is Slurry
Peter Dymond 🇬🇧 (@peterdymond155) profile picturePeter Dymond 🇬🇧@peterdymond15523 Feb 2019
Ben & Jerry's advertising "non dairy ice cream" If its not made of milk it's not bleddy cream!!!
EBay sellers be like... RARE PLANT!! Remember, if something looks too good to be true it's been photoshopped 😂
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Sad that dairy cows are disappearing from north Purbeck. Soil health needs grass and livestock #grassisgood #savethecows
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It's time to start thinking about County elections. What campaign songs do you play on your way to canvas? #livinginthefutureSpringstein #ontheroadagain-CannedHeat
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Not the.living room the dog.would trample.but.greenhouse.defo.
Jonathan Sheppard (@TheJSheppard) profile pictureJonathan Sheppard@TheJSheppard11 Feb 2019
If your living room floor isn’t looking like this... you can’t be trying hard enough 😉#sowing #seedaholic #gardening #gigfy
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Keep us updated
The RHS (@The_RHS) profile pictureThe RHS@The_RHS11 Feb 2019
Exciting #RHSChelsea Great Pavilion line-up news: 2019 marks @daustinroses’ 50th year at the show, @AndysAirPlants make their debut after winning the RHS Bursary for New Exhibitors last year, and @LillyGomm will be designing the @Hilliergarden display
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Alex Brenton@GrannyAlex11 Feb 2019
Looking forward to this talk on Thursday14 Feb Dorchester. #lovevegetables
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Scent lifts the spirit.
Scilly Flowers (@scillyflowers) profile pictureScilly Flowers@scillyflowers10 Feb 2019
Quite obviously @AdamHenson is a man of impeccable taste! Don't miss Scilly scented narcissi on @BBCCountryfile winter special at 6pm this evening. Also, extra bunch #offer runs for all of Feb (code FF19) scillyflowers.co.uk/shopcode…
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