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, 2020 has been a jam packed year full of nature themed highlights. #1 We created an awesome herb garden @clitterhouse that was a salve for the senses on a daily walk during lockdown. Have you any horticultural projects lined up for 2021? @LondonNpcs @ThriveLDN
, 2020 has been a jam packed year full of nature themed highlights. #1 We created an awesome herb garden @clitterhouse that was a salve for the senses on a daily walk during lockdown. Have you any horticultural projects lined up for 2021? @LondonNpcs @ThriveLDN
#2 One of the loves of my life, farm garden @clitterhouse, was completed with a beautiful cedar greenhouse. It has brought me lots of joy & new friendships. Who doesnât love horticulture? What has your garden brought you? @plant_based_pod @RHSBloom @AllotmentCooks @RobsAllotment
#3 Getting to know more of the wonderful people in Cricklewood. If you want to know what community means or you want some awesome neighbours, move to Cricklewood. Strong community and lots of champions making Cricklewood a nicer place to live #townteam @Brentterrace @ggera_nw
#4 I got to spend more time in my own garden. While teaching at home I had asparagus for lunch 
, plenty of dinners in the garden & I enjoyed the cut flower experience. Was your garden a highlight of 2020? @GWandShows @TEGmagazine @SmallestGarden @GWmag @mountcongreve #gardening
, plenty of dinners in the garden & I enjoyed the cut flower experience. Was your garden a highlight of 2020? @GWandShows @TEGmagazine @SmallestGarden @GWmag @mountcongreve #gardening
#5 I learned a lot about 
s. Ali from @RefugeesBees installed 3 beehives in my school @HammersmithAcad & gave us an education on ethical honey. What a gift! My wonderful neighbour also installed a beehive in our garden. Are you tempted to get bees for your school in 2021?
s. Ali from @RefugeesBees installed 3 beehives in my school @HammersmithAcad & gave us an education on ethical honey. What a gift! My wonderful neighbour also installed a beehive in our garden. Are you tempted to get bees for your school in 2021?
#6 The first students graduated from the environmental leadership programme. It would be a dream to see this run in other schools. It is a one stop shop for sustainability, wellbeing, community, horticulture, enterprise, teamwork, confidence & more. @ERSTIRELAND @DrJessT_eco
#7 Being inspired by incredible teachers who are trying to save our 
by bringing teachers & students together to make Climate Breakdown & Loss of Nature a priority in education. I am humbled by their tenacity & unwavering determination. Thank you @DrJessT_eco & @geography_paul
by bringing teachers & students together to make Climate Breakdown & Loss of Nature a priority in education. I am humbled by their tenacity & unwavering determination. Thank you @DrJessT_eco & @geography_paul
#8 After 12 years in London I packed the car & moved back to 
. It was incredibly difficult choosing which of my plant babies to take with me. What plants would you take with you & why? @plant_based_pod @houseplanthour @GardenGreengate @mr_plantgeek @EllenMaryGarden @GWandShows
. It was incredibly difficult choosing which of my plant babies to take with me. What plants would you take with you & why? @plant_based_pod @houseplanthour @GardenGreengate @mr_plantgeek @EllenMaryGarden @GWandShows
#9 Living back in the countryside after 22 years. What a joy it is to experience autumn & winter in Waterford again. It is such a beautiful county. I feel incredibly lucky to be here. Whatâs your favourite place in Waterford? @WaterfordGreens @waterfordcrafts @WaterfordGrnWay
#10 Getting a maternity cover in @ArdscoilNaMara. What luck! Warm welcoming teachers & awesome students. Excited about our sustainability committee & the wonderful work they are doing.
#11 Possibilities for nature in 2021. This small patch of sunflowers, cosmos & wildflowers in Cricklewood cost nothing, yet it attracted so much attention from humans & pollinators. It inspired us all. My brain is whirring about projects in 2021. Join me for some fun 
There has been so much loss in 2020. Fear, anxiety, loneliness too. But itâs never all bad. What were your highlights? Merry Christmas x
