I'm very proud of my little pollinator garden which I've built up over the years mostly from free plants my neighbours were digging up or splitting (and once liberating some seed heads from a flower bed at work). The last two summers especially, it has been visited by an increasingly diverse population: little busy honey bees and fat doofy bumblers and so many different butterflies like this exquisite swallowtail.
I think it's a black swallowtail? Not very good at identification. I've also seen spicebush swallowtail, a red spotted purple and so many monarchs.
Our summers are very dry so most of my garden is drought tolerant native plants, but this lavender was here when we moved in. It was in a very shady spot, all choked with invasive vines but since moving to the sun it has thrived. The bees love it and it pairs beautifully with my masses of pink echinacea (which self seeds with abandon).
I think of my little garden as symbolic in my life. I have been in many places where I have struggled to thrive, because of a bad environment. But with the right amount of sun and water, and with a little care and help, I do pretty well. I get enormous satisfaction from my garden which thanks to neighbourhood generosity and my own time and effort, blooms and grows. I hope when people walk by, it gives them a little joy too.
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Our silkies balancing act 🫣
11/9/22
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just been playing around with some graphic styles that i think would be interested for like some promo material for zone 6
(visual novel game im trying to finish)
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olive trees over winter at 42F
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Literally love these little reminders! I just sowed this last batch of seeds today! I’m realllly hoping I’ll at least get a good bit of lettuce and kale before the frost, I also already have some 2 week old lettuce so I’ll at least get a couple heads 🤞🏼
September 27, 2023
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Some things I picked from my garden today. The peaches aren't totally ripe yet but I wanted to grab a few before the storm hit and knocked a bunch down. I'm hopeful that they'll ripen on the counter maybe.
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we did No Now May, here are my thoughts (pre-mow):
beautiful
learned a lot about the common walk ways
and soil quality
got some landscaping ideas
increased wildlife activity for sure
holy pollen bomb
not sure how to mow 2ft tall grass
ticks cross my mind more than they used to
haven't found any
the amount of grass pollen cannot be overstated
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Future - LANVIN - creative Director
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Unexpected Muscadine grape growing bombastically through the Japanese pussy willow (which used to be a wee bareroot!) evidently a gift from Bacchus/Dionysus 🍇💜
There is another, tiny grape plant on the opposite side of this garden bed. At least, PlantNet identifies it as one.
To be continued...
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