perennial cornflower. she has no idea how badass she is.

maidenhair fern y’all! awful name, but a delightfully laced up Duchess with a notoriety for being somewhat difficult to grow. So I’m honored she finds this new home to her liking.

y’all, we’re getting sunflowers! and I’m 97% sure the rabbits can’t reach these. (famous last words). I planted these in situ this year, I keep hearing they prefer this to the root disturbance that comes with starting them in cells or pots. Results to follow.

The main goal with these beauts is to enjoy the flowers. Beans are sure to follow, but I’m quite unsure how best to harvest them.

Ada ‘helped’ plant these cilantro babes with me today. While ‘help’ is a relative term, her enthusiasm was undeniable. Happy Mother’s Day to me!

whyyyy are Solomon’s Seal leaves so. damn. sexy?

Such happy dudes! I’ve been showing the kiddo around the garden and handing her things to eat. Without a second’s thought, she stuffed one of these flower heads in her mouth and smiled the whole time, like she was eating sunshine.

Wild martinin spotting.

Queens arriving.

so proud of all you babies.

planted at least 15 tulips in pots last fall and stored them in the garage over winter. after unknown mongrels dug up the majority of the bulbs (while in the garage), I was left with three healthy plants. then a rabbit beheaded an about-to-bloom bud, and left it in the pot so it knew what evil felt like. So this is one of the remaining two heroes. She shines even as she cuddles up for bed.

This inherited fern has an impressive unfurl. Unrivaled!

Planted these out a week or so ago. So far, so growing! Can’t wait for future salads..I can feel my past salad-hating self shaking her head in shame.

this self seeded common blue violet is charming the hell out of me. may dig her up and add her to a garden bed. multiply baby! multiply!

This plant brought me absolute and pure joy today. It’s a trillium. It can take 7 years to flower. That’s the reason I’ve never brought one home from a plant store. But it was almost exactly 7 years ago that I dipped my toe in the gardening space. My toe must has slipped because my entire self went with it….(a rare post that has many more words than this exerpt, click for more).

I swear I’m not forcing my passions on her. She voluntarily went in there and start examining stuff. But she also stops to smell the blooming lilacs and viburnum with me and excitedly yells “flowers” at all plants. It’s almost like she’s my daughter or something.

Let the preventative measures commence. I don’t want to say this is war, not when I plan to sow a “sacrificial crop” of nasturtium so they don’t go hungry. But dudes, I gotta look out for the plants, too!

little signs of buds, blooms, color, and life are now dotting the garden. this has been April.

Will they blueberry?

The first plants of the woodland garden went in today. So many of the seedlings growing up in the greenhouse will graduate here and fill in the gaps. I don’t like to be able to see soil in a bed. ALL PLANTS EVERYWHERE!