A still bee (astilbe). Part of the collection that came from the North Woods. She and her sisters seem happy in this spot.

Don’t mind me little fuzzling, I’m just going to sit here and admire your ass.

This came from the “angelica vicar’s mead” sowing. But I’m feeling pretty strongly that she’s a tomato. She looks like one and smells like one. And you know when they say that about ducks…. I planted her out though, pretending she’s an Angelica.

cerinthe (honey wort). while these are beautiful, I think they do better in a touch more shade. that delicious purple of theirs really shines. right now they’re in full sun.

catmint and bunny tails. plants dressed as animals? or animals dressed as plants?

it was just about to take off. I swear these rabbits are just messing with me.

that mood tho.

I went to the building reclaim center and got 98 beautiful old bricks for $13. I’m pretty that price was an accident. Not complaining. These will go around my cut flower and tea garden, cottage garden style!

she popped! #calendula

it’s a jungle in there. and bit out here, too.

I’m so chuffed with all the ‘sunset’ representation. when i was planning this motif, i imagined my best sunsets - think Hawaii and Rocky Mountains. So i picked loads of pinks, yellows, and reds. The options I was most excited about were tomatoes and rainbow chard, I thought they’d bring an unique take on the them by thinking ‘outside the flower’. But then I look at these nasturtiums and I’m reminded, yet again, to never underestimate a plant. I actually sowed these to sacrifice to the rabbits. And of course, the rabbits chose the chard.

globe amaranth! grown from seed. and another contributor to the patio sunset motif.

pruning like this makes me feel medeival. and then like a psycipath because it was really meditative. and then I have to remind myself that the rest of the plant benefits from this, and these were on their way out anyway, and the pollinators probably enjoyed these, and because I pruned them, they can continue to enjoy the rest of the plant. and oh yea, I eat meat, so by comparison… here’s some perspective.

you can almost feel the tension of her about to burst.

we got one taker! lol! (so far)

the wee lacecap hydrandgea coming into her own.

5:46 am.

an appreciation post for firefly butts.

I’m really hoping for a mindblowing “after” once these take off. Most of these I’ve grown from seed. It’s a mish mash of strawflower, verbena bonariensis, ammi majus, cosmos, nepeta, gaura, starflower, honeywort, and a few more. Saving room for some chamomile. This bed will be my Cut Flower and Tea Garden.

Cilantro. Bolted. Look how cute tho.