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I have more wildflowers popping up everywhere but it's almost lunchtime and I have other obligations today, so I will leave you with blue-eyed grass (never heard of it before but I love it so much!), Venus's looking glass (this is everywhere in my yard) and some kind of mystery pink, apparently, and my woodland phlox!
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Wanna see some cool flowers?
Some of these photos go back a bit so you can see some of our neat spring ephemerals. Some I don't know for sure are native in our area because I couldn't get a 100% ID on them so if you know, shout it out! Oh, I also have Virginia bluebells that I planted and they are doing great, but no flowers yet because it's only their first year. Same for my milkweed and spiderwort and false indigo.
Let's go!
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I want to write a whole post on the Sassafras sapling that is cheerfully growing under my deck, because I had no idea that Sassafras trees had such a fascinating history! I'm not from around here, and have never seen one before but now I love it and will find a good home for it.
Bonus trees - we have some kind of hickory (mocknut?) growing all around the edge of my forest which I love because it will make so much food for the birds and squirrels!
It's been a little more than a year since we moved in and I'm starting to get a handle on the absolutely incredible diversity we have growing here. I planted 5 blueberries so far (since they are from this area), and I even have one blueberry growing to show for it!
Additionally, we have some really cool species I've never seen before, including Black Tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica), and Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboretum). I'll put descriptions with my photos for ID.
Howdy lovelies!
It's been a while since I checked in but I wanted to give you a garden/forest update:
So far, so good, mostly. I did try planting annual garden stuff like cucumbers and tomatoes and that was frankly a disaster, with only one three volunteers from last year's pumpkins hanging in.
The buttonweed, which is a lovely native plant with pollinator friendly flowers, continues to completely dominate everything in the yard and is my nemesis.
I missed y'all! When the family is home I have a lot less time to hang out with my Fediverse pals, and we had string of sick kids until I finally fell victim to the nasty cold that had been keeping my little ones home from school all week.
Today, everyone is on the mend and I see light on the horizon after a rainy weekend, so I thought the perfect photo to share would be this capture from the old market in Chiang Mai.
Oh y’all I am so so sad. My dog, who is 1 year old and has never before been interested in digging or chewing plants dug up my raspberries and chomped them up and chewed on one of my apple saplings. I am devastated! We usually allow her free reign on our acre (she even leaves the strawberries alone) but now she’ll have to be on leash and only allowed out for supervised visits. Ugh so much work down the drain. 😭
Okay, both apple trees are in the ground and 6 raspberries are planted after a long day of work yesterday (ending with flashlights). Today I've got three thornless blackberries to settle into their new homes, and a whole bunch of mulch to put down! Still working on my hugelkultur mound for this summer, which feels like a never-ending labor of love, since it's all me with hand tools dragging stuff out of the woods! What are y'all working on today?
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#Today is the Day!
I am so, SO excited y'all. I have been working for months to prep the garden, and today two of my apple trees arrive for planting! I think I am equal parts thrilled and anxious, hoping that I'm making all the right calls in terms of placement, sun exposure, wind protection, soil nutrients and ph, etc etc etc.
Of course I'm going out for some final prep. I can't wait!
Oh, and the berries are coming today too.