Peach Tree
Peach tree.
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Here’s My Newest Thing
Okay, so here’s my newest thing, and don’t even start with the whole “Mary Anne, you already do too much,” because a) I know, and b) my goal is to do this as low-effort as possible and make other people do most of the work, especially Stephanie, and c) it really does feed very well into
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Driving Me a Little Nuts
Sigh — it’s driving me a little nuts that I don’t know the name of this tulip. Anyone? It has so many colors in it — pink, obviously, but also cream and green and I think that’s even blue. Wacky! (The leaves are edged in white too.)
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To Bed, to Bed
Okay, to bed, to bed. Today, I dragged all these thorny branches from the front yard to the backyard, which was pretty tiring work! Grateful for my long leather rose gloves, which saved me from shedding serious blood. Tomorrow, I chop these briars up, and then I think I feed them to the fire. That
Whole Garden Photo
Nicole asked for a photo of my whole garden, because all my close-up flower shots really don’t do much to give you the shape of it, but I honestly don’t know how to do that. Um, maybe I can climb out on the porch roof. Or at least dig up the pencil sketch I did
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Plum Tree
Plum tree. So far, a few years in, I’ve seen plums growing on here, but never managed to get any that were ripe before they disappeared. This year, though, I have plenty of time to obsessively watch (and net) my fruit trees…
Another Request for ID
Another request for ID? This one looks like it might want to be a tree, and this is not a good place for a tree, but before I pull it out, would like to know what it is…
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Like a Glorious Pinwheel
You already knew peonies were gorgeous, but did you know that peony leaves + bud were also gorgeous? Like a glorious pinwheel… #themoreyouknow!
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Little Prairie Native, Great White Trillium
One of my little prairie natives is getting to full size now. But I think that flower is still going to open to bloom, so let’s check back in a few days. The leaves are already lovely, though. Great white trillium.
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