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I love my rain gauge, not only is it cute but it’s super helpful to know exactly how much water fell. Glad for a wet wee...
07/06/2026

I love my rain gauge, not only is it cute but it’s super helpful to know exactly how much water fell. Glad for a wet week ahead to help rehydrate the gardens after all of the insane heat we had!

I am absolutely loving the different colors of zinnias that are coming in! Had to do a back and front pic of this bunch...
07/05/2026

I am absolutely loving the different colors of zinnias that are coming in! Had to do a back and front pic of this bunch, just so many gorgeous flowers…

Garden goings on this week…
07/02/2026

Garden goings on this week…

I was totally surprised today by one of my poppies starting to bloom! Never grew these before, they look so cool! ...
06/27/2026

I was totally surprised today by one of my poppies starting to bloom! Never grew these before, they look so cool!

If this is the weather we have all summer I’ll be a very, very happy person 😍. The butterflies seem to like it, too…:: ...
06/20/2026

If this is the weather we have all summer I’ll be a very, very happy person 😍. The butterflies seem to like it, too…
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TGIF! What an absolutely gorgeous day today! Did a bunch of garden things including cutting some more flowers. Ended ...
06/19/2026

TGIF! What an absolutely gorgeous day today! Did a bunch of garden things including cutting some more flowers. Ended up with these 2 bouquets of snapdragons and zinnias..:

TGIF! I’ve released 7 more butterflies over the past few days, and today I spotted 4 pretty big caterpillars on some pl...
06/12/2026

TGIF! I’ve released 7 more butterflies over the past few days, and today I spotted 4 pretty big caterpillars on some plants in the back of the gardens. I’ll probably try to get the tank setup this year to bring them in soon…

All of the blooms make me so happy!
06/09/2026

All of the blooms make me so happy!

Today’s harvest is brought to you by the seed library! We have radishes, kale and arugula. I love our library so much!...
06/08/2026

Today’s harvest is brought to you by the seed library! We have radishes, kale and arugula. I love our library so much!!!

My first round of spinach is bolting, so I’m letting it flower and hopefully go to seed so I can collect them for future...
06/08/2026

My first round of spinach is bolting, so I’m letting it flower and hopefully go to seed so I can collect them for future plantings. Let’s see how it goes…

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