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One new #calendula & one new pink #rhododendron in bloom 🥰

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Close-up, top-down view of an orange calendula flower covered in water droplets, surrounded by green leaves with similar droplets and set against an out-of-focus background. The flower's petals radiate from the center, which is a collection of tiny, yellow florets.

Close-up of a rhododendron plant featuring large, deep green leaves with water droplets and two pink flower buds. The flowers are in different stages of bloom, one fully open with ruffled petals and visible stamens, the other still tightly closed.

November 24th & our #GroundCherries are still producing #fruits 😍

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Close-up of a ground cherry plant in a black pot, showcasing green, papery husks surrounding the developing fruit, and textured, serrated-edged leaves. Another black pot containing small leafy green plants is visible in the background, set against a blurred suburban landscape.

My burgundy lacecap #hydrangeas are pretty in all their life stages. Some buds are still blooming into November but most are going to seed now.

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Close-up shot of a hydrangea flower, with several red, heart-shaped petals in focus and surrounded by other leaves in shades of red, pink, and yellow. A cluster of small, unripe flower buds in green and pink hues sits at the center of the image. The background is slightly blurred, suggesting the plant is outdoors.

Close-up of a plant with a central cluster of dried, brownish-red flower heads, surrounded by colorful leaves. The leaves are yellow in the center and bordered with a deep red hue, showcasing prominent veining. Overhead, fine, green, needle-like foliage provides a contrasting backdrop. Sunlight illuminates the scene, creating shadows and highlights on the foliage.

My pink #cosmos refuse to stop producing new flower buds, in 2nd week of #November 😍

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Close-up of a vibrant pink cosmos flower in full bloom, with a yellow center, held gently by a person. The flower is the main focus, set against a blurred background of green foliage and a hand. The petals of the flower are layered, with delicate lines, catching the sunlight. The flower is held at eye level and angled towards the camera. The background consists of greenery and rocks.

Close-up of a hand cradling a partially open pink flower in the foreground, with two green flower buds in the background. The pink flower has delicate petals that curve outward, revealing a dark, textured center. The buds are enclosed by green sepals with sharp, pointed tips. The person's skin tone is light, and the sunlight creates shadows across the hand. The background is blurred, showing additional foliage.

#PacificAster is one of my fave #NativePlants to use for #rewilding & for attracting more #pollinators.

It's a small, hardy, beautiful purple #NativeWildflower which is found from BC to California. It's tolerant of many different coastal habitats, from ocean sand dunes to rocky outcrops to salt marshes to grasslands to forests. Great plant to use for soil erosion & slopes stabilization work. It has a deep, clumpy, extensive fibrous root system - don't grow beside plants with weaker root systems.

Pacific aster is extremely easy to grow in it's native grow zones, across coastal PNW areas. You'll love their long bloom time, from late May into late October. It provides pollen sources for pollinators in Fall. After they stop blooming, they'll produce fluffy seed heads, full of prolific wind-born #seeds. Snip off tops of seed heads to save them. I store mine in airtight jars & share a lot of them too.

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A split image showcasing different stages of Pacific aster wildflower in the late summer or early fall. The left side highlights a hand holding a flower with vibrant purple petals and a yellow center, with a red wrist wrap visible below. The right side features a cluster of fluffy, white seed heads and seed pods nestled among green foliage. The background of both sides shows a variety of green and muted foliage suggesting an outdoor setting.

Pale purple flowers on #rosemary.

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Close-up of a rosemary plant with narrow green leaves and small pale purple flowers in various stages of bloom; the flowers have a two-lobed upper petal and a larger lower petal. Some flowers are in bud form. The background is a blurry green lawn and a glimpse of a cloudy sky.

Floral #Fall #foliage.
Burgundy #hydrangea #leaf & yellow #hosta #leaves.

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Close-up of a large, mature leaf with a deep red color, serrated edges, and prominent veining. The leaf has a slight sheen and is illuminated from above, with the veins appearing lighter and yellower. A small, dry, yellow leaf is attached to it. Other leaves are visible in the blurry background.

Close-up of heart-shaped hosta leaves in varying shades of gold and yellow with water droplets, showing highlights and shadows from sunlight.

Some of my burgundy lace-cap #hydrangeas are still blooming but most have gone to seed.

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Close-up of a hydrangea flower with large pink and white petals, surrounded by green and yellowing leaves, and small bud clusters. The petals have a delicate, textured appearance, and the overall image is brightly lit.

Some more #plants that are still producing daily blooms in late #October.

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A beautiful Autumn afternoon, here 😊

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A sunlit, well-maintained backyard garden with a diverse collection of potted plants, garden ornaments, solar lamps, and a wooden bench. The focal point is a mature tree with hanging pink cosmos flowers, casting shadows over the colorful foliage. A house and street with other homes are visible in the background, set under a clear blue sky.

Some #plants are still blooming into late #October 😊

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Front yard #food.

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A collage showing various stages of plant growth: rows of green onion sprouts in soil, a pepper plant with dark purple peppers, and a sprouting ginger plant.

I grew this bountiful #GroundCherry plant from seeds collected from last year's #VolunteerPlant. I dug a volunteer ground cherry plant out from a sidewalk crack, last year & transplanted into a pot. That plant provided loads of #fruits. I saved 2 of the largest fruits for sowing this year's plants - gave several seeds away too.

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This #cosmos #plant decided it identified as a tree & grew super tall! The rest of our cosmos are much shorter. Mom didn't think it would bloom but I saw several flower buds on it & waited for them to open. Several more buds haven't opened up yet but they should bloom soon 😊

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Orca, hidatsa shield figure, and blue lake beans. Five orca bushes each in its own 8" black plastic pot, under bird netting. Four hidatsa vines in a half whiskey barrel; I had to wrap plastic around the barrel to keep it moist enough, and nothing near the gap in the plastic would grow; that was with an olla. One blue lake plant in a 12" round and 8" deep plastic pot, the other four died. #beans #gardening #zone8

Three small piles of bean pods, two mostly tan and dried and one green and fresh, in a blue plastic saucer. One dry pile has one cream and yellow dry bean beside it, the other has two black and white marbled beans.

I'm growing these, next year - I want both the pink & white ones & am getting the seeds from a local gardening club.

Pink #Japanese #anemone #flowers are so pretty. A lovely burst of colour in early Autumn.

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Close-up shot of a cluster of pink Japanese anemone flowers with yellow centers surrounded by green foliage. Some flowers are in full bloom while others are in bud. The background is a blurred mix of green and autumnal colors.

Pretty pink Japanese anemone flowers, gently dancing in the wind.

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My #cosmos & #sunchokes are still blooming daily 😀

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Close-up of two vibrant pink cosmos flowers, with yellow centers, in a garden setting, soft-focus background with a smaller similar flower.

Close-up of a bright yellow, daisy-like flower with a dark brown center, surrounded by green leaves and a second flower bud; all in natural sunlight.

Close up of our microclover heart break.
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Bright green teeny tiny microclover and a finger pointing to them for scale. The clover are about the size of a fingernail or even smaller.

Once upon a time we had a lush microclover lawn. Then we left town for a couple weeks to attend a summer conference and returned to find it half dead from drought and heat. Total heart-breaker. It never recovered. So we're starting over, this time with Zoysia plugs which will hopefully fair the highs and lows of our climate zone better than clover could. Hopefully we can post a picture in a year or two and it will be back to looking as good as this. 🤞🤞
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