Garlic harvest tabled for now. To-be-cured. Then, in due time, added to every conceivable dish under the sun. #garlic #harvest #gardening #vegetablegardening #pnw #growyourown #growfoodnotlawns

Sorely tempted to ignore this Dahlia. She's already full of herself and any attention will go straight to her head. But YOU try walking past this and looking the other way. #dahlias #dahlialove #gardening #pnw #bloomscrolling

That briefest of fevered dreams where baby filberts abound and there's no such thing as squirrels. #homegrown #filbertnuts #gardening #pnw #vegetablegardening #growyourownfood #growfoodnotlawns

At a certain point, one feels almost obliged to give the giant, nine-foot tall sunflower that sprouted unbidden in the exact center of the garden a name. Otherwise we're left with an awkward "Excuse me, good sir," every time we step around it. Any suggestions? #SunflowerSunday #gardening #pnw

The delicious and fluidly-hued 'Apricotta' Cosmos. Don't try to pin them down. They are what they are. #FlowersOnFriday #bloomscrolling #gardening #pnw

Beans are ever the most precocious of the three sisters around here. They're ready to move out when corn is still learning to stand. Squash is barely crawling. We'll get it right one of these years. #vegetablegardening #gardening #pnw #growfoodnotlawns #growyourownfood #permaculture

If any of you all are looking for your honeybees, they're here on my Alliums. All of them. Sorry about that. #beefriendly #pollinatorgarden #allium #gardening #pnw #organicgardening

Hen Fen cityscape, with the bustling and blue-collar Milkweed neighborhood in the foreground, and the majestic skyline of the Veronicastrum District looming behind. #gardening #pnw #organicgardening #pollinatorgarden

Garlic scapes: A reminder to embrace whimsy whenever it is there for the taking. And then make a damn fine pesto with it. #gardening #growyourownfood #growfoodnotlawns #garlicscapes #homegrown #pnw

Always a coveted endorsement. #dragonflies #gardening #pnw