@gregdoucette.bsky.social man, you jinxed me. After your AMS debacle, I reminded them to book me straight out of the US. They booked me thru Philly! First flight 2.5 hour delay. Will probably be sleeping in PHL.

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I gift you many hibiscus native to the piedmont of NC. Joe pye weed free of charge. American groundnut may be extra, if that is what it is.🌱 all IDs in the alt are with a grain of salt

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Thought all my jack-in-the-pulpit transplants had been lost. This spring, I have 2 patches plus in a pot. Guess I can stop going to rescues for a couple of years.🌱

Hoping the elderflowers are ready before the new porch windows are installed. 🌱

Bashful Wokerobin trillium returns against many odds. 🌱

Tight focus for the win🌱

Happy to see this but why do they always move into the path? Is it because the bed is covered with creeping Charlie and violets?

12 days ànd a couple of cold fronts and a couple of record heat days later, spring continues towards it’s peak. 🌱

Spring is coming to the Piedmont, North Carolina. 🌱

Where does this path go among the ferns and the moss?

What happened to my strawberries? 🌱

What happened to my strawberries? 🌱

Seen while on à work crew with Mountain to Sea Trails (North Carolina, US). Is it about to bloom, going to seed or about to become sentient? 🌱

My mess of à garden gives some rewards

Just when I start grumbling about how much work my garden is, it gives me a present. 🌱

Evolution of carnivorous plant patch.

Various irises native to SE US around my pond

Someone likes this weather (me, too)

Lovely spring sunset with white dogwood, east redbud and random trees leafing out.

On a rainy day in SE USA, nice to remember. 🌱

Bloodwort has made an appearance, bluebells are happy as is columbine. Not as happy as the weeds but trying.

Bloodwort has made an appearance, bluebells are happy as is columbine. Not as happy as the weeds but trying.

Don’t see my bloodroot😢 but trillium! Rue anemone! Fingers crossed for May apple, other trillium, jack in the pulpit. 🌱🌱

Virginia Bluebells survived another winter of poor treatment in my garden. 🌱🌱

Virginia Bluebells survived another winter of poor treatment in my garden. 🌱🌱

When the symbolism is so crude even i get it.

Unusual snow (recently) for the piedmont. Hopefully natives remember how to survive. And all invasive weeds succumb😂🌱

I started the conversion by removing the hydrangea that I later learned was over 120 year old. 🫠 So then I only moved the hostas to another spot under the dogwood tree. 🌱