Happy Post Election Day to everyone, but especially my #twinja friends in Texas and Georgia!
I cleaned and packed up the amaryllis, crocosmia, and Abyssinian Gladiolus bulbs then stuck them in the cool bulb fridge today. Still need to do the same for cannas, callas, and dahlias. Will probably plant the garlic this weekend. November gardening in Wisconsin.🌱
Soften up a horror film: Psychosomatic
Jill Weinberger@jillybobww.bsky.social · 5d agoSoften up a horror film: Obsession, by Calvin Klein
Hey #PNW folks, is there a good way to get between Vancouver and Portland without flying or renting a car? A stop in Seattle would also be great along the way.
Free fanfic idea for anyone who wants it: Polycule Poirot
Claude Monet and Buttercup enter the Red Labyrinth. 🌱
I did some heavy "lifting" in the garden today, planted a couple of tulip and crocus pots for Dr. Mrs. Hatrack, and put the last of the alliums willy-nilly around the prairie and cottage gardens. I still have nearly 100 tulips (THEY WERE ON SALE!), some daffs and crocuses, and the garlic to plant.🌱
The garden center is doing fall clearance. Everything you can fit on a cart for $100. Five roses and twenty-one perennials came home with me.🌱
Dropped off my absentee ballot on the way home today. All three state referendums (referenda?) are deceptively worded Republican nonsense.
Tuesday bouquet features Sandman looming large over a nameless pink and yellow dahlia.🌱
Monday desk bouquet🌱 There's frost in the forecast for Friday night, so I'll be bringing stuff in all week. We made it past Halloween last year, but this fall has been much closer to normal.
I left the dahlias for the bees this morning and went a different direction with the desk bouquet since thegaura have rebounded nicely with rain and cooler fall temps.🌱 Also, bonus zinnia.
Ninety-one bulbs planted today - three varieties of tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, and fritillary michaelovskyi. It's still too soon to plant the garlic and I'm waiting on a delivery of alliums.🌱
Stopped by my garlic guy's house on the way home to pick up bulbs to plant this fall. Just shy of two pounds of hardneck Music for $25. Saw the same variety online selling at 5 bulbs for $22.🌱
Which one is a better seat for my new office mate? He just flew in yesterday and he can't decide where to sit.
I slept through the rain overnight, but it left behind evidence of its passing.🌱 Info in the Alt-Text
Spiky desk bouquet this week.🌱 Big Brother is a returning dahlia from last year. Purple Gem is a new addition that was supposed to be Purple Taiheijo but got mislabeled at the warehouse.
You have no idea how rare this is! (Everybody except Marlena has now lain on me today.)
My Green Eyed Susies turned out much taller than I expected. The ones on the right are 5 ft and the others got a Chelsea Chop and they still got to 4 ft. I want to transplant them further back so we can see everything else better. We're about 4-6 weeks from first frost. Any thoughts on the timing?🌱
This week's desk bouquet is thematic. All the best blooms were pink and purple. 🌱
