Garden kitty decided to join us at work today. Not usually one for the office, he has discovered it contains a cat tree of its own.

It's mum season! A bouquet of mixed flowers and greens from the garden, mums in a two part vase, and a bloom of little pearl camellia. 🌱

Some more photos from the garden today, including garden kitties! 🌱

Mud season is upon us. Winterization is in process and I am as tired as the garden! 🌱

My start to Novella November! 💙📚

Cut back hydrangeas today to prep for winter. While paniculatas can be pruned in spring (they bloom on new wood) I do an initial cut back in fall to stop branches from snapping under the weight of winter wet.

The fact that #TheArchers is trending on bluesky might just be enough for me to start listening again after 10 years!

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@snellis.bsky.social sent me this great picture of the garden kitty enjoying some extra comfort on a chilly day in the garden. Having a garden cat has really changed the way we enjoy and interact with the outdoors. AKA we actually sit and enjoy it more! 🌱

Some shots from around the garden, a toad lily in the sun, a pineapple lily bloom, somehow the crepe myrtle still in bloom, and the miscellaneous fuchsia baskets which were amazing this year! 🌱

I love this time of year when I have roses, dahlias, and camellias all in bloom together! Here are some boggy shots from after the past few days rainstorms.

New baby roses! The green rose, Lady Emma Hamilton, and Chocolate bubbles! These are still very small babies, but I can't wait for them to go up! They are additions this year in preparation for the new rose boarder we hope to put in next spring!

#caturday with Gary. Showing off his newest if I fit I sits box.

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Oh my gosh how is this sweet boy stil not adopted?!? Look at that face!

It's been hot, we've been watering and watering and watering. Finally cooling down here! Some recentish pics. 🌱

Trying to explain to my coworkers that getting up at 5am to water all my pots in the current heat advisory is a happy start to my morning! 🌱 I just have a few to get through!

Some sunny shots from this morning and a bonus garden kitty! 🌱 A hydrangea quickfire/strawberry sunday (can't remember which, and honestly they look the same to me?!?), a lily I think may be a faded zelmira, the pineapple lilies are beginning!, and garden kitty stubbornly staying cool in the shade.

Today's before and after, 2023 to today. 🌱 The native dogwood has grown, grown, grown! The "temporary" iris bed is still in place, but the sweet peas are sadly gone.

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Four out of six for #caturday

Shots from the garden today! A lily opening un the sun, small and medium potted hostas in bloom, a lineup of hydrangea cuttings, and a deep red day lily. 🌱

Cats being silly. Gary hiding out under the bookshelf, Nigel, waiting for his moment to pounce, and Albert wondering what the heck those two are up to!

I think Steve may have already posted tho today shot, but here is a out the name angle from 2020. You can see the little lime hydrangeas that were very sad in the shade that we moved, which are now taller than I am! Little lime not so little! 🌱

And some cultivars! Hydrangea Fuji Waterfall, Hydrangea Pistachio, Hydrangea Green Dragon/Green Lace, and Hydrangea Painter's Pallett. 🌱 In total I think I have around 30 different hydrangeas! Not bad for a small garden!

Hydrangeas are getting started in the garden! Hydrangea Platyarguta, Hydrangea Involucrata Gyokudanka, Hydrangea Serrata O Amacha Nishiki, and Hydrangea Sikokiana! 🌱

Some fun blooms for today! 2 unknown day lilies, heleniums, and a amaryllis! 🌱

Today's before and after! Part of the back fence line showing the acanthus and one my first viburnums, and one of the fans showing off the growth of my little lime and zorro hydrangeas! Plus bonus garden kitty🐈‍⬛ 🌱

The Lady of Shallot, Goatsbeard, Jude the Obscure, and garden kitty! 🌱

I swear there is a pond in there! Today's time lapse! I've got some beautiful plants in here, but currently I have a creeping buttercup problem and an aster that got a little too happy which i cut back severely, and plan to remove. 🌱

Time lapse for the day! Here is the beginning of the catio bed back in 2020, and my current view of about half the area of the original picture. 🌱

Roses! These are all David Austin, Lady of Shallot, the Lark Ascending, Munstead Wood, and Jude the Obscure! All smell heavenly, repeat bloom, and have a beautiful cupped shape. 🌱

A fun time lapse! 2022 to today, the border has changed a bit I would say! 🌱

Some photos from around the garden today! 🌱

More peonies! Duchesse de Nemours, unknown from when I moved in, Sonoma Sun, and another unknown from when I moved in. 🌱

Some fun new things at Schreiner's Iris today! These are all new intros, not available yet. 🌱

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Some iris for today! Got a super bonus and the iris golden panther which I planted out last summer bloomed! Also shown are iris lemon cheesecake, tuscan sunset, and the full driveway row, looking gorgeous!

Seriously, do not buy, stream, or otherwise support of promote more Harry Potter bullshit. It is no longer theoretical - Rowling is funelling those wizard bucks into getting the law changed to actively oppress an already-vulnerable minority.

Peonies and garden kitty today! Itoh Kopper Kettle, herbaceous Buckeye Belle, itoh Singing in the Rain! 🌱

Book day! 📚

OMG I wish I could add this sweet boy to my house! Please someone adopt him and make him an account so we can all see this sweet face every day!

Rain today so no outside work for me. But delighted to see that my iris ghostwriter has indeed survived and bloomed 2 years later! Also making the show today is iris insaniac, flannel bush, and queen of tears. 🌱

Annnd some photos from around the garden! 🌱

Some blooms from today! Iris volcanic glow, peony kopper kettle, iris tiger honey, and peony commando! 🌱

Strawberry sore bum

Garden photos today! 🌱 The garden smells of lilac, the doublefile viburnum is ready to burst into flower, a beautiful coppery SDB iris, and hydrangea serrata O Amacha Nishiki showing off it's beautiful foliage in the sunlight.

Front patio changes over the past few months. Really need to clean my windows! 🌱