The forecast is for rain tomorrow, so I went out this evening after work to see how the gardens are doing. Some of the interesting sights are the very first purple coneflower of the year, a spotted bellflower, a nice group of woolly speedwell, and a golden bellflower. #bloomscrolling#flowers#gardening@gardening
"There’s [a] downside of resuming mowing after May. #Bees are... clever creatures that can learn where flowers are in their environment (your garden). This...is called “flower constancy”, & is critical to how #honeybees & bumblebees survive. When the wild patches are cut...all the energy & effort the bees have put in to learning where to find these #flowers is wasted."
I have always fancied columbine. I'm a sucker for new varieties I see at nurseries. These and a couple of others have naturalized at my place. #Flowers#BloomScrolling
Switching to - showing y'all this wonderful volunteer #buttercrunch#lettuce plant that decided to grow out of rocks in our front yard! What a lovely #edible surprise 😊