So this came up in one of my pots. My app says it's a corn marigold. Do you agree? Although not originally a native plant, it's arrival in the UK is suspected to be via the ancient grain trade. I quite like it - actually lifted it from the pot & planted it in the garden - so will probably save the seeds, if it pollinates. There was a great bumble bee nosing around it, so hopefully, hopefully. #garden@gardening
@PJD65@gardening I have a whole bunch of still green tomatoes.. I am hoping they will ripen before the frost.... I will bring them in before the frost anyhow....
This gorgeous scene might be mistaken as part of Livia’s garden fresco but this is a later example. This fresco comes from the House of the Golden Bracelet at Pompeii. The idea of garden decorations such as pillars, masks, and frescoes with frescoes is at play.
Yep, definitely that time of the year! A lot of this is going to be given away. It is far too much for a 2 person household. 😁. These are the tomatoes that are left after using 5 pounds to make a batch of sauce.
@gardening Oops, took the pictures too soon. A lot more peppers came inside afterwards. Shishito, Big Thai, jalapeno, Tunisian Baklouti, Buena mulata, Serrano, ... My spouse (the gardener in our family) is clearly a little crazy 🤣
@lacouvee@plants@nature It's worked well for me, quite a lot of function on the free version. I also keep the older version (still available for download, and doesn't seem to freak out the system to have both) for the clone stamp feature- useful when, for example, your camera sensor is dirty and you have black spots in the sky, ditto for shooting through windshields...lol
My #SixOnSaturday shows that we are heading towards Autumn here in zone 5. The large sedums are just starting to bloom and the Solomon's Seal and Solomon's Plume have berries. The "Plume" berries aren't totally ripe yet.
I only have names for 2 of the sedums. The lower right corner is Mr. Goodbud (still in its pot and waiting to be planted) and just above it is Back In Black.
@plants@nature This one's an #InsectFriday + #FlowersOnFriday#combo! #bee on Carlina acaulis in the #garden
This is a #composite#flower so those 'petals' aren't, nor are they ray flowers as in many composites (sunflowers, asters, daisies etc)- those white strappy parts are papery bracts, just there to draw #pollinator attention.The actual flowers are all those tiny things in the centre- --cont-
@plants@nature though I can't say I've figured this species out, exactly-- I think those all look like pistillate flowers that are open in the outer rings of the central area, I can't tell whether the whitish middle part will be more pistils, or stamens/pollen.. Nor am I sure whether the various plants bear both ovaries and pollen, or just one or the other, or one at a time... I need to watch more closely, or read up..lol #botany#thistle
This started as 3 plug size plants this spring. It's clearly something we are going to have to keep watching so that it doesn't take over. It is just starting to come into bloom. The flowers are just starting and should be more impressive soon.
@PJD65@gardening I just saw some of those same flowers at my local grocery store of all places. They are very attractive. I wonder if they return well in subsequent years.
We have reached that time of year when there is more coming out of the #garden than 2 people can possibly eat! The tomatoes are just starting. In a couple weeks it will be completely insane. #gardening@gardening
@PJD65@gardening I've got so much produce that I have to drop it on my neighbors' porches at night. They see me coming and go the other way during the day 😜. Can't wait to see what happens when all ten hens start laying eggs next month. 😂