My last #clematis to bloom is petite! She has itty bitty blooms and is nearly a month behind the other vines. I wonder if this is a feature or a defect?
#zone7b #fenceflowers #purpleclematis #gardeningsuprises #smolflower
My tiny archiologists have unearthed a mango pit that they cleaned last year! I was able to crack open the hard outer shell and the interior seed looks like a giant lima bean. Very interesting. I appreciate the continuity of their efforts. Tiny Archiologists Motto: ABD. Always Be Digging.
#mangopit #petchickens #mango #chickentreats #professionallevel #archiology #interns
Here it is! Scroll for several before and after comparison angles. The #JapaneseMaple looks like a entirely different tree. Younger maybe? Definitely taller. Now I’ll have to deal with the area underneath. I forgot what a pain that gravel is. Ants love it!
#treetrimming #GwinnettCounty #shaplierblob #limbedup #zone7b #landscaping
There’s been a murder! I took the plunge and limbed up the #JapaneseMaple. I’m not sure how I feel yet. Is tree pruning like art? Like even if I did a terrible job it is possibly just a statement peice that you don’t get so stop judging me! (The only people that see this tree except family are delivery people. I really didn’t think they are judging my pruning choices…or is there a secret Facebook group for that? FedEx drivers reporting landscaping horrors?)
#treemurder #pruning #byeblob #measuretwicecutonce or #justcutit #artornot #Gwinnettcounty #notanexpert
I think we have reached peak rhododendron!
#zone7b #rhododendron #purplerhododendron #landscaping #gardentour2024 #MasterGardener
Apple snack! The gold chicken streaking back and forth is Gretchen. She’s the worst. Psychotic, obsessive, fast…all of the worst things. Notice how they don’t let her eat with them? It’s because she’s very annoying. (I say all of this in the same voice that I use to say nice things to the other chickens. I assume that means she thinks I like her. I don’t. But I don’t want her to be sad. I just want her to be calm.)
#petchickens #chickensnacks #fruitskewers #PolishChicken #violetZ #beckywiththegoodhair #silkie #silkies #chickenvideo
I need your opinion! This is the beautiful #JapaneseMaple that is thriving by the garage. The question is should it remain a ground sweeping blob or do we limb it up so the trunk shows? I included three angles and a picture of her underpinnings. Also, do you trim in now or after it loses the leaves? Help! I like it blobby but it used to have a canopy and that was good too.
#zone7b #gardeningingeorgia #GwinnettCounty #redleaves #art #landscaping #treetrimming #bonsai
She’s gonna blow! I’m now letting these onions grow just to see the flowers. I think I planted them last spring, they didn’t grow, then resprouted in the fall, and are now making flowers. Strange lifecycle.
#zone7b #vegetablegarden #flowergarden #onions #onionflower
The worst chicken has escaped and is running around in the garden. The second worst chicken, seen here, is plotting her escape but can’t fly over the fence from the ground and I moved the bench she usually uses as an assist. It has been non-stop pacing and assessing. She’s determined but I think I may have won this round.
Update: I did not win.
#gloriavanderbuilt #oliveegger #petchickens #myflock #backyardchickens #chickenportrait #gardenpests #badgirls
So, this work plant has put out what I can only describe as a giant asparagus. (Also, it is pink and matches my shoes.) There are 10 of these plants and only one has an asparagus. It is about 4x the height of the plant. Fairly dramatic. Will update.
#variegatedplants #pinkasparagus #allbirds #zone7b
Fierce.
#clematis #bigmosquito #gardeningsuprises #zone7b
Is this the one that hurt me?
Side note: steroid cream is amazing. Why did I never get it as a child? My arms looked like they belonged to Groot and three days later they are just red and scabby. That’s a huge improvement. Really.
#poisonivy #poisonoak #poisonsumac #gardendangers #weedingfail #itchy #scratchy
It’s happening! The giant #rhododendron is blooming! I think we’re a week from the peak!
#zone7b #rhododendronbush #purplerhododendron #perennials #MasterGardener #gardentour2024
As always, Vi is at the center of the snack circle. She does let the other girls get in a few nibbles. Becky and Kahlo, the poof heads, are actually comparatively small chickens but take up a lot of space in the circle.
#snackcircle #petchickens #Applecore #darkbrahma #SicilianButtercup #oliveegger #whitecrestedblackpolish #BuffLacedPolish #myflock #backyardchickens
I let this gnome roam over to a new spot in the yard. He’s not in jail, keeping watch over my caged hostas.
#gardengnome #gnome #roaminggnome #hosta #hostas #zone7b #shadegarden #solomonsseal
They are multiplying! The white ones seem to be getting larger in diameter.
#clamatis #fenceflowers #zone7b #gardeningsuprises #mastergardener #gardentour2024
Ruthie is broody yet again. She’s been locked out of the coop for a few hours and she jumped up on this branch to be eye level so we could discuss it. Her complaints are many, and her language fowl, but I’m not letting her back in.
#broodymonster #silkie #ruthbaderginsburg #broodyhen #angrybird #petchickens #tinyfury
I actually like the skinny Asparagus stalks more than the fat ones. And I feel like Asparagus is a proper noun that needs to be capitalized. I guess any vegetable I have to wait Years to harvest gets extra respect.
#zone7b #asparagus #purpleasparagus #mastergardener #vegetablegarden #asparagusfern
All my plants have cages because the deer are relentless. But look how well they are doing! All of my hostas came back!
#zone7b #shadegarden #deerproof #GwinnettCounty #freshlyweeded #hosta #hostas
Captain Awkward reporting for bowl drinking! Why is she looking at me like I’m the strange one? Did you know Bryce is featured with @mcmurray_hatchery, both online and in the catalog, as the #WhiteLacedRedCornish model? She’s supposed to look this way!
#petchickens #brycedallashoward #redhead #chickensofinstagram #cornishhen #model
Ooo, it’s a spiky one!
(Clearly we bought a variety of #clematis over the years and labeled exactly none of them. I do not have any idea about the varieties.)
#zone7b #fenceflowers #perennials #purpleclematis #MasterGardener
Weeds. It’s what for dinner.
#petchickens #zone7b #gardeningwithchickens #salmonfaverolle #darkbrahma #PolishChicken #snackcircle
One! One red flower! Victory!
#clematis #deerfence #zone7b #redclematis #GwinnettCounty
This is where the red fern grows.
#ferns #zone7b #shadegarden #fernfrond #redfern #GwinnettCounty
The Thing I Did Not Plant has been transplanted to a bed without enough sun. I haven’t killed it in three transplants so I bet it’ll be fine.
#cannaslily #Cannas #zone7b #volunteer #shadegarden #fullsun #azalea
Looks pretty innocent, right? Wrong! Bryce and Wilga had Becky pinned down and were plucking her head feathers. This is why I have to have two coops. They just can’t tolerate how perfect her bouffant is and try to destroy it! I don’t know why Becky never runs away. She just crouches shown and tries to wait it out. I saved her and have those monsters a stern talking to.
#petchickens #WhiteLacedRedCornish #salmonfaverolle #BuffLacedPolish #beckywiththegoodhair #brycedallashoward #wilgefortis #meangirls #myflock
Four types of #clematis currently in bloom on the deer fence! Somewhere we planned a red one. I hope it comes back!
#zone7b #deerfence #perennials #gardeningingeorgia #gardentour2024
Vi would like you to know she is starving! STARVING! Someone else ran off with the majority of the apple core so she missed out on the third treat session of the day. The feeder is full and she got plenty at treat sessions one and two but she really needed that apple core.
#VioletZindars #darkbrahma #petchickens #backyardchickens #chickentreats #lapchicken #scratch #featheredpigs
I’m going to need a longer basket…
#asparagus #freshasparagus #zone7b #purpleasparagus #gardeningingeorgia
Seconds later Ruth lost custody of the prime dust bathing spot. It’s a whole hill of the same dirt but only this one spot is suitable.
#petchickens #dustbath #gloriavanderbuilt #ruthbaderginsburg #brycedallashoward #silkie #gardeningwithchickens
The largest #dogwood is in full bloom! There is another one in the woods just starting and a third that is just leafing out. Location matters.
#zone7b #flowers #whitedogwood #yardflowers #GwinnettCounty
Clematis. These white ones are the first to bloom but I am hoping some of the other colors we’ve planted make a showing soon.
#clematis #zone7b #fenceflowers #deerfence #GwinnettCounty #gardeninggloves #MasterGardener #gardentour2024
After my talk with Gretchen about dust bathing in the garden she must have told Gloria that it was forbidden. Gloria took that very seriously and limited herself to just two hours of disturbing the soil and nibbling broccoli leaves.
#petchickens #oliveegger #gloriavanderbuilt #dustbath #gardenpests #chickendrama
I did it! Three purple asparagus harvested at their prime! And what did I do with such a bountiful crop? I ate them while standing in the garden. They were crisp, juicy and delicious! Maybe next time I’ll get more at once and can cook them.
#asparagus #purpleasparagus #zone7b #harvest #firstharvest
I see you all out there with your baby goats. It’s cool. I have a goat too.
#SoniaSotomayor #silkierooster #petrooster #zone7b #gardeningsuprises #silkies #backyardchickens #chickensofinstagram
Hey Gretch, I just planted those items and would prefer you dust bathe in the secure area I have fenced off for chickens. It’s several hundred square feet, full of places to dig, things to climb and treats! All the other chickens are in there (because they can’t fly as well as you). So, can you please go back inside and away from my newly planted veggies? Guess how that ended…
#Gretchen #SicilianButtercup #petchickens #gardenfail #dustbath #zone7b #Broccoli
These are huge! I would say they are palm sized. I did not think they got that large.
#azalea #azaleas #pinkazaleas #zone7b #MasterGardener #gardentour2024 #stayathome
Ruthie may get her top knot back! She’s always getting her head feathers pulled out by her hateful sisters (she is loud and hogs the preferred nesting box) but it looks like she’s having a successful molt! Or she could spend tomorrow shrieking in the box and lose all of this growth. Probably the second one.
#ruthbaderginsburg #Ruthie #RBG #silkie #petportrait #chickenselfie #silkies #blacksilkie #judgementalchicken
The new issue of @wheelhubmag arrived today. A few shots of me doing some 3d scanning down at @fullermoto. If anyone needs 3d scanning, cad design and/or 3d printing (current max print size 4ftx2ftx2ft but much larger will be available soon) let me know. I’m tooling up for a new business with my brother doing this type of work.
Who wore it better? Becky is doing an incredible daffodil impression. I hope it brings you joy!
#BuffLacedPolish #PolishChicken #petchicken #daffodil #whitedaffodils #zone7b #petportrait #chickensofinstagram #beckywiththegoodhair
Celebrating quarantine Christmas with a new pizza cutter. #bosslaser
I do not seem to be capable of cutting asparagus stalks to eat. They work so hard and it seems cruel to stop them from achieving their full potential. Viva la asparagus!
#asparagus #zone7b #purpleasparagus #springisintheair #mastergardener #reluctantharvester
Garden Inspector reporting for duty! I cleared some weeds from around these onions so everyone had to come check out that fresh, fresh dirt. Worms were consumed, plants were destroyed, the usual for my inspectors.
#gloriavanderbuilt #oliveegger #petchickens #zone7b #wintergarden #MasterGardener
She stood too long in the Good Looks line and missed out on Smarts. She literally lacks the sense to come in out of the rain. It’s a tragic day for Becky with the Not So Good Hair.
#beckywiththegoodhair #BuffLacedPolish #PolishChicken #petchickens #poof #backyardchickens #chickendrama #mudhen
We’re going to have so many #clematis this year! I hope there are a variety of colors!
#fenceflowers #deerfence #zone7b #flowerbud #Y #MasterGardener
Just some pretty flowers, blowing in the wind.
#springisintheair #pollenseason #GwinnettCounty
Today I saw a very healthy looking coyote sprinting across the road. He looked beloved pet levels of fluffy and fed. And he was fast! This is why my chickens don’t free range unless I’m in the yard with them. Also, cute hosta.
#GwinnettCounty #zone7b #highway316 #hosta #coyote #coyotespotting
Something very ambitious has sprouted out of the compost pile. I don’t know what it is but Vi is coming by to conduct testing. Testing = Eating.
#compost #composting #petchicken #darkbrahma #VioletZindars #tinyfarmer #eggshell
One day, in his tiny asparagus soul, he heard a voice whisper “grow.” And he felt that it was right. And that he should grow. And grow he did! He grew even though it was winter. He grew even though none of the other asparagus stalks had even broken ground. He grew and grew until he was waist height on a human. Now he will fern out and shade his siblings as they eventually emerge, like normal asparagus, in the spring.
#asparagusfable #taleoftheasparagus #asparagus #zone7b #earlyriser #stalker
Spring things! It’s hard to believe it’s really here. This cute pollinator seems a little early to the party but with the blueberries about to bloom she’ll have plenty to do! This is the first year that we get to eat #asparagus!
#jessamine #blueberrybush #hosta #zone7b #purpleasparagus #springisintheair #MasterGardener