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Two more part-shade #NativePlants filling out and flowering. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) at home with the heuchera and hosta. Golden...

Two more part-shade #NativePlants filling out and flowering. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) at home with the heuchera and hosta. Golden alexander (Zizia aurea). #gardening #NorthernIllinois

I used to be sad at how much shade there is in the yard. Now I wish there was more because the plants are so interesting!I took a pic of the...

I used to be sad at how much shade there is in the yard. Now I wish there was more because the plants are so interesting!

I took a pic of the forming flower buds of the Solomon's seals (Polygonatum biflorum) in sun or we wouldn't be able to see them. You'll need to zoom in anyway. 🙂 Wood sedges (Carex blanda) are still in the pots but going anyway. #NativePlants #gardening

I seem to have a thing where I don't plant mixed bulbs more mixed. #gardening #BloomScrolling #tulips

I seem to have a thing where I don't plant mixed bulbs more mixed. #gardening #BloomScrolling #tulips

I'm celebrating being able to divide several #NativePlants this season. Some Joe Pye went to another area of the yard. Others went to...

I'm celebrating being able to divide several #NativePlants this season. Some Joe Pye went to another area of the yard. Others went to the library's plant swap. #gardening #NorthernIllinois

Two purple flowered #NativePlants in the yard. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) and blue violet (Viola sororia) #gardening #BloomScrolling

Two purple flowered #NativePlants in the yard. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) and blue violet (Viola sororia) #gardening #BloomScrolling

Work still taking up my time but managed a couple hours outside yesterday. A quick weeding of the mini green houses confirm this is going to...

Work still taking up my time but managed a couple hours outside yesterday. A quick weeding of the mini green houses confirm this is going to be my new technique in the spring.

Rain doesn't wash the seeds away. No digging by the animals. Have to adjust the spacing and container size so the rain still gets water to everything inside.

Found the first volunteer tomato hiding amongst the spinach. #gardening #GrowYourOwn #NorthernIllinois

Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) starting to send flowers. I may have found a self-seeded expansion way on the other side of the yard too....

Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) starting to send flowers. I may have found a self-seeded expansion way on the other side of the yard too. Will let it grow to find out. #NativePlants #gardening #NorthernIllinois

Makeshift greenhouses doing the job. Finally have lettuce, spinach, carrots, and radishes sprouting. #gardening #GrowYourOwn

Makeshift greenhouses doing the job. Finally have lettuce, spinach, carrots, and radishes sprouting. #gardening #GrowYourOwn

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in the foreground and wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) in the back. #NativePlants #gardening #Zone5b

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum) in the foreground and wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) in the back. #NativePlants #gardening #Zone5b

Finally feel experienced enough to stop worrying that plants won't return for some reason. Lots coming up! Here are two: wild geranium...

Finally feel experienced enough to stop worrying that plants won't return for some reason. Lots coming up! Here are two: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum), golden alexander (Zizia aurea). #NativePlants #gardening

Decided to go into the ground with some peas today. Also found the first flowers of the yard. The rabbit-adored plantain-leaf sedge (Carex...

Decided to go into the ground with some peas today. Also found the first flowers of the yard. The rabbit-adored plantain-leaf sedge (Carex plantaginea) and one single crocus. #gardening #NativePlants #NorthernIllinois

Thought this would be my first full weekend #garden prepping this year but there's rain in the forecast for tomorrow. If rained out,...

Thought this would be my first full weekend #garden prepping this year but there's rain in the forecast for tomorrow. If rained out, that's still okay, because I got the rain barrels set up today.

And finally found some crocuses, along with so many others greening up. #NorthernIllinois #gardening

Felt really good to get outside and see what's what. A big change from last year's early early warmth. This year, the crocuses are...

Felt really good to get outside and see what's what. A big change from last year's early early warmth. This year, the crocuses are still not up yet. Randomly saw these tulips starting and that's about it. Compost still frozen.

Garlics are starting but of course I didn't write down what kind I put where. Present me is annoyed with past me. Future me is already resigned that present me will still not learn from this. #gardening #NorthernIllinois

Unlike last year, the ground is still frozen right now. No sign of the crocuses yet and only a few garlics. I'll go out and poke around...

Unlike last year, the ground is still frozen right now. No sign of the crocuses yet and only a few garlics. I'll go out and poke around this weekend, but a little longer rest for me it seems. #gardening #NorthernIllinois #Zone5b

Slight warm-up has the sparrows singing up a storm out there. #OneGoodThing #NorthernIllinois

Slight warm-up has the sparrows singing up a storm out there. #OneGoodThing #NorthernIllinois

Received an "order for spring" email and my thoughts turned that way. My body, like the #compost, is still slumbering though....

Received an "order for spring" email and my thoughts turned that way. My body, like the #compost, is still slumbering though. #gardening #NorthernIllinois

Dropped the last of the peas in a soup yesterday. Everything's officially cleared now from the vegetable #garden.Also put a tomato...

Dropped the last of the peas in a soup yesterday. Everything's officially cleared now from the vegetable #garden.

Also put a tomato picked two weeks ago into the soup. Here's the state of the harvest basket now. Still ripening. #gardening #GrowYourOwn

"This study confirmed that small areas of urban wildflowers have a high concentration of pollinating insects, and are as valuable to...

"This study confirmed that small areas of urban wildflowers have a high concentration of pollinating insects, and are as valuable to many pollinators as larger areas of natural meadow that you would typically find rurally." #gardening #NativePlants

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/20/patches-of-wildflowers-in-cities-can-be-just-as-good-for-insects-as-natural-meadows-study-aoe

Mid-November peas. Still 60 degrees F today. #gardening #GrowYourOwn #NorthernIllinois

Mid-November peas. Still 60 degrees F today. #gardening #GrowYourOwn #NorthernIllinois

Pulled up the yard wildlife camera feed and got quite a fright. #BackyardHabitat

Pulled up the yard wildlife camera feed and got quite a fright. #BackyardHabitat