May 25
Coreopsis / Tickseed / Double the Sun. 12:50 pm. 65º F. May 25, 2026. Darien, CT (@dkct25)
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Coreopsis / Tickseed / Double the Sun. 12:50 pm. 65º F. May 25, 2026. Darien, CT (@dkct25)
A very large swallowtail feasts on a Coreopsis wildflower.
May 11, 2026
Good morning - I brought you flowers …
I hope my followers have had a good week. ☔️ -all both of you ;)
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Recently in the garden…
Lots of things going on this week…starting from a baby blue jay that had fallen in a bucket with a bit of water and, once I had rescued it (gently tipped the bucket over), wasn’t sure what to do (mom and dad eventually got it to hop up the trellis and into a tree, so it’s probably OK). Had quite the pair of lungs, though!
The evening primrose, the star (and only member 🤣) of my night garden. This was something that I noticed growing “wild” at the buildings and dug up and brought home; it’s a great self-seeder, so now I have plants growing all over the place 🤣
American green tree frog…once again not on a tree 🤣
Some nice conjunctions in the sky this week: 1) Venus and the waxing crescent moon, 2) Jupiter, Pollux & Castor of Gemini, Venus and the waxing crescent moon, and 3) Jupiter, Pollux & Castor of Gemini, the waxing crescent moon, and Venus.
Two of the three varieties of lily (I can see the dark red one getting ready, just out of frame) in bloom, along with some of the rescued violets and violas visible in the pots below.
The plains coreopsis is going to town, readying itself to become finch food!
The gardenias are in full bloom, and the fragrance is heavenly!
This last little frog—and I do mean little, not much larger than the last digit of my thumb; grass clippings and partial water oak leaf for comparison—was identified variously as an American green tree frog or a southern leopard frog. It’s so young and small that I don’t know which it might be.
Found out my little native plant garden inspired a neighbor to start growing their own native plants 🥹
My coreopsis tinctoria seedlings are growing so well🌱🌱🌱. I'm going to put them in separate mini pots today. In February, I will plant them in my garden.