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an image of a flower, a snail, and a bird... i didn't see the snail when i picked this 'black forest' calla. in fact i didn't even notice it until after several photos. what do you see?

#calla lily #zantedeschia aethiopica #Black Flowers #black forest calla lily #snail

Glowing Seed Pods of Indian Blanketflower.

#Fredricksburg Texas #Wildseed Farms #seed pods #texas wildflowers #Indian Blanket Flower #Firewheel

these are flowers i picked for david's mom. since i've only been to my house twice in the last month, i decided to pick the flowers so someone i knew could enjoy them besides my neighbor. i knew bud couldn't have flowers in the critical care unit, but thought kathy might enjoy them. really I wanted her to know i was thinking about her and care about her and her well being with everything happening to bud. i kinda splurged on the calla lily tubers. they are called 'black forest'. those were the flowers i was most excited for and the green star gladioli. they were both really disappointing. regarding color, the photos were deceptive. although i was expecting a black lily, the spathes were gorgeous on their own. the pink/purple clematis my mom gave me last year bore one last flower for the spring and the last of the blue but technically purple bachelor's button made the other colors pop. and just for a green canvas, i picked a couple cabbage and kale leaves the moths hadn't munched yet on.

#black forest calla lily #bachelor buttons #clematis #bud vollmer #flowers #flower arrangements #black flowers

spathe o'lily

#calla lily #dirtysouthtx #Zantedeschia aethiopica

Heirloom and Hybrid Tomatoes

So these are the first of the tomatoes that have actually made it out of the garden and into the house. I've already sampled a couple of the yellow Tumbling Toms and a red Tumbling Tom. So what you see are two Green Zebras and the Tumbling Toms-one of each color. The thing about the Green Zebras is I can't really tell when they're ripe. It's easier now since I've started to see the older one develop the zebra markings in yellow and green as oppose to the tonal greens in the younger tomato. I suppose I could have just googled Green Zebra, but well I didn't. I can't wait to taste them. Dave n I will have a taste test and I will report back.

#heirloom tomatoes #tumbling tom #green zebra #vegetable gardening #hybrid tomatoes #texas gardening

Spring flowers in bloom from Wildseed Farms planted in the original front yard garden at the Smoke Glass house.

#poppies #bachelor's buttons #wildflowers #wildseed farms #texas natives

#Echinacea purperea 'Bravado'#purple coneflower #texas wildflowers #texas natives #bee

A bee dines on Echinacea purpurea 'Bravado.' This is the second year I've grown this. It seems to be the same as the purple coneflowers my mom used to grow.

#Echinacea purpurea 'Bravado'#Texas natives #wildflowers #purple coneflower #bee