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zone 4a garden

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some of the new editions to the garden this year; lupine ‘pink grapefruit’, allium ‘bubble bath’, and echinacea ‘sunseeker’s rainbow’ they’re all soooo pretty!

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delphinium, ‘rise up lilac days’ rose, and ‘full tide’ Iris. The Iris is only blooming now because I planted it as a bulb this spring, it has an amazing scent!

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yellow irises on a windy lake day

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camping at lake tomahawk last weekend

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first rose opened last week! Ringo all star rose, pink lemonade baptisia, and lace veil petunia!

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‘totally tangerine’ avens, wild blackberry blooms, and ‘all the time’ reblooming Iris

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photo dump of my trip to door county last week, that place is just full of amazing landscaping and I love it. if I ever get rich (won’t happen) I would love a little cabin there (also just notice I’d be a horrible photographer because most of those horizon lines are NOT straight…)

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Polyphemus moth that I saw last night, plus I got to see a two year cub playing on the road near my house on the drive to work (we have lots of bears in the area but I’ve never seen one within a mile of my house)

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all of my columbines in bloom.

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creeping phlox Emerald Blue, grape hyacinth (said Baby’s Breath but looks a lot more white than the photos online), lamium Herman’s Pride, and variegated Solomon’s seal all in bloom now!

I love being in the garden this year and walking through everyday and seeing it progress. I started planting 3 years ago and I can tell it’s made a massive difference to the pollinators and birds.

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trillium that I spotted today!

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so precious

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some of the small wildflowers in the woods where I live; avens maybe, sessile bellwort, and violets

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brunnera (Jack Frost), bergenia (Red Beauty), lungwort (Twinkle Toes), white bleeding hearts, fritillaria, ajuga, alpine currant, and vinca all flowering now!

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These are the only things blooming in my garden currently. I think the tree is a serviceberry and the shrub a blueberry? (Zone 4a)

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went back to the paint mines on a stormy day

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I have another cactus with no idea what it is. If anyone does let me know! Either way I don’t think I’ve ever seen green cactus flowers in person and was very surprised when they opened (they do change to a light yellow before they die)