Beautiful Saturday morning walk in the backyard, October 3, 2026 😀 My phone can’t capture how bright the asters and goldenrods are in our backyard right now! They make me smile!
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Beautiful Saturday morning walk in the backyard, October 3, 2026 😀 My phone can’t capture how bright the asters and goldenrods are in our backyard right now! They make me smile!
#ciaheartsgardening #urbangarden #jerseycitygardens #nativeplants
Across the street, beside the Lumberyard Art Center (which I posted interiors of earlier) is the Tom Swan garden. A place beyond home and work where I spend a great deal of time. My "third place."
#BlueSkyArtShow #3rdPlace
#BNWmacro #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #photography
#flora #lily #UrbanGarden
Thursday afternoon walk in the backyard, October 1, 2026 😀 I think I have ghost eggplants because they didn’t get enough sun. I stopped pruning the tomatoes because the season is almost over so their leaves have shaded them.
In happy news, my neighbors picked from my garden and sent me this pic of the food they made with the produce we grew. It's so lovely to be able to share the bounty of this beautiful earth with our community. #detroit #gardening #urbangarden
Friday morning walk in the backyard, September 25, 2026 😀 We’ve had heat waves and rainstorms this summer, so these native flowers are later than usual: asters, sneezeweed, goldenrod. The bees are still loving our garden here in Jersey City, NJ!
Friday morning greenhouse check, September 25, 2026 😀 About 50 days after putting down seeds, the daikon is getting huge; spinach is thin but they are actually my first successful ones; lettuce and carrots are getting tangled because I got lazy
White frangipani flowers hold a small patch of light among deep green leaves.
#Photography #NaturePhotography #UrbanGarden #Frangipani #WhiteFlowers
Like me, the dahlias are in denial about the end of summer. #flowers #urbangarden #organicgarden
Veggie starts ready for the garden bed.
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Our #urbangarden is located in #growingzone9a in #Oregon #Portlandmetro #washingtoncounty. Our .22 acre has 212 sq ft of raised beds. We also have fruit trees and bushes, and many plants to support our pollinators and animal friends.
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The black eyed Susan’s are still thriving in the wildflower garden #flowerphotography #urbangarden
Saturday afternoon walk in the backyard, September 12, 2026 😀 Today’s small harvest: eggplants, carnival squash, more tomatoes born from the compost; there’s also chard that I might pick later for dinner
Wednesday morning walk in the backyard, September 9, 2026 😀 Tomato harvest: Black Beauty, Rebel Star Fighter, an Abraham Brown, and a few cherry tomatoes from the compost.
Vibe check: Have you taken a break from screens to look at something green today? #NatureConnection #UrbanGarden #EcoFriendlyLiving
Vibe check: Have you taken a break from screens to look at something green today? #NatureConnection #UrbanGarden #EcoFriendlyLiving
Saturday morning greenhouse check, September 5, 2026 🙂 Almost 30 days after planting from seeds, the carrots, spinach, daikon, and lettuces are looking good. The potatoes have flowers!