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Wendy✨

@thearest.bsky.social

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Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 6h

I’m just trying to keep the smaller spots clean without dragging good plants! 👍

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 8h

Also, my leaves are from a gigantic magnolia. They don’t break down for mulch. In my experience, magnolia leaves are plastics of leaf world.

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 8h

Except I probably need goggles bc my eyes are a mess now! 🤓

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 8h

I raked 6 5O gallon bags Saturday. But this is a tool that I can use to get the “can’t rake” spots! I hate blowers! I love this little spot vacuum!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 9h

Lmao!! 🤣 I realize now how insane I sound abt the leaves I could never rake!! I think it’s some OCD and pent-up aggression towards my HOA’s lawn service. I can fix the mistakes now. I acknowledge and accept my crazy. Thank you for going along on this journey with me!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you for your encouragement!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 9h

James! I got my Toro leaf vacuum today and I love it!! It did great with magnolia leaves and even the seeds!!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 9h

🌱. No one can tell me SHIT now that I have a leaf vacuum!! This is a total game changer for me and my small garden, hard-to-rake spots!!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 9h

🌱. Review on the Toro Ultra Plus LEAF VACUUM!!
It’s TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!
It’s so good, I broke a flip flop!! It gets magnolia leaves and magnolia seeds!! I’m in love with this thing!! 🥰
Wow….🤩

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

We divided a patch abt a month ago. And replanted most. I have abt 15-16 bulbs leftover?! And rhizomes? I know I can plant the bulbs still. The rhizomes began kicking out green leaves 🍃 so, I’ll try to plant them too. Hell, I guesI’ll plant them in the sunniest spots! (After my leaf vacuum’s here)

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

I’m having same issue. Where to put the iris bulbs! They are the most beautiful golden color!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Please more like this! And tag me!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

I agree 💯! Such a fantastic movie! It’s got everything I love: magic, mystical, gardening, cars, music, senior people, NOLA!!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Morning glories are top of my list!! Glad yours are still blooming. Mine only just began!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Free native trees are THE BEST!!

GardeningWell @gardeningwell.ie · 1d

If you like gardeningWell, you’ll love FreeTrees.

Because who doesn’t want free native Irish trees?
🌲 🌱🦋

gardeningwell.ie/climate-action/freetrees-ie

Zack holds a bundle of native Irish trees as he prepares them for free distribution to people in the local area. Zack is only one of hundreds of volunteers who organize 3 to 3 distribution for freetrees.ie.

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

I’m reposting this for all the people I hope I know in Ireland! 🇮🇪.

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

I love free trees! Damn, I’d love a Free Native Irish Tree!
My free tree is a TN native—tulip poplar! It did amazingly well this summer! I hope everyone gets a free tree!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Not to kill him! But for healthy off-leash exercise.

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

We just visited the dog park for the 1st time. I’m pretty sure Christopher is on the edge of death from exhaustion now. He’s laid up like he got hit by a car!
The dog park will be on my “to do” list from here out!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you, Henri! I’ll remedy this tonight!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh, Wu. I hadn’t even considered! I will endeavor to keep this plant/s thriving!!! (Now off to research how to keep a Mediterranean environment in a Nashville home with good light directions!)

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

So good to know!!

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

lol!! Wu—I promise it won’t show up uninvited here. I don’t know why. Bc it used to be so invasive. And I also don’t know why it waits until mid-October to bloom. 🤷‍♀️

Wendy✨ @thearest.bsky.social · 1d

Ooooh!!! I love this!! Thank you so much for the directions!!