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CharmCityGardener

@charmcitygarden.bsky.social

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Urban gardener fighting for our pollinators & environment. Butterfly conservationist raising Monarchs & EB-Swallowtails. Native plant enthusiast & container gardening-Zone 7B. All pics are mine. 🏳️‍🌈 Husband & dog Dad 🐶 Owners of @thesucculentway.bsky.social

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · 13d

The beautiful yellows of my pawpaw tree in fall.

#Fall #FallFoliage #FallLeaves #Pawpaw #Garden #FallGarden #Yellow

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · 17d

End of season overwinter crew -

#Garden #Gardening #NewLife #Butterfly #Butterflies #EasternBlackSwallowtail #ButterflyGarden #Swallowtail #Nature #NaturesBeauty #NatureLover #ButterflyConservation #Pollinators #PollinatorGarden #Caterpillar

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Aug 31

A golden visitor 🤩

#AmericanGoldFinch #GoldFinch #Finch #Finches #BirdFriendlyGarden #Garden #AudubonGarden #Zinnias #Birds #CityBirds

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Aug 16

Good morning from this fuzzy bumble butt in a beautiful morning glory.

#MorningGlory #MorningGlories #ClimbingVines #Flowers #Plants #Garden #Gardening #FloweringVines #ContainerGardening #Vines #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Green #Purple #Bees #BumbleBee #BeeButt #Pollinators #SaveTheBees

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jul 27

Sedum Autumn Joy, one of my all time favorites.

#Flowers #Flower #Garden #CityGarden #Gardening #BloomScrolling #ContainerGardening #Pollinators #NativePlants #Sedum #SedumAutumnJoy

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jul 26

Feeling proud of my one & only tomato 😂

#Tomatoes #TomatoPlant #Plants #Garden #Gardening #ContainerGardening #GrowYourOwnFood #CityGarden

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jul 9

My elephant ears are well, elephanting. 😆

#Garden #ElephantEars #Plants #Green #GiantPlants #Leaves

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 24

Nasturtium is one of my all time favorites!! The smell is intoxicating! ☺️

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 22

A European Peacock butterfly visiting my verbena.

#Garden #Gardening #Butterfly #Butterflies #PeacockButterfly #ButterflyGarden #Nature #NaturesBeauty #NatureLover #ButterflyConservation #Pollinators #PollinatorGarden

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 18

Bee of the day!

#Bees #Bee #SaveTheBees #HoneyBee #Red #Coneflowers #Flowers #Flower #Garden #CityGarden #Gardening #BloomScrolling #ContainerGardening #Pollinators #NativePlants

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 11

A double good morning BlueSky!

#MorningGlory #MorningGlories #ClimbingVines #Flowers #Plants #Garden #Gardening #FloweringVines #ContainerGardening #Vines #GrowYourOwnPlants #Flowers #Green #Purple

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 8

Ahh my sombrero red coneflowers are giving me life.

#Red #Coneflowers #Flowers #Flower #Garden #CityGarden #Gardening #BloomScrolling #ContainerGardening #Pollinators #NativePlants

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 7

My mango tango hyssop(agastache hyssop) is in full bloom with the butterfly mint right behind.

#MangoTango #Orange #Mango #Flowers #Flower #Garden #CityGarden #Gardening #BloomScrolling #ContainerGardening #Pollinators #NativePlants

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 5

My husband has been begging for hydrangeas for years, but I couldn’t quite work them into our garden.

Well, after relocating about 10 plants, they’re here, and he was right; they were the perfect addition. 😍

#Hydrangea #Hydrangeas #Blue #Purple #Flowers #Garden #ContainerGarden #BloomScrolling

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · Jun 2

I may have an addiction 😆

#ChicksAndHens #Succulents #ChicksNHens #Garden #GardenAddiction #iLoveSucculents

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 29

Your attention please…

ASTILBE!!

That is all, carry on. 😆

#Astilbe #Pink #Flowers #Garden #ContainerGarden #BloomScrolling

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 25

A closer look lets you know why these little beauties are called “pincushions flowers”…

#Flowers #PincushionFlowers #Purple #Lavender #Photography #MacroPhotography #CloseUp #Garden #Gardening #BloomScrolling

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 24

The mourning doves have returned and have a new clutch of eggs in our fern. 🥚 🥚

#Garden #Doves #MourningDoves #Eggs #BirdEggs #BirdsNest #CityBirds #Audubon #Nature #NaturesWonders #NatureLover #BirdFriendlyGarden #BirdHabitat #Fern

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 15

Category is - pinks and purples!

#Pink #Purple #Flowers #Flower #PinkFlowers #PurpleFlowers #Garden ##CityGarden #Gardening #BloomScrolling #ContainerGardening #Pollinators #NativePlants #MorningGlories

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 12

Happy Monday from these very showy, Showy Skullcaps.

#Skullcaps #ShowySkullcaps #Purple #Flowers #Garden #ContainerGarden #BloomScrolling #Gardening #Flower #ShadeGarden

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 8

A month ago I started “project redbud” & after the successful germination of 20 seeds, this little baby has it’s first “true leaf” today. I can’t wait to watch them all grow into tall, strong, flowering trees!

#EasternRedbud #Seedling #Sapling #Redbuds #Germination #Gardening #Trees #Garden #Tree

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 7

My trick this year was mulching on top, and regular weekly feeding with banana water (soak 1-2 peels in a little less than a half gallon of water for a day or 2, feed the plant and repeat the following week).

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 6

For YEARS now, I’ve been growing peonies for my husband, but could never get them to bloom. This was an issue due to them being in containers, and lacking potassium and nutrients.

Well… I fixed it - BLOOM, I mean BOOM! 😂

#Peonies #Peony #Pink #Flowers #Garden #ContainerGarden #BloomScrolling

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CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 4

A late bloomer, the last of 16 overwintered Eastern Black Swallowtails. Let the new season begin!

#Garden #Gardening #NewLife #Butterfly #Butterflies #EasternBlackSwallowtail #ButterflyGarden #Swallowtail #Nature #NaturesBeauty #NatureLover #ButterflyConservation #Pollinators #PollinatorGarden

CharmCityGardener @charmcitygarden.bsky.social · May 2

My lil garden assistant @waylanthewonderpup.bsky.social being such a good supervisor 😂

#Garden #GardenDog #GardenPuppy #Gardening #Sunbathing #DogsRule #Puppy