Yesterday, I not only went to check on the Wax Begonia (Begonia cucullata) growing out of the wall Lower Moyamensing, but I came across a porch with a whole bunch of them growing out of the cracks.
#Pavementplants #GardenEscapees #VolunteerPlants

A Cockscomb (Celosia argentea) photographed in 2019 growing in a street gutter.
#spontaneousurbanplants #volunteerplants #pavementplants

Plums on a volunteer prune-plum tree. New blog post: wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/09/file...
#VancouverIsland #Plants #Fruit #FruitTrees #VolunteerPlants #Nature

My beloved volunteers.

#SmallBeauties #TinyJoys #TinyTerrors #WildflowerHour #VolunteerPlants #Invasives #Gardens #Canada

While non native columbines reseed readily, they are not on the invasive list here. This one came up in the herb & rhubarb bed. Native columbine is doing its thing in the big flower bed, looking adorable
#bloomscrolling
#gardensky
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High Mallow (Malva sylvestris) shot yesterday up on the north end of East Passyunk.
#GardenEscapees #VolunteerPlants

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#VolunteerPlants #SurpriseGarden #SlowLiving #FoundBeauty #PoeticLiving #SerendipityInNature #LifeOnSnobHill #SnobHillGarden #SnobHillBees #PrincessPumpkin

Didn't plant #strawberries, but they chose my balcony anyway! 🍓🌱

Wild berries sprouting in surprise spots. Nature's sneaky planting service at work. 🌞

Best harvests are often unplanned. #VolunteerPlants #UrbanGardening #BalconyWonders

Weeds from a Southeast Asian neighborhood. Perilla (Perilla frutescens) and Red Callaloo (Amaranthus tricolor) shot in 2017 in a section of Whitman with a large Vietnamese population.
#urbanweeds #volunteerplants #gardenescapees

A few weeks ago, I planted lettuce, spinach, kale, peas… and tried broccoli (which never showed up). But then—surprise! Volunteer plants started popping up everywhere: squash, cilantro, parsley, even tomatoes 🌱🍅
No idea how they got here, but I love it!
#volunteerplants #gardensurprises

✅️ One of my gardening rules, lol!

#LawnAndGarden #VolunteerPlants #Surprise #Shorts #YoutubeShorts #Sunflower #JLV #Gardening #Rules #GardeningSky

Pavementplant #Petunias shot yesterday in East Oregon.
#Bloomscrolling #VolunteerPlants

Gardening isn’t just planting—it's daily choices: who needs more water, what weeds to pull, and which surprise volunteer plants get to stay. Here’s a quick look at my garden routine! 🌱🥬🌻 #gardening #weeding #volunteerplants

Volunteer mushroom in my front planter box. It's huge! #volunteerplants
#garden

These sunflowers weren’t part of the plan—but I’m glad they showed up! 🌻 Volunteer plants, like these surprise blooms, often grow from wind- or bird-dropped seeds. They’re free, cheerful, and hard to resist... even if they try to take over the garden! 😂💚 #volunteerplants #sunflowers

Yet another volunteer tomato in my succulents and cactus grow tent
#tomato #volunteerplants #gardening #houseplants #veggies #succulents #growtent #sanseveiria

Sunflowers in bloom remind me of the year I let Maximillian Sunflowers grow in my backyard. A huge impregnable stand grew from bird and wind scattered seed. The stalks that remained were a force unto themselves, even resisting machete blows. Took three days. #gardening #sunflowers #volunteerplants

I thought we had pumpkins, but now there are white and yellow mystery plants popping up in the pig pasture. What on earth are these crazy plants?
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#FarmLife #MysteryPlants #Homestead #VolunteerPlants #PigPasture #CountryLiving #GardenMystery #FarmVlog #UnexpectedGarden