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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

An illustration of why Golden Needle is my favorite hydrangea! The flowers start off as lace caps, with sterile florets around the outside, but slowly as the flowers continue to open more and more sterile flowers open, and it finishes off as a mophead! 🌷🌱

A photo of a young Golden Needle hydrangea flower, showing an unbloomed center, fertile florets in purple, new sterile florets opening in green, and older sterile florets around the outside edge in pink.

A photo of a slightly older Golden Needle hydrangea flower, showing fewer fertile florets in purple, new sterile florets opening in green, and more older sterile florets in pink.

A photo of an almost fully bloomed Golden Needle hydrangea flower, showing very few fertile florets in purple,a few new sterile florets opening in green, and is mostly covered in older sterile florets in pink.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Hydrangeas, hydrangeas, hydrangeas! Nothing works harder in my garden! These are from left to right: Quick fire, Golden Needle (my favorite), and Little Lime (which is so happy it is almost just Limelight!). 🌷🌱

A photo of three hydrangeas, Quick fire, Golden Needle, and Little Lime!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Lady Emma Hamilton and garden kitty! 🌱🌷

A photo of the rose Lady Emma Hamilton in bloom. She us gorgeous with deep peachy orange blooms fading to pink, and her new dark coppery foliage.

Garden kitty looking a bit grumpy to be discovered hiding out in the baptisia. This garden kitty is a black and white cow cat with mostly random markings, glaring away from the camera.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

And finally some hydrangeas from our Windcliff visit. No names on these sorry! 🌷🌱

A photo of a pink hydrangea bloom, this reminded me of mini mauvette, a full bloom made up of small florets.

A photo of a dichroa, a bright blue bloom made up of small star shaped flowers.

A photo of a hydrangea involucrata bloom, pale pastel double florets blooming.

A photo of a large lacecap style hydrangea blooming. Fuzzy purple small flowers surrounded by pink sterile florets.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If anyone is near McMinnville, OR I have some plants that I am selling. Baby iris and hydrangeas, ferns, aster, dahlias, and some other stuff. 🌱🌷

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some happy flowers from Windcliff. A tiny pineapple lily, phantom agapanthus, salvia patens, and unknown, but loved much by the bugs! 🌱🌷

A photo of a tiny pineapple lily, pink blooms clustered an a flower spike topped with a cluster of small flopping leaves give the bloom the appearance of a pineapple

A photo of agapanthus phantom. Loved this one enough to buy it! Tall flowers with white fading out to a steely pale purple/gray.

A photo of salvia patens, these salvia flowers are blue. So very blue!

An unknown flower covered in cute little beetles, this flat white flower head is some sort of umbrel.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Some water features and added agapanthus bonus from Windcliff! I must have asked Robert three times if it vas okay I just over there and picked one out to buy! 🌷🌱 So many beauties!

A photo of some of the agapanthus grown at Windcliff.

A photo of the bog garden filled with flycatcher pitcher plants.

A photo of one of the pond areas at Windcliff.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I know @snellis.bsky.social already shared some of our adventures, but here is my take, starting with the renaissance garden at Heronswood! 🌱🌷

A photo of a beautiful fern covered with early morning dew.

A photo of the perfect forest backdrop. Rotting log, ferns, creeping groundcovers, all perfectly executed in this planting.

A photo of a stumpery on steroids! Huge tree trunks surrounded by ferns and perennial plantings.

A photo of another great example of planting with big trees, ferns, and surrounding shrubs.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Too hot to do much the past few days. Garden kitty has enjoyed rolling in the hot gravel, the front patio filled with pots, the catio bed, and pineapple lilies! Zorro got too big so I had to move some to another spot, but never fear my pineapple lily love goes on ♥️🌷🌱

A photo of garden kitty being silly rolling around on his back in a gravel bed.

A photo of the walk to the front of the house, the patio is broken up into sections, along the left side house wall full sun potted plants (although the rhododendron is blocking most of the plants!) along the wall straight back are potted camellias with some smaller friends. To the right are the larger potted plants and the summer dahlias. Please excuse any crispiness, it has been a busy spring and summer and not everything got the love it deserves!

A photo of the catio bed. This bed is filled with peonies, hydrangeas, a large lilac and some miscellaneous smaller perennials. Bonus Gary included.

A photo of two large hydrangeas, a limelight and zorro with potted pineapple lilies in front. There is actually a small hydrangea behind the pots as well!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Translation queen putting on a show over here ♥️

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Second flush roses! The Pilgrim, Summer Song, and Munstead Wood. I am in love with Summer Song. I know she is weak and a problematic rose, but that color is so unlike any other rose I have seen! 🌱🌷

A photo of rose the pilgrim, a soft yellow bloom with many petals fading to cream on the outer petals.

A photo of rose summer song, an odd deep orange/pink color with full double petals.

A photo of rose munstead wood alongside hydrangea limelight. The rose is a deep reddish pink with full petals. The hydrangea bloom is a bright acid green and is just beginning to open.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Working on my new hydrangea alley! The lay out is mostly done, still have room for a few more, I will cut these back this weekend to hopefully allow time for new growth and blooms next summer. These are all a bit scraggly and leggy from being in pots for the last few years. 🌷🌱

A view down a side yard filled with raised beds full of potted hydrangeas in dappled sunlight.

The opposite view of a side yard filled with raised beds full of potted hydrangeas in dappled sunlight.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm pretty lucky to have this guy ♥️

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A few more beauties from around the garden today. Rose of Sharon White Chiffon, rose Nye Bevan, dahlia Polka, and Agapanthus Twister. 🌱🌷

A photo of rose of sharon white chiffon. A white fluffy bloom not much resembling a hibiscus due to the extra petals.

A photo of Rose Nye Bevan, a creamy fully double bloom with cupped petals.

A photo of dahlia polka blooming. This bloom is an anemone type, with pink striped white petals surrounding tightly packed smaller yellow petals.

A photo of agapanthus twister in bloom. This agapanthus has flowers with purple bases fading out to white.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

As @snellis.bsky.social says, merry christmas! An amaryllis in bloom in July! I buy two or three of these every holiday season and after they bloom pot them up. So they bloom at odd times based on how old they are. This might be one of my favorites with the white edges on the petals.

A photo of an amaryllis in bloom. A large red bloom with white edging and lined centers.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Rose The Lark Ascending showing off, same flowers in shade (showing more peach) and sun (glowing golden). My favorite rose for beauty, and one I will always recommend! 🌱🌷

A photo of the rose the lark ascending in bloom. A cluster of blooms appear peach with gently glowing orange centers.

A photo of the rose the lark ascending blooming. A cluster of flowers glowing brightly in the sun with colors of orange, gold, peach, and yellow.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

The day lilies are taking over the gravel garden. I'm thrilled to see them settling in so well. 🌱🌷

A photo of a bright orange day lily blooming. This one has three front petals and three back petals which curl away from the bloom.

A photo of a peach colored day lily with a dark purple center blooming. The front petals are edged in dark purple, and the whole flower seems to give off drama.

A photo of a small deep red day lily in bloom. This plant makes small flowers that seem to bloom it tight bunches. This one was here when we moved here and it mas dug up and stored for two years in a pot before this new garden was made.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

My favorite kind of fireworks! A new to me toad lily, hydrangeas Fuji Waterfall, Pistachio, and Miss Saori, all looking lovely today. 🌷🌱

A photo of a yellow toad lily in bloom. These small flowers resemble orchids, with six yellow petals freckled with red.

A photo of hydrangea Fuji Waterfall. This one makes white star shaped sepals that appear like shooting stars in the cluster of flowers.

A photo of hydrangea Pistachio, a mophead style full bloom, with green and pink streaked sepals.

A photo of hydrangea Miss Saori in bloom. This is a mophead style hydrangea, with full blooms of pale pink sepals edged in a darker pink. The sepals are also frilly, adding to the fullness.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Today is Gary's three year adoptiversary! He celebrated with some outside time and tuna for all! Here's to many more years with this sweet boy! ♥️♥️♥️

A photo of a tuxedo tabby from behind sniffing upwards at a large hydrangea bush.

A photo of a tuxedo tabby in a flowering clover patch.

A photo of a tuxedo tabby "helping" build a table with his very own tiny screwdriver.

A photo of a tuxedo tabby curled up in a cat condo with his feet hanging out facing the camera.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Taking a break from hydrangeas (yes, I still have more to post!) here are some other flowers from the garden! First up miniature rose Green Ice, achillea Double Diamond, crocosmia Lucifer, and gillenia trifoliata, which I just saw at Dancing Oaks and wish I would have bought like three more! 🌱🌷

A photo of a cluster of blooms from rose Green Ice. This is a miniature rose which makes these small clusters of full double blooms starting out white and fading to green.

A photo of achillea double diamond. I grew these little white puffs of bloom from seed many years ago and they are dotted throughout the garden. Unlike normal achillea which make large flat head of flowers these are more like very small clusters of carnation style blooms. They fully open allowing access to the stamens and bugs love them! They also add a bit of height to the border.

A photo of a crocosmia lucifer bloom. Deep red trumpet style flowers make up two double rows of this flower head. We moved these last year and I am really looking for ard to seeing them against the goldenrod which is just starting to push flower buds!

A photo of a gillenia trifoliata, with small white flowers of elongated petals of five. This plant is stunning, I want more of them! They are great in shade and are airy.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hydrangeas and friends today! Hydrangea platyarguta, deinanthe caerulea, hydrangea Snow Queen, and a hydrangea x dichroa hybrid. 🌱🌷

A photo of a hydrangea platyarguta bloom. These small white blooms have four pointed petals and a center filled with bright yellow stamens. These small blooms are nodding on the plant, so it forces you to stop and take your time appreciating its beauty.

A photo of a deinanthe caerulea, or false hydrangea bloom. These nodding blooms have the most tropical looking little purple flowers with white stamens. The large, split, fuzzy leaves are the real star of this planto but these fabulous little flowers are an incredible bonus.

A photo of hydrangea Snow Queen, showing five large blooms. This is an oak leaf hydrangea which makes panicle style blooms of white.

A photo of a hydrangea x dichroa hybrid bloom. This little guy is so cute! It makes these little clusters of very vivid pink and purple blooms. These seem to be showing up more and more and I am always glad to see them!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

More hydrangeas waking up! Golden Crane, Maculata, Painter's Pallet, and a very small bloom of O Amacha Nishiki. 🌱🌷

A photo of a bloom from a Golden Crane hydrangea, chartreuse-gold and white lace-cap flowers with serrated petals. I bought this one from Sebright, but it is a Hinkley introduction.

A photo of a hydrangea Maculata bloom just getting ready to open. This is another lace cap, petals open white and fade to pink or blue based on PH. But the real draw on this one is the heavily variegated leaves, every leaf has whites and grays mixed with various shades of green.

A photo of a petite bloom of hydrangea Painter's Pallet. The petals, or florets on this one change colors with pinks, purples, greens, and whites never making the same bloom twice!

A small half bloom of O Amacha Nishiki. The foliage just peeking in on the left, is heavily dusted gold with red stems. The lacecap flowers begin white and turn pink or blue depending on PH.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hydrangeas today! Lanarth White, Miss Saori, Zorro, and Ayesha getting started! 🌷🌱

A photo of hydrangea lanarth white just beginning to bloom.

A photo of hydrangea miss saori just beginning to bloom.

A photo of hydrangea zorro just beginning to bloom.

A photo of hydrangea ayesha just beginning to bloom.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Garden today! More roses and checkermallow, yucca in bloom, first sweet pea harvest, and the back corner filling in a bit. 🌱🌷

A photo of the rose, The Lady of Shallot blooming alongside pink checkermallow, with a serrata hydrangea just starting to bloom behind.

A photo of a yucca in bloom. Tall spire of white elongated bell shaped flowers.

A photo of a vase filled with cut sweet pea flowers. The smell is amazing, happy to have these beauties back in the garden!

A photo of the back corner of the shade border. We removed a forsythia last fall and put in two hydrangeas and a camellia, to go along with the large hostas and hellebores. The dark red hydrangea should get between 6-8 feet, so should fill in well here. Golden Crane hydrangea should also be a bit big once it has grown in!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

My summer song is finally blooming! And of course it is during a heatwave and so the blooms are terrible. But I love her and can't wait for her to grow and grow! It is really interesting to me how much red is reflecting back on my hand in these photos, shows just how strong the coloration is! 🌷🌱

A photo of the rose summer song in bloom. This rose has a unique deep orangey pink color. It is jam packed full of petals making a strong cupped form.

Another photo of the rose summer song in bloom. This rose has a unique deep orangey pink color. It is jam packed full of petals making a strong cupped form.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Some of my current favorite combos happening in the garden! 🌷🌱 Hydrangea and spirea, rose, clematis, and checkermallow, alstroemerias and carpinteria elizabeth, and rose and pine tree!

A photo of the hydrangea zebra blooming alongside of a pink spirea with just a hint of orange geum.

The Lady of Shallot rose blooming with a deep purple clematis, and a bright pink checkermallow.

A photo of a red alstroemeria blooming with the white, fried egg flowers of California Carpinteria Elizabeth.

A photo off something I would love more of, the rose Jude the Obscure blooming along side a pine tree with another conifer and plants. There is also someone peeking out of the window!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Hydrangeas today, and bonus wannabe garden kitty!

A photo of hydrangea queen of pearls in bloom. This is a mophead and the florets are a creamy white just brushed with green. This hydrangea makes the most beautiful deep green, glossy leaves.

A photo of a green hydrangea that I have forgotten the name of! This beauty has frilled petals in tones of green.

A photo of hydrangea zebra in bloom. This is a mophead hydrangea that makes fluffy white blooms due to serrated edges on the petals. This also has black stems so it is very dramatic!

The wannabe garden kitty rolling around in the dirt. Why is he the wannabe you ask? Because he wants to be outside all the time, but he is not prepared to be outside on his own! While the garden kitty himself is very well behaved, this one wants to chase birds and squirrels, and has no ideas of the dangers (cars) outside. He is very much the ADD kitty and does not enjoy sitting still, and is very easily distracted. So, he is only allowed out in his harness or supervised!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Trying out the new 10 pics post to see how I like it. I guess posts over five pics bring back the carousel. Here are some wildcats pics, I'm sure there are some repeats! 🐈🐈‍⬛

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Okay one more post for tonight! Shade garden love. 🌱🌷

A photo of some shade plants, we have a camellia, a fern, a few hellebores, some epimediums, and a peek a boo shot of a sad hydrangea in the back right corner. We figured out our soaker hose broke and was not watering the back corner!

A photo of some shade plants, we have a viburnum peeking in at the left, a couple of hydrangeas showing off two very different looks, an acanthus that is gloriously in bloom, a couple of camellias peeking through and some other small goodies.

A photo of some shade plants, we have a camellia, a large Rhino Hide hosta, and a variegated hydrangea.

A wider photo of the previous shade plants, showing some additional hidden hostas and a but of another camellia.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Looks a bit of a mess and not quite done, but hellbed 2.0 has been planted! We changed up the layout and I have lots of tall beardeds I can pull as the peonies get bigger! Still a few more plants to squeeze in and gravel to finish. 🌷🌱

A photo of a new garden bed as seen from the front with many peonies, tall bearded iris, spuria iris, day lilies, and some other perennials mixed in. It is mulched with gravel.

A photo of a new garden bed as seen from the side path with many peonies, tall bearded iris, spuria iris, day lilies, and some other perennials mixed in. It is mulched with gravel.

A photo of a new garden bed looking from back to front with many peonies, tall bearded iris, spuria iris, day lilies, and some other perennials mixed in. It is mulched with gravel.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Currently putting on a show are roses Jude the Obscure and The Lady of Shallot. Getting ready for the show are hydrangeas Limelight, Zorro, Golden Needle, Zebra, and more! 🌱🌷

A photo of the rose Jude the Obscure in full first flush. This rose is taller than I am this year, topping out at about six feet, and is filled with full double apricot colored blooms.

A photo of the rose The Lady of Shallot in full first flush, filled with fully double apricotty/orange blooms.

A photo of three hydrangeas Little Lime Limelight growing tall on the left hand side, zorro taking up the whole right half of the picture, and at the bottom left a special little hydrangea I got from Dan Hinkley a few years ago. This is it's second year in the ground and I have happy to see that it survived winter and is putting on new strong growth. While all green for now this corner will be full with the lime green and white blooms of Little Lime Limelight, bright blue blooms of Zorro, and soft pink double blooms of my new little treasure!

A photo of the other hydrangea corner, this one also has a Little Lime Limelight on the right, a climbing false hydrangea just beginning to bloom its white lace cap blooms which give it its name, a very small baby Zebra hydrangea center front bottom, and on the left reaching for the sky is Golden Needle.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Partied a bit too hard in the garden today and have once again injured my back. At least I got some nice pictures to look at! One of our last peonies, I think this is hot chocolate, garden kitty on patrol, peony Tish still putting on a show, and rose Jude the Obscure just getting started. 🌷🌱🌷🌱

A photo of a peony hot chocolate bloom. This one is a dark red, with dark red stamens, in an anemone or japanese style bloom.

A photo of a very large peony plant in full bloom. This is Tish, she makes bright fuchsia pink blooms with gold stamens in an anemone or japanese style bloom.

A photo of a large Jude the Obscure rose just beginning to bloom. This rose makes beautiful deeply cupped apricot blooms that have the most wonderful smell. If I could walk around with my nose in a rose all day this would be it!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Made the journey to dancing oaks today! Saw a lot of beauties and brought too many home! 🌱🌷🌱🌷

A photo of a garden filled with plants and color.

A photo of a large specimen of euphorbia wulfenii.

A photo of a single blooming white rose just touched with pale pink at the edges. This rose was growing in shade and smelled amazing!

A photo of a white camas in bloom. This is a double blooming camas, dramatic against the dark green leaves behind.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Blooms today! First sweet pea (sadly with thrips), Elizabeth blooming alongside Lady of Shallot, an oriental poppy, and Wollerton Old Hall showing off after the brief rain today. 🌱🌷🌱🌷

A photo of sweet pea April in Paris in bloom. This pale, creamy, bloom is edged with pale lavender and has the most devine smell!

A photo of the rose Lady of Shallot blooming mixed in with the blooms of California Carpinteria Elizabeth.

A photo of two blooms of a bright scarlet oriental poppy. Fringed petal edges of red petals surround a dark purple/black center.

A photo of the rose Wollerton Old Hall in broom. This very pale peachy colored bloom is a full double cupped bloom.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Progress was made today, but no photos were taken. Instead here are rose chocolate bubbles, and trousseau. And garden kitty enjoying his new garden. 🌱🌷🌱🌷

A photo of a black and white cat laying on gravel, surrounded by greenery, with a dark eyes verbascum blooming.

A photo of a spray of rose chocolate bubbles. This is a rich deep multi petaled brown red bloom.

A photo of a rose trousseau bloom. A very full, very double bloom, in a creamy white. I love this rose so much I forgive it for not having fragrance. This is a florist rose and the blooms last forever on the bush. I'm excited to see how this one does now that it is in the ground!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Progress is being made on the planting of the hell bed. Carpinteria Elizabeth is blooming! Our inherited bright pink double peony is putting on a show, and an unknown peony. Thought it was going to be sword dance but nope! May e someday I will figure it out. 🌷🌱🌷🌱

A photo of a garden bed being planted in gravel. This photo shows off some Japanese iris, Siberian iris, Spuria iris, tall bearded iris, peonies, day lilies, and some others! The Japanese and Siberian iris have a special bed that has a bottom of perforated compost bags to help hold in the moisture due to the high concentration of gravel that we are using for these plantings.

A photo of a Californica Carpinteria Elizabeth bloom. A medium sized white flower with five large krinkled petals, a bright yellow stamens, and an odd protruding center. Having lived in Carpinteria I knew I needed this in my garden!

A photo of a large peony bush covered in bright fuschia pink big double blooms. This one came with the property and is not one I would have chosen, but it puts on such a wonderful show every year, I am inclined to leave it!

A photo of an unknown peony bloom. Deep red petals form a single style bloom around bright yellow stamens.

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Show Your Soft Side @softside.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

“to be loved is to be changed” - @fishtopher.bsky.social Gary’s changed a whole lot since he was rescued from a West Baltimore alley - getting much-needed vet care via our Street Kitty Fund and an awesome foster home with our great board member Susan. But now he needs a forever home! 1/2

Scrunchy looking wary cat with messed up ear and something wrong with their leg (if you look closely) imma garbage and debris strewn alley…

The same cat from the first photo but looking up at you, incredibly more sleek and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and happy, and indoors

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

More blooms! Peonies Ada Niva, Green Lotus, and Bartzella. Viburnum Blueberry muffin showing off. 🌱🌷

Peony Ada Niva in bloom, a deep red Japanese style bloom with golden stamens.

A Green Lotus peony bloom. Narrow, ruffled, creamy white petals with hints of green and pink surround bright yellow stamens.

A photo of a Bartzella in bloom. This shrub has six large fluffy yellow blooms with many buds to come!

A photo of a viburnum blueberry muffin in bloom. This shrub makes beautiful ridged deep green leaves topped with lacecap white blooms.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Blooms today! Our new krinkled white peony, sonoma something peony (I thought this was where sonoma apricot was, but I can't remember now!) the Lark Ascending rose, and the Lady of Shallot rose. 🌷🌱

A photo of a krinkled white peony bloom. A large single flower with bright yellow stamens.

A sonoma variety of itoh or intersectional peony bloom. This one is pale yellow, with a bit of bright orange flash on the inside center of the petals.

A bloom of a the Lark Ascending rose just starting to open. This not quite single, not fluffy enough to be a double, peachy bloom, glows with a golden center.

A photo of two blooms from the Lady of Shallot rose. These are a glowing orange fluffy blooms that smell wonderfully.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Going to start a thread of my adventures today at three of my favorite gardens! Sebright gardens, Adelman's Peonies, and Schreiner's Iris gardens! 🌱🌷

A photo of a hosta boarder at Sebright gardens! A mix of large hostas, green ones, variegated yellow/green ones, a deeply cupped blue hiding in the back, and a few other large leaf shade friends.

A photo looking out at a peony field with blue skies and large white fluffy clouds. There are white peonies closest to the camera with red ones behind and more colors beyond.

A photo of the display gardens at Scheiner's Iris gardens. There are white Siberian iris, a red peony, purple alums, iris of all colors, lupins in pinks and purples, and trees surrounding the whole garden giving it an enclosed secret garden feel.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Blooms today! Iris Thornbird making me very happy, probably my favorite tall bearded, peony Bartzella, iris Red Dirt Road, and an NOID iris. I don't remember ever buying a white! 🌱🌷🌱🌷

A photo of iris thornbird, a tall bearded iris with pale peachy falls, creamy white standards, and deep magenta beards that curl up and away from the falls.

A photo of peony bartzella, a bright yellow itoh or intersectional peony. This one is a ruffled bloom with a bright orange center.

A photo of iris red dirt road. A very red bloom, with orange beards.

A photo of an unknown white iris bloom. Yellow beards fading to white is the only color I gan find on this one!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

How many plants is too many plants? Asking for a friend... 🌱

A photo of a garden bed filled with plants with two paths visible.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Some fun from around the garden today! My acanthus has eight(!) flower stems this year. I think it got the memo to start performing or else. A mixed foliage shot of some shade garden plants, pacific ninebark in bloom, and my st. John's wart showing off spring color! 🌱

A photo of an acanthus plant with eight flower spikes. This plant makes large dark green leaves with serrated lobed leaves.

A photo of several different shade plants. There is a blue and green hosta, an orange heuchera, several epimediums of different colors bright greeno purply gray, bronzy orange, a few trilliums, and a few other goodies making a lovely mix of color and texture.

A photo of a pacific nine ark in bloom. This plant has dark purple leaves with small clusters of creamy pale pink flowers.

A photo of a st. John's wart strub. It has deep red new leaves that become more green with age.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

The iris are stealing the show today! Iris Tuscan Summer, Insaniac, a pacific coast iris I thought I had lost and was VERY happy to see today, and a beach comber iris which I have never heard of but are native to our coasts and wetland areas so the tag says! 🌱🌷

A photo of tall bearded iris tuscan summer. A dark plummy red bloom with golden yellow centers on the falls.

A photo of tall bearded iris insaniac white standards set the stage for falls of cream with purple and brown veining and bright orange beards.

A photo of a pacific cost iris a cool white with dark purple veining.

A photo of a beach comber iris, similar in shape to siberian iris' but much smaller blooms. This dark purple bloom has centers of bright yellow fading to white.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Flowers today! Peony Kopper Kettle, a fully opened peony Prairie Moon, weigela Wine and Roses, and viburnum harryanum. 🌱🌷

A photo of a peony Kopper Kettle bloom, this fluffy double opens a deep pink bronzy color and fades to a coppery apricotty yellow.

Finally! A photo of a peony Prairie Moon bloom. A pale yellow fading to cream blousy bloom with yellow stamens tipped in orange.

A photo of a weigela wine and roses bloom. This plant has dark purple leaves and bright hot pink trumpet style blooms in clusters.

A photo of viburnum harryanum in bloom. An odd viburnum, this has tiny rounded leaves and makes these small clusters of very small white flowers. Each cluster is shaped like a small ball with flowers extending outward.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

New blooms today! Peony Prairie Moon, not fully open but after waiting for two years I am thrilled to see that pale buttery yellow! An unknown peony, smaller and brighter than Red Charm. A native Oregon iris Douglasiana, and an unknown purple iris that was on the property when we moved in! 🌱 🌷

A photo of a peony Prairie Moon bloom. Pale buttery yellow petals surround golden stamens on this bloom. This one has been teasing me for over two years! Due to late frosts the buds would bullnose. This year it is in a pot waiting to be planted in the new bed, and finally a wonderful bloom! I will have to find a slightly protected place for it in the planting plan.

A photo of an unknown peony bloom. This one is smaller, very bright red, without being pink, with simple elegant petals surrounding a tight cluster of gold stamens. It's a wee charmer of a plant!

A photo of the Oregon native iris Douglasiana bloom. Narrow pale purple falls with bright yellow splashes, dark purple veining, and a hint of blue.

A photo of an unknown purple iris bloom. This is an older iris with a less ruffled form than the newer varieties. It has deep mauve falls, with white and brown veining, pale lavender standards, and bright orange beards. I love these classic iris blooms and forms and hope to add more to my collection.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

More peonies and bonus iris! May is here and the flowers are starting! Peony Singing in the Rain, peony Sonoma Floozy, iris Spice Trader, and peony Red Charm today! 🌱🌷

A photo of the peony Singing in the Rain. An open apricot colored peony with gold stamens in the afternoon sunlight.

A photo of peony bloom Sonoma Floozy. This wonky flower has apricot blooms, with dark red centers and bright yellow stamens. You are never quite sure what you will get with the petals! This is partially open, with a bit of caterpillar damage to the outer petals.

A photo of a iris Spice Trader bloom. Bright bronzes and copper colors mix with a splash of lavender on the falls, and orange beards fading to yellow. One of my favorites, there is no escaping these wonderful colors!

A photo of a Red Charm peony bloom. Red as it's name, with a bomb style bloom. These are big flowers!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

More peonies today! Picotee and Coral Charm. Also, my queen of tears is blooming! I overwinter her in the garage and still haven't gotten her out for the warmer weather yet. 🌷🌱

A photo of the peony Picotee. A pale pink/cream colored bloom with bright pink edging and bright gold stamens. This is a single peony style bloom, on a shorter plant that blooms early. This bloom is a bit beat up from finding itself as a snack for a very hungry caterpillar. I lose a fair amount of blooms to them each year and keep saying I am going to put organza bags on the bugs, but of course never do.

A photo of peony Coral Charm just beginning to open. This is a bright pink not quite double bloom that has rich yellow stamens. This is one of my tallest peonies!

A photo of a bloom from the plant Queen of Tears. This plant produces large arching stems covered in big showy pink bracts the last bracts on the stems open to reveal hanging clusters of green flowers with delicately recurving petals edged in deep bluish purple, contrasting bright yellow stamens along with matching pink calyxes.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Blooms in the garden! Peony Commando, iris Smitten Kitten, viburnum Davidii, and Double file viburnum in bloom. 🌱🌷

A photo of a peony Commando, a dark red, bomb. The dark burgundy flowers are very compact with the guard petals presenting the center pouf delectably. One of the very darkest red peonies.

A photo of the iris Smitten Kitten a bloom with white standards and ruffled pink falls. I grow this one for my kitten Mitten who I sadly lost three years ago.

A photo of viburnum Davidii in bloom. Small white clustered flowers set off against thick green, heavily veined leaves.

A photo of a double file viburnum bloom. Rounded white lacecap flowers set in double file along either side of the branch gives this one its name.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A few blooms from the pant few days. SDB iris Bighorn, rose Vanessa Bell, a dutch iris, and daffodil Thalia. 🌷🌱

A photo of a small dwarf bearded iris Bighorn. Dark purple falls with bright orange beards, blue and yellow veining, and bright white standards.

Rose Vanessa Bell in full bloom. A pale yellow bloom, fully open with many, many, fluffy petals.

A dutch iris, not sure ifit has a name beyond that in was a bag bulb. Dark purple with yellow accents.

A photo a daffodil Thalia, a creamy white bloom, with pale yellow trumpets. This is my last daffodil to bloom this spring!

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