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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Rose Trousseau, I bought this one last year. It is a florist rose and goodness it has been a very needy plant. But finally after getting into the ground this spring she is putting out some truly stunning blooms. The only bummer? No scent. 🌱🌷♥️🌹

A photo of rose trousseau, a cream colored fluffy, very full bloom, with a creamy golden center.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Next up! More T. Kingfisher, Wolf Worm. I have been saving this ane and cannot wait to be creeped/grossed out by the worms! 🪱 💙📚💙📚

A photo of the book Wolf Worm by T. Kingfisher

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Camellia of the day! Camellia Sinensis or the tea camellia. I love tea and have three(!) of these and have not tried to harvest or make any tea from them. They are fun plants, but getting pictures of the flowers is always hard since they droop! 🌱🌷🌱🌷

A photo of a camellia sinensis in bloom, a hanging white flower with a single row of petals, and a center full of fluffy bright yellow stamens.

Another photo of a camellia sinensis in bloom, a hanging white flower with a single row of petals, and a center full of fluffy bright yellow stamens. This photo is a bit fuzzy as it was taken underneath the flower.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

And so the camellias begin! Here is camellia Showa-No-Sakae a weeping camellia that can take some sun, I have this one along my back fence. It has put on good growth even with competing against some large trees for water.

A photo of camellia showa-no-sakae soft pink, semi-double, ruffled flowers with bright gold stamens.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Starting spooky season early with The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling. 📚💙📚💙

A photo of the book The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

That book is such a ride! My niece made me read it because she had thoughts she needed to get out. Please let us know what you think!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's Bugge time! Wickhills by Premee Mohamed. This one feels like a noir set in a city so vivid and changeable your never sure what's around the corner! Loving it so far ♥️♥️♥️ 💙📚💙📚

A photo of the book Wickhills by Premee Mohamed.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh no! I broke my thread! Current reads, excited for Dead beat because I love the characters so much, and Emily Wilson is my official who I want to be when I grow up! 📚💙📚💙

A photo of the book dead beat by Leigh Bardugo.

A photo of the book crossing the wine dark sea by Emily Wilson.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This one is not grabbing me quite like the first one. Feels a bit formulaic, revisiting the same locations, stagnant characters, I don't know. Will see if the last half picks up and changes my mind! 💙📚💙📚

A photo of the book The Knave and the Moon by Rachel Gillig. A shrouded woman dressed in a pale gray dress and chainmail holds a sword with a hammer and chisel and white flowers surrounding her.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I know he wasn't going to host forever, but I have major sads about him leaving. His calming voice and patient demeanor always grounds me when I need it. I will miss Longmeadow and Ned too! I hope we get to visit every once in awhile.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'm glad I waited to start this one until the next book came out! It is a fast read. While some things stick out a bit, it's been fun and much like the one dark window duology her magic system is again very unique. 📚💙📚💙

A photo of the book The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I feel you have just converted me into a scarf person!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

And now for something different! Whidbey by T Kira Madden. 💙📚💙📚

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Finished up Daggerbound ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ as always with Ursula, now reading Mammoths at the Gates! 📚💙📚💙

A photo of the book Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

A photo of the book Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

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

More Singing Hills cycle this morning! Into the Riverlands, by Nghi Vo. 💙📚💙📚

A photo of the book Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo.

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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 · 21/08/2026

Well that one took me awhile! With gardening my physical book reading slows way down! I just finished Yesteryear and have started The Language of Liars!

A photo of the book Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke.

A photo of the book The Language of Liars by S.L. Huang.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I found myself doing this more and more when I moved to a new company. Setting the expectation that I am sometimes all over the place or have difficulties with communication types really helped me to manage the new work stress. I realized just how much and how tiring all the masking was!

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

Watch out for those clearance hydrangeas, they get big! ♥️♥️♥️

A photo of hydrangea little limelight and hydrangea Zorro. Zorro was a clearance hydrangea and after five fears is an absolute beast!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Such a great soundtrack!

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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

Hello! I honestly have no idea! I had about seven or eight of these guys on my property when I bought my house. These are all from one fern I lifted and divided last spring. My best guess would be a western sword fern.

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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

It is a type of manzanita! Check out Dancing Oaks nursery, they sell many, many kinds!

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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

Thank you! I do love the feeling of being surrounded by the plants. ♥️

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

Thank you! As with every garden a work in progress, but sometimes it is good to look up from the dirt and see the whole thing! 😂

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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 · 21/07/2026

I love these guys so much!

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is a real place at Kew so maybe? I don't have a lot of experience with picking out AI images unless they have pretty obvious errors. The pedestal/well thing in front of the building looks slightly odd to me.

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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 · 16/07/2026

I feel like everytime he opens his mouth it is worse! Changing the end to Animal Farm, using AI, now this crap. I'm so disappointed and I really don't want him to ruin LOTR for me.

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Heralyn @heralyn.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Don't tell @snellis.bsky.social but I do like a good dramatic grass! ♥️

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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

I love that cosmos! It is soooo gorgeous!

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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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