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HAB911

(10,543 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:45 AM 4 hrs ago

Yesterday's garden crawl

We just suffered a prolonged freeze followed by extreme drought conditions, but it seems the blackberry and mulberry were invigorated by the cold








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Yesterday's garden crawl (Original Post) HAB911 4 hrs ago OP
Lovely pics. Thanks for the close-ups...I have vision impairment due to macular degeneration brer cat 4 hrs ago #1
excellent! HAB911 3 hrs ago #4
Thank you for the link. That is a true feast for the eyes! brer cat 1 hr ago #13
Would love to crawl thru that garden, except for the blackberry brambles, of course😁 surfered 4 hrs ago #2
solution! HAB911 3 hrs ago #5
Did not know that. TY! surfered 3 hrs ago #7
I second what brer cat said. Great close-ups! Does "garden crawl" mean on your stomach? George McGovern 4 hrs ago #3
sometimes HAB911 3 hrs ago #6
Ouch George McGovern 2 hrs ago #9
Wow, my dear HAB911! These are phenomenal. So beautiful, so much detail! CaliforniaPeggy 3 hrs ago #8
thank you! HAB911 1 hr ago #11
The Star Gooseberry brakester 2 hrs ago #10
new for me as well HAB911 1 hr ago #12

brer cat

(27,657 posts)
1. Lovely pics. Thanks for the close-ups...I have vision impairment due to macular degeneration
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:09 AM
4 hrs ago

yet I can see these clearly.

HAB911

(10,543 posts)
6. sometimes
Wed May 6, 2026, 11:47 AM
3 hrs ago

flat on my stomach, problem is getting there and back! been having knee problems lately, most likely "The Arthritis" like the thumbs

CaliforniaPeggy

(156,814 posts)
8. Wow, my dear HAB911! These are phenomenal. So beautiful, so much detail!
Wed May 6, 2026, 12:38 PM
3 hrs ago

Your daylily is the best I've ever seen, and I've seen a few!



Thank you.

brakester

(612 posts)
10. The Star Gooseberry
Wed May 6, 2026, 01:01 PM
2 hrs ago

really tickled this gardener's fancy. It almost doesn't look real! I am not familiar with that delightful plant!

Thanks for the tickle!

HAB911

(10,543 posts)
12. new for me as well
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:12 PM
1 hr ago

Just saw it in the garden center along with a "Chief Kubo's Pride" Salad Tree, an edible Hibiscus. I'm a sucker for any edible I can stick in the ground. Florida is lush, but harsh. Our dirt is basically beach sand without the salt, holds no moisture, has little organic matter.

This year I built an arbor for three varieties of Muscadine and a Scuppernong, looking forward to those later in the year.

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