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Lil' garden update! I still have tons to do, but I love seeing the little things change. #zone7b #gardening #babyplants #nativeplants #cosmos #seedlings

Is it time to sow the sunflowers yet?

How about...now?

#sunflowers #gardening #zone7b

I just bought a bunch of native plant seeds for the 2026 season! I am so excited :]

Has anyone else started planning yet?

#gardening #swva #zone7b #virginia #nativeplantgardening

Obsessed with this beautiful maple in our yard #zone7b #maple #dendrology #virginia #home

Obsessed with this beautiful maple in our yard #zone7b #maple #dendrology #virginia #home

Obsessed with this beautiful maple in our yard #zone7b #maple #dendrology #virginia #home

Obsessed with this beautiful maple in our yard #zone7b #maple #dendrology #virginia #home

The most handsome frog has taken up residence in our little pond :] #zone7b #swva #virginia #froggie #frogsOfMastodon #wildlife

Fava beans are in! I think I have about 40 plants, so likely enough for sharing. In my experience very few people in my area have eaten these. But everyone is quick to remind me that they have a cameo in The Silence of the Lambs. Cue the cannibal joke, etc. #FavaBeans #beans #legumes #gardening #garden #allotment #zone7b #VegetableGardening

One of my family's long-standing traditions is to spend the fall cooking all kinds of quince recipes. Quince is a fragrant yellow fruit in the apple and pear family that turns a rosy blush shade when cooked. I grew up participating in annual quince harvests, and now for years I've grown my own quince.

Among my favorite things to make during our annual quince fest is Membrillo, a sweet paste of Spanish origin that pairs well with cheese and is lovely in baked goods. For this Throwback Thursday I'm posting my photo of Membrillo with Manchego cheese and Marcona almonds, and a link to the recipe I originally published in 2015, and then again in 2017.

https://glamorosicooks.com/recipe/membrillo-quince-paste/

#TBT #ThrowbackThursday #Recipe #Membrillo #Quince #QuincePaste #Gardening #OrganicGardening #Homegrown #Potager #Kitchengarden #GardenToTable #EdibleGardening #UrbanGardening #UrbanFarming #GrowYourOwn #GYO #Zone7b #VegetarianRecipes #Recipe #Food #SeasonalFood #Cooking #GlamorosiCooks

Veronica spicata "Red Fox" - Spike Speedwell
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed (milkweed)

I manage what is technically a pollinator garden in my area, but everyone calls it "The Butterfly Garden." In addition to flora chosen to reflect our status as a Monarch Waystation, we are committed to native plant selections that encourage ALL butterflies and moths (we have 200+ species in our area), bees and other beneficial insects, and of course, birds.

This photo shows some of our Red Fox Veronica with Butterfly Weed in the background. Can you spot the bee?

#Gardening #NativeFlowers #PerennialFlowers #VeronicaSpicata #RedFoxVeronica #Speedwell #AscelpiasTuberosa #ButterflyWeed #Milkweed #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #MonarchWaystation #OrganicGardening #UrbanFarming #GrowYourOwn #GYO #Zone7b #Florespondence #FridayFlowers #FlowerFriday #GardenersOfMastodon #GlamorosiCooks

Rudbeckia triloba (Brown-eyed Susans)

I started these Brown-eyed Susans from seed back in the mid-twenty-teens, and they've self-seeded every year since. I LOVE them - they are such happy flowers - and pollinators adore them too.

This photo is from late-July and we are now at the end of November, so these flowers are done for the season. They are, however, still providing food and shelter for birds. Goldfinches and sparrows, in particular, flock to the dried seedheads.

#Gardening #RudbeckiaTriloba #BrownEyedSusans #NativeWildflowers #PerennialFlowers #Coneflowers #MyGarden #GrownFromSeed #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #UrbanFarming #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Passiflora Incarnata - Purple Passionflower aka Maypop

The Purple Passionflower resembles a plant from Hogwarts, and the Latin name, Passiflora Incarnata, sounds like a spell. In addition to being covered with otherworldly blooms that draw butterflies, bees and hummingbirds, the perennial vine produces delicious fruits the size of small owl’s eggs.

I started my passionflowers from seed in 2016. They were floriferous and fruitful through November 2020, but didn’t re-emerge as expected in the Spring of 2021. All that remained was the photo in this post.

Seasons passed with no sign of the vine, so I was thrilled to discover the familiar tri-lobed leaves climbing my fence again in July of 2022. My passionflower had sprung to life after 20 months of dormancy.

Renneverate!

Nature is magic!

#Gardening #NatureIsMagic #Passiflora #Passionflowers #Maypop #PerennialFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks

Centaurea Cyanus (Cornflower)

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known by a host of names including cornflower and bachelor’s button, comes in a variety of colors, but the blue blooms are my absolute favorite.

Cornflowers are easy to grow from seed, they are delicious to pollinators and humans, and they can be used to make a gorgeous natural dye.

Today I spent the afternoon working in my community garden. It was freezing and windy, but also glorious; I love winter gardening. After pulling assorted root vegetables and tweezing saffron, I finished up by sowing cornflower seeds in my plot (allotment). Nature willing, they will emerge in late March and start blooming in May.

#Gardening #CentaureaCyanus #Cornflower #AnnualFlowers #PollinatorGarden #ButterflyGarden #OrganicGardening #Potager #KitchenGarden #EdibleGardening #EdibleFlowers #GardenToTable #UrbanFarming #NaturalDye #WinterGardening #GardenersOfMastodon #GrowYourOwn #gyo #Zone7b #GlamorosiCooks