Heidi Muth

Broad-leaved penstemon (Penstemon ovatus)

And my winner for the month: Broad-leaved penstemon (Penstemon ovatus). I am amazed at how vibrant and long-lasting these blooms are. #bloomscrolling #pnwnativeplants

24.05.2025 00:29 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Honey bee? on California lilac (Ceanothus sp.)

Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium)

Quite white, faintly purple Douglas iris (Iris douglasiana)

Western geranium (Geranium oreganum)

#bloomscrolling #pnwnativeplants for May

24.05.2025 00:22 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gratified to confirm that after months of mowing around these suspicious leaves, it is indeed a volunteer California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)! I hope the poppies I actually sowed get this nice (probably not!) #pnwnativeplants

02.05.2025 02:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A piece of cardboard on a grass lawn moved slightly to reveal a bird's nest with three small eggs, white with brown speckles

I put this cardboard down to collect slugs. Seems like a popular place to make a home! (Dark-eyed junco?) #birds #pnw

22.04.2025 03:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

😍😍😍 Hello, you! Welcome to the world! Oregon iris (Iris tenax) #pnwnativeplants #bloomscrolling

18.04.2025 19:46 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First blooms of my first spring doing #pnwnativeplants 🙏🌸 Viola adunca (Early blue violet / Dog violet) sitting pretty under petals of a saucer magnolia tree.

04.04.2025 01:42 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I'm still in my first 12 months so hopefully I'll be spending less time doing site prep! Looking forward to a few firsts to learn from: first time sowing (non-veg) from seed, first time setting up and using drip irrigation, and hopefully first time sitting with a cup of tea admiring the garden!

11.01.2025 18:55 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Add me please, thank you!

09.01.2025 05:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0