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Brit the Backyard Gardener

@bybrittanyg.bsky.social

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Growing food & natives sustainably in a .25 acre zone 7 yard🏡 DIYs because I'm stubborn. Not a tradwife, just have all the same hobbies😏

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 16d

I need to upgrade from my notebook with scrawled out notes and taped in labels😭😭

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 18d

My mom grows the most beautiful dahlias. Me-- not so much🤣

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 18d

Our entire lot is just about .25 acres and we grow to EAT so must maximize space. We decided to convert most of our front yard, which gets great light, into gardens🥰 I recommend incorporating winter squash since it is shelf stable over the winter!

#gardening #sustainablegardening #growingfood

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 19d

good morning from crunchy old man henry after being awoken from his nap on his favorite patio chair

#cats #tabbycats #adoptdontshop

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Found this old picture of my Henry while looking for another pic🙃🙃

A cat looking irritated sitting on an open carton of eggs

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Gardening chores can catch up on you, I'm feeling that now but thankfully the weeds have slowed down

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Aster is another good one!!

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Mine has just started opening its first few flowers😎

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doandraws.bsky.social @doandraws.bsky.social · 20d

It's #NationalMentalHealthAwarenessMonth. A good time to appreciate #chicory blossoms. A beautiful roadside weed still blooming when summer fades. Kind of magical - it's blossoms close up and fade toward white as the day progresses. #resilient #draw #mentalhealthsupport 9x12" #ink and #watercolor

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

I'm hitting a native plug sale event tomorrow, so I'll keep an eye out. I have a few spots to fill in!

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

That's like me and marigolds. I smell them and all the sudden it's 1991

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Just looked that one up. I like it! Looks like our state flower, the black eyed Susan❤️❤️

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 20d

Maypop vines, aka passiflora incarnata! These are cold hardy where I'm at (zone 7) and grow like CRAZY. A little too crazy😎

They are native to North America and produce gorgeous unique flowers and even fruit! Here's how to root cuttings

#plantpropagation #gardening

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Been wanting to get better at floral arranging for years, so I started practicing this year! Zinnias and sunflowers are pretty much the only annual flowers I grow. Everything else, perennials. Trying to get more creative using non-flowers too.

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Aw just a little bug having dinner I saw on my walk🥰

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Interesting about PA! I didnt realize that, thanks for sharing. I'm in MD

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Glad I didn't interrupt his dinner then

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

When I first became a master gardener, I attended a native plants lecture with two takehomes for backyard growers with more limited space--one of which was that goldenrod is one of the biggest bangs for your buck as far as native plants go. Plant goldenrod!

#nativeplants #backyardgarden #gardening

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

And the best part is that it's cold-hardy in U.S. grow zones down to 3! Unlike its tropical relative with larger, sweeter fruit and fuzzy skin, kiwi berries can be eaten whole🥝 Their exact taste does depend on the variety, but I find them to be a bit more tart

#gardening #zone7 #backyardgarden

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Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Omg. I stayed on top of pruning mine until about August when it just went nuts

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

Hi!

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

You ladies remind me of all the master gardeners in my group❤️❤️

Brit the Backyard Gardener @bybrittanyg.bsky.social · 21d

I feel your pain with my neighbor's English ivy

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