Jennifer Wheeler
@gettingdirtyinthegarden.substack.com
Plant-based entrepreneur, former Fed, existentialism fancier. Gritty and Grateful, midlife matriarch. New gig @ --> Botanybabe.com
🍁My new orb weaving front yard friend is a cat-faced spider (Araneus gemmoides.) These spiders mature in the fall and become active for mating season. They are non-toxic to people and quite beautiful in the long, waning rays of day. 🍁
September 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
🍁My new orb weaving front yard friend is a cat-faced spider (Araneus gemmoides.) These spiders mature in the fall and become active for mating season. They are non-toxic to people and quite beautiful in the long, waning rays of day. 🍁
Sometimes the simplest arrangement stops me in my tracks and reminds me to take a deep breath, remember who I am, that all I really need or most want I already have, and anything beyond that, is just grace showering flower petals all over me.
August 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Sometimes the simplest arrangement stops me in my tracks and reminds me to take a deep breath, remember who I am, that all I really need or most want I already have, and anything beyond that, is just grace showering flower petals all over me.
Fresh cherry 🍒 oatmeal. ❤️
July 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fresh cherry 🍒 oatmeal. ❤️
This evening’s gold 💛
brings light love 💛 lifting us up
to store until morn’.☀️
brings light love 💛 lifting us up
to store until morn’.☀️
July 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This evening’s gold 💛
brings light love 💛 lifting us up
to store until morn’.☀️
brings light love 💛 lifting us up
to store until morn’.☀️
Today’s JUNGLE. 🌿
July 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Today’s JUNGLE. 🌿
Botanybabe brings my garden to your lips. It’s a labor of love, an integration of my talents and values, and a huge leap of faith. I’m finally my own boss, but the staff meetings are ridiculous! I’ve really got to get myself in line. Curious? Search “Botanybabe”.🌿🧡🌿
July 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Botanybabe brings my garden to your lips. It’s a labor of love, an integration of my talents and values, and a huge leap of faith. I’m finally my own boss, but the staff meetings are ridiculous! I’ve really got to get myself in line. Curious? Search “Botanybabe”.🌿🧡🌿
Another day full of possibility ❤️
July 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Another day full of possibility ❤️
Check out my Nor Cal garden weeds. What are you dealing with? Leave pix in the comments.
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Here in the Emerald Triangle, we have LOTS of WEED(s).
Check out my current crop of northern California coastal party crashers
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July 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Check out my Nor Cal garden weeds. What are you dealing with? Leave pix in the comments.
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This mornings handful to accompany breakfast. I NEVER EVER tire of the fact that on ANY given day I can walk into my yard and return with at least a handful of fruit that is in season, or at least still edible once stored.
July 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This mornings handful to accompany breakfast. I NEVER EVER tire of the fact that on ANY given day I can walk into my yard and return with at least a handful of fruit that is in season, or at least still edible once stored.
Sometimes, ya just gotta tackle the bouquet and high grade out the catnip. I get it. I feel ya Neptune Sugarbear.
July 11, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sometimes, ya just gotta tackle the bouquet and high grade out the catnip. I get it. I feel ya Neptune Sugarbear.
My blooming kiwi flower is perfect - meaning it is bisexual. It has male and female parts in the same flower. It can self-fertilize.
Nature is pretty creative. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get a kiwi, no matter what. 🫶🏻🥝🫶🏻
Nature is pretty creative. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get a kiwi, no matter what. 🫶🏻🥝🫶🏻
June 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
My blooming kiwi flower is perfect - meaning it is bisexual. It has male and female parts in the same flower. It can self-fertilize.
Nature is pretty creative. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get a kiwi, no matter what. 🫶🏻🥝🫶🏻
Nature is pretty creative. I’m pretty sure I’m gonna get a kiwi, no matter what. 🫶🏻🥝🫶🏻
…to another day we bid adieu. ❤️
June 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
…to another day we bid adieu. ❤️
Crickets make more noise than Bluesky.
June 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Crickets make more noise than Bluesky.
…and then at a celebration of life, I found myself, again, more broadly celebrating LIFE!🌿🩷🖤🧡💛🌿 Proteas are already a favorite and I just met a new one. 🤯 Native to South Africa, the ‘pink mink protea’ (Protea neriifolia) flowers’ bracts mimic feathers 🦜to attract birds for pollination.
June 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
…and then at a celebration of life, I found myself, again, more broadly celebrating LIFE!🌿🩷🖤🧡💛🌿 Proteas are already a favorite and I just met a new one. 🤯 Native to South Africa, the ‘pink mink protea’ (Protea neriifolia) flowers’ bracts mimic feathers 🦜to attract birds for pollination.
The radish relationship. I should LOVE them, but I think they’re ‘okay.’ Their quick crop readiness before most others can be annoying, unless you love eating dozens of spicy radishes straight up. I don’t. I usually just want a few to ½ dozen at a time. Anyhow, I like options. Crop 2 going in.
June 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The radish relationship. I should LOVE them, but I think they’re ‘okay.’ Their quick crop readiness before most others can be annoying, unless you love eating dozens of spicy radishes straight up. I don’t. I usually just want a few to ½ dozen at a time. Anyhow, I like options. Crop 2 going in.
A garden bouquet picked today because today is a good day to send flowers.
June 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A garden bouquet picked today because today is a good day to send flowers.