Jean Wirth
@jwirth.bsky.social
Slowly removing lawn, replacing with native plants. My one small step for wildlife, climate, anxiety.
Reading, learning to play the ukelele, front porch birding and nature observing. Trying to stay informed but not stressed out.
Reading, learning to play the ukelele, front porch birding and nature observing. Trying to stay informed but not stressed out.
October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There have not been many butterflies around my Maryland garden for the past few weeks, so I was thrilled to have this swallowtail drop by. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
October 5, 2025 at 3:46 PM
There have not been many butterflies around my Maryland garden for the past few weeks, so I was thrilled to have this swallowtail drop by. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
Wingstem flowers are brightening up the garden, but the drought has all the leaves on the 6-8 foot stems drooping down. #nativeplants 🌱
September 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wingstem flowers are brightening up the garden, but the drought has all the leaves on the 6-8 foot stems drooping down. #nativeplants 🌱
The Ruby throated hummingbird, perched on the honeysuckle vine, appears to be enjoying the morning drizzle from the protection of the porch. #birds #nativeplants
September 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Ruby throated hummingbird, perched on the honeysuckle vine, appears to be enjoying the morning drizzle from the protection of the porch. #birds #nativeplants
The bees and I are thankful for the late season blue mist flowers. 🌱 #nativeplants
September 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The bees and I are thankful for the late season blue mist flowers. 🌱 #nativeplants
Big, strong bumblebees can force open the tight flowers of the turtlehead plant. 🌱 #nativeplants
September 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Big, strong bumblebees can force open the tight flowers of the turtlehead plant. 🌱 #nativeplants
A race against time. The first chrysalis I have ever seen in the garden! But why did the caterpillar select a dying leaf on a dying plant?! (Nearly all of the showy goldenrod plants are dying from rust, I think.) 🌱 #nativeplants #monarch
September 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A race against time. The first chrysalis I have ever seen in the garden! But why did the caterpillar select a dying leaf on a dying plant?! (Nearly all of the showy goldenrod plants are dying from rust, I think.) 🌱 #nativeplants #monarch
Goldfinches like to drink from the small reservoir on top of the hummingbird feeder. Lately, chickadees and house sparrows have also decided it’s a nice spot for a sip of water. They’ve been keeping us busy refilling the tiny cup. #birds
August 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Goldfinches like to drink from the small reservoir on top of the hummingbird feeder. Lately, chickadees and house sparrows have also decided it’s a nice spot for a sip of water. They’ve been keeping us busy refilling the tiny cup. #birds
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Hello.
Chinese Mantis.
Chinese Mantis.
August 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Hello.
Chinese Mantis.
Chinese Mantis.
This happy spot was mostly “planted” by nature. Fleabane arrived a few years ago, followed by black-eyed Susan, then we planted the turtlehead, and now great blue lobelia suddenly showed up. I’m picturing this spreading all along the fence row. 😃 🌱 #nativeplants
August 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This happy spot was mostly “planted” by nature. Fleabane arrived a few years ago, followed by black-eyed Susan, then we planted the turtlehead, and now great blue lobelia suddenly showed up. I’m picturing this spreading all along the fence row. 😃 🌱 #nativeplants
Black-eyed Susans have taken over the garden this year. I’m not sure if I should be yanking out some of them, as I don’t want a monoculture, or just let them do their thing. 🤔 Turtlehead in the foreground. 🌱 #nativeplants
August 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Black-eyed Susans have taken over the garden this year. I’m not sure if I should be yanking out some of them, as I don’t want a monoculture, or just let them do their thing. 🤔 Turtlehead in the foreground. 🌱 #nativeplants
It won’t be long before the obedient plant flowers are gone for another year. Will the goldenrods bloom in time for the bees and butterflies to move from one to the other? 🌱 #nativeplants
August 17, 2025 at 12:19 PM
It won’t be long before the obedient plant flowers are gone for another year. Will the goldenrods bloom in time for the bees and butterflies to move from one to the other? 🌱 #nativeplants
The garden is moving towards fall, but the weather is stuck in summer heat and humidity. 🌱 #birds #nativeplants
August 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The garden is moving towards fall, but the weather is stuck in summer heat and humidity. 🌱 #birds #nativeplants
We’ve had a few black swallowtail butterflies this summer, but most often they do a brief flyover and move on. I wonder what they’re looking for. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
August 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We’ve had a few black swallowtail butterflies this summer, but most often they do a brief flyover and move on. I wonder what they’re looking for. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
They’ve lost their early summer beauty but still look glorious in the late summer, early morning sunshine. Parsley. Purple coneflower. 🌱 #nativeplants
August 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
They’ve lost their early summer beauty but still look glorious in the late summer, early morning sunshine. Parsley. Purple coneflower. 🌱 #nativeplants
For some reason, the deer neglected to drop by to eat all of the great blue lobelia just before they start to flower. And also lobelia plants have spread hither and yon around the garden. 😃 🌱 #nativeplants
August 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
For some reason, the deer neglected to drop by to eat all of the great blue lobelia just before they start to flower. And also lobelia plants have spread hither and yon around the garden. 😃 🌱 #nativeplants
There is still beauty in this world despite the daily distressing news. I’ve never seen a butterfly on the black-eyed Susans. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
August 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
There is still beauty in this world despite the daily distressing news. I’ve never seen a butterfly on the black-eyed Susans. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies
Some days it pays to pick up litter on our morning walk. ☺️
August 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Some days it pays to pick up litter on our morning walk. ☺️
There were two monarch butterflies in the garden at the same time; a first for us. We were so excited, a neighbor noticed and asked what was going on. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies #maryland
July 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
There were two monarch butterflies in the garden at the same time; a first for us. We were so excited, a neighbor noticed and asked what was going on. 🌱 #nativeplants #butterflies #maryland
Lovely marshmallow plants surrounding our community “lake.” #nativeplants
July 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Lovely marshmallow plants surrounding our community “lake.” #nativeplants