Mike G
@mbg133.bsky.social
No DMs unless I know you. Zone 7, TN valley area. Old gray guy, retired mapmaker, engraver, botanical garden worker, designer builder.
I only cut the dead parts in late spring. The new growth starts in winter. They are normally unscented.
November 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I only cut the dead parts in late spring. The new growth starts in winter. They are normally unscented.
My camera does that too.
November 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
My camera does that too.
Foetidus grows and seeds by the hundreds here. I hope this scented form can establish itself. I read that the fragrance is variable. There was also a little green viridis at HBG that was fragrant.
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Foetidus grows and seeds by the hundreds here. I hope this scented form can establish itself. I read that the fragrance is variable. There was also a little green viridis at HBG that was fragrant.
Still in flower November 26, 2025
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Still in flower November 26, 2025
Reposted by Mike G
We have holes like that from racoons, opossums and skunks digging for insects.
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 PM
We have holes like that from racoons, opossums and skunks digging for insects.
Also known as 'Erecta'
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Also known as 'Erecta'
Evergreen sprig on the right is Chinese witchhazel, Loropetalum chinense
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Evergreen sprig on the right is Chinese witchhazel, Loropetalum chinense
Top to bottom- small leaves of Fothergilla parvifolia 'Harold Epstein', F. gardeni, Parottia persica and wedge shaped F. millerii at bottom. Maple leaved Liquidambar on left with Hamamelis vernalis on bottom right.
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Top to bottom- small leaves of Fothergilla parvifolia 'Harold Epstein', F. gardeni, Parottia persica and wedge shaped F. millerii at bottom. Maple leaved Liquidambar on left with Hamamelis vernalis on bottom right.