Jessica
@jessicashen.bsky.social
Gardening through the chaos. Mid-atlantic east coast of North America. she/her
The horrors persist, but so do the coral honeysuckle flowers.
November 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The horrors persist, but so do the coral honeysuckle flowers.
There are a few partridge pea and obedient plant putting out fresh flowers, despite most their neighbors being done for the year.
October 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
There are a few partridge pea and obedient plant putting out fresh flowers, despite most their neighbors being done for the year.
Almost partridge pea harvest time
September 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Almost partridge pea harvest time
A surprise hiding under the partridge peas. Rough buttonweed, Hexasepalum teres?
September 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A surprise hiding under the partridge peas. Rough buttonweed, Hexasepalum teres?
So many late checkouts on a cloudy day.
[4 pictures of bumblebees on flowers]
[4 pictures of bumblebees on flowers]
September 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
So many late checkouts on a cloudy day.
[4 pictures of bumblebees on flowers]
[4 pictures of bumblebees on flowers]
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Art is just so fucking cool. I love scrolling my feed here and seeing piece after piece of what feels like the true universal language of humanity. Even if we don't share the same words you can draw a picture of something that matters to you and I will feel it in some way. I love that connection.
September 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Art is just so fucking cool. I love scrolling my feed here and seeing piece after piece of what feels like the true universal language of humanity. Even if we don't share the same words you can draw a picture of something that matters to you and I will feel it in some way. I love that connection.
The physostegia virginiana patch is constantly buzzing with dozens of bumblebees and surely other little creatures.
August 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The physostegia virginiana patch is constantly buzzing with dozens of bumblebees and surely other little creatures.
CWG needs a metric for end of mosquito season.
August 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
CWG needs a metric for end of mosquito season.
Share a meal with someone
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Share a meal with someone
A different, smaller and lighter brown skipper. Not shown are a black swallowtail and a cabbage white. Excellent butterfly watching today!
August 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A different, smaller and lighter brown skipper. Not shown are a black swallowtail and a cabbage white. Excellent butterfly watching today!
Bouncing back. Tree friend gave me grafting tape to bandage the stump and now 4 new lead nodes sprouting.
August 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Bouncing back. Tree friend gave me grafting tape to bandage the stump and now 4 new lead nodes sprouting.
Not even peak physostegia virginiana season yet. These are the same white starts that have blushed pinker with time.
August 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Not even peak physostegia virginiana season yet. These are the same white starts that have blushed pinker with time.
The neighborhood monarda fistulosa bloom at different times
August 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The neighborhood monarda fistulosa bloom at different times
physostegia virginiana starting to bloom in earnest. this should be a straight species, pink last year, but starting off white.
August 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
physostegia virginiana starting to bloom in earnest. this should be a straight species, pink last year, but starting off white.
Same spot, 15 minutes apart, new friend: red spotted purple?! The thick vertical stem in both pictures is the same obedient plant.
July 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Same spot, 15 minutes apart, new friend: red spotted purple?! The thick vertical stem in both pictures is the same obedient plant.
One of the pawpaw trees lost its main branch :(
July 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
One of the pawpaw trees lost its main branch :(
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we all need a little bit of help sometimes
July 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
we all need a little bit of help sometimes
A hummingbird clearwing sitting on a glass wall of an office building!!!!!
July 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
A hummingbird clearwing sitting on a glass wall of an office building!!!!!
New neighbors down the road clear cut the massively overgrown mess of English ivy, periwinkle, privet, and more. Should I show up with welcome to the neighborhood cookies and seedlings?
July 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New neighbors down the road clear cut the massively overgrown mess of English ivy, periwinkle, privet, and more. Should I show up with welcome to the neighborhood cookies and seedlings?
Judging by the dozen+ occupied flowers, there was a rager of a bumblebee party last night and many didn't stumble home. This one didn't even find a comfy bed!
July 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Judging by the dozen+ occupied flowers, there was a rager of a bumblebee party last night and many didn't stumble home. This one didn't even find a comfy bed!
Teeny tiny orange mint moth on mountain mint. Wingspan about 1 centimeter.
July 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Teeny tiny orange mint moth on mountain mint. Wingspan about 1 centimeter.
Early check in at the bee hotel last night
July 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Early check in at the bee hotel last night
Look at this lil skipper I almost mistook for a clearwing moth.
July 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Look at this lil skipper I almost mistook for a clearwing moth.
And a hummingbird clearwing moth!!
July 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And a hummingbird clearwing moth!!