MizChateau
@mizchateau.bsky.social
Former environmental scientist who enjoys gardening, travel, old cars & smart horses. Stay curious.
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Over the past few weeks, we cut back damaged & invasives to prep for spring planting with native plants. The wood was shared with a US veteran for winter heat. As a bonus, we've been rewarded with a pretty view of the western sky. #gardening #🌱
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Over the past few weeks, we cut back damaged & invasives to prep for spring planting with native plants. The wood was shared with a US veteran for winter heat. As a bonus, we've been rewarded with a pretty view of the western sky. #gardening #🌱
Today's walk on the farm: ornamental grasses, colored leaves, and hardy mums (volunteers from last year).
#gardening #chrysanthemums #🌱
#gardening #chrysanthemums #🌱
October 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today's walk on the farm: ornamental grasses, colored leaves, and hardy mums (volunteers from last year).
#gardening #chrysanthemums #🌱
#gardening #chrysanthemums #🌱
October 25, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today's walk around the farm: sunshine and autumn color. October is wonderful. #gardening #🌱
October 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Today's walk around the farm: sunshine and autumn color. October is wonderful. #gardening #🌱
On the way home from breakfast...
October 20, 2025 at 11:42 AM
On the way home from breakfast...
Yesterday, we visited an arborist friend, and this is his front yard.
#nativetrees #untouched #nograss
#nativetrees #untouched #nograss
October 15, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Yesterday, we visited an arborist friend, and this is his front yard.
#nativetrees #untouched #nograss
#nativetrees #untouched #nograss
Fall flowers, an energy boost for autumn bees who've survived into October. #gardening #🌱
October 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Fall flowers, an energy boost for autumn bees who've survived into October. #gardening #🌱
Resting bumblebees on lemon balm flowers. #gardening 🌱 #bees
October 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Resting bumblebees on lemon balm flowers. #gardening 🌱 #bees
Yesterday's walk around the farm: Sassafras leaves from a favorite native North American tree. Young leaves are dried for Creole filé powder or used as aromatic teas; root-bark makes a satisfying flavoring. As a bonus, dried twigs and branches make *excellent* fire starters.
#gardening 🌱
#gardening 🌱
September 28, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Yesterday's walk around the farm: Sassafras leaves from a favorite native North American tree. Young leaves are dried for Creole filé powder or used as aromatic teas; root-bark makes a satisfying flavoring. As a bonus, dried twigs and branches make *excellent* fire starters.
#gardening 🌱
#gardening 🌱
Today's walk around the farm: cottage roses. We love their smell, and we happily share rosehips with our horses as healthy treats. #gardening 🌱 #rosehips
September 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today's walk around the farm: cottage roses. We love their smell, and we happily share rosehips with our horses as healthy treats. #gardening 🌱 #rosehips
Today's walk around the farm: yellow prairie coneflowers amidst long-leaf grasses. It's a beautiful welcome to Autumn.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱
September 22, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Today's walk around the farm: yellow prairie coneflowers amidst long-leaf grasses. It's a beautiful welcome to Autumn.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱
Today's walk on the farm: a beautiful morning.
September 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Today's walk on the farm: a beautiful morning.
September 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
My tick-patrol was at it again...
September 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My tick-patrol was at it again...
Today's walk around the farm: pink Rose of Sharon, a late-summer favorite for bees.
#gardening #🌱 #bees
#gardening #🌱 #bees
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today's walk around the farm: pink Rose of Sharon, a late-summer favorite for bees.
#gardening #🌱 #bees
#gardening #🌱 #bees
This lovely wild turkey and her babies paid a visit to our backyard. A turkey can eat up to 200 ticks a day, mother nature's pest control.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱
August 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This lovely wild turkey and her babies paid a visit to our backyard. A turkey can eat up to 200 ticks a day, mother nature's pest control.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱
August 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
This summer, we've been blessed by wild turkeys hanging out on the farm.
August 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This summer, we've been blessed by wild turkeys hanging out on the farm.
August 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
August 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today's walk around the farm: perennial phlox has started to bloom, which screams summer for us. With daylillies fading, phlox is now a vital food for bees.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱
July 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Today's walk around the farm: perennial phlox has started to bloom, which screams summer for us. With daylillies fading, phlox is now a vital food for bees.
#gardening #🌱
#gardening #🌱