Rhonda Fleming Hayes
@thegardenbuzz.bsky.social
I grow stuff and write about it.
GARDEN FOR LIFE: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age, pre-order now
https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-STRATEGIES-GREENER-GARDENING/dp/1645023257
GARDEN FOR LIFE: Strategies for Easier, Greener, More Joyful Gardening as We Age, pre-order now
https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Life-STRATEGIES-GREENER-GARDENING/dp/1645023257
Bleeding heart vine, Clerodendrum thomsoniae, enjoying the extra warm fall here in New Orleans. 🌱
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Bleeding heart vine, Clerodendrum thomsoniae, enjoying the extra warm fall here in New Orleans. 🌱
Garden wherever you can. 🌱
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Garden wherever you can. 🌱
My daughter’s trumpet vine is a real drama queen. 🌱
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
My daughter’s trumpet vine is a real drama queen. 🌱
Calling all cold climate gardeners! The winter issue of Northern Gardener is here.
I’m so happy to be back in the pages of NG. Be sure to see my story on the life-enhancing benefits of gardening. 🌱
I’m so happy to be back in the pages of NG. Be sure to see my story on the life-enhancing benefits of gardening. 🌱
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Calling all cold climate gardeners! The winter issue of Northern Gardener is here.
I’m so happy to be back in the pages of NG. Be sure to see my story on the life-enhancing benefits of gardening. 🌱
I’m so happy to be back in the pages of NG. Be sure to see my story on the life-enhancing benefits of gardening. 🌱
Saw palmetto making pretty shadows at the pizza joint. 🌱
November 1, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Saw palmetto making pretty shadows at the pizza joint. 🌱
Book cover reveal!
I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Garden for Life: STRATEGIES FOR EASIER, GREENER, MORE JOYFUL GARDENING AS WE AGE is available for pre-order. Find the link in my bio. 🌱🌱🌱
Pre-orders help publishers and bookstore predict sales, and help build momentum. I’d appreciate it.
I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Garden for Life: STRATEGIES FOR EASIER, GREENER, MORE JOYFUL GARDENING AS WE AGE is available for pre-order. Find the link in my bio. 🌱🌱🌱
Pre-orders help publishers and bookstore predict sales, and help build momentum. I’d appreciate it.
October 29, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Book cover reveal!
I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Garden for Life: STRATEGIES FOR EASIER, GREENER, MORE JOYFUL GARDENING AS WE AGE is available for pre-order. Find the link in my bio. 🌱🌱🌱
Pre-orders help publishers and bookstore predict sales, and help build momentum. I’d appreciate it.
I’m thrilled to announce that my new book, Garden for Life: STRATEGIES FOR EASIER, GREENER, MORE JOYFUL GARDENING AS WE AGE is available for pre-order. Find the link in my bio. 🌱🌱🌱
Pre-orders help publishers and bookstore predict sales, and help build momentum. I’d appreciate it.
The velvety, bright purple flowers of Mexican bush sage, Salvia leucantha, blooming in my New Orleans front garden. A butterfly favorite. 🌱
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The velvety, bright purple flowers of Mexican bush sage, Salvia leucantha, blooming in my New Orleans front garden. A butterfly favorite. 🌱
Back in New Orleans for the winter. Angel trumpets are still blooming all over the city. 🌱
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Back in New Orleans for the winter. Angel trumpets are still blooming all over the city. 🌱
Milkweed beetles. Nothing to be concerned about. A bit creepy looking though. Just part of the milkweed “community.” 🌱
October 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Milkweed beetles. Nothing to be concerned about. A bit creepy looking though. Just part of the milkweed “community.” 🌱
“I wanted to learn why goldenrod and asters were so beautiful together.”
—-Robin Wall Kimmerer
🌱 from Braiding Sweetgrass
—-Robin Wall Kimmerer
🌱 from Braiding Sweetgrass
September 30, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“I wanted to learn why goldenrod and asters were so beautiful together.”
—-Robin Wall Kimmerer
🌱 from Braiding Sweetgrass
—-Robin Wall Kimmerer
🌱 from Braiding Sweetgrass
Marigold ‘Strawberry Blonde’ still going strong as the kitchen garden starts to fade. Love the way it changes color from emerging bud to full bloom. 🌱
September 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Marigold ‘Strawberry Blonde’ still going strong as the kitchen garden starts to fade. Love the way it changes color from emerging bud to full bloom. 🌱
My night-blooming cereus has come inside with the other houseplants now that temps are cooling. 🌱
This came from a cutting of a plant from famed Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty’s garden.
It has grown huge. Hoping it will bloom next year.
This came from a cutting of a plant from famed Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty’s garden.
It has grown huge. Hoping it will bloom next year.
September 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
My night-blooming cereus has come inside with the other houseplants now that temps are cooling. 🌱
This came from a cutting of a plant from famed Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty’s garden.
It has grown huge. Hoping it will bloom next year.
This came from a cutting of a plant from famed Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty’s garden.
It has grown huge. Hoping it will bloom next year.
Late blooming Allium ‘Lavender Bubbles’ is a striking plant, lovely blue-green foliage, graceful emerging buds, and spherical blooms that are a more intense purple than popular variety, ‘Millennium’ 🌱
September 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Late blooming Allium ‘Lavender Bubbles’ is a striking plant, lovely blue-green foliage, graceful emerging buds, and spherical blooms that are a more intense purple than popular variety, ‘Millennium’ 🌱
My latest on Substack. 🌱 it’s soup season.
Did you know that potager translates to Soup Garden?
Did you know that potager translates to Soup Garden?
September 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
My latest on Substack. 🌱 it’s soup season.
Did you know that potager translates to Soup Garden?
Did you know that potager translates to Soup Garden?
September 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Goldfinches having a great time eating echinacea seeds. 🌱
August 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Goldfinches having a great time eating echinacea seeds. 🌱
I went for a walk this afternoon after the initial shock of the news here in Minneapolis. Kids move dinosaurs around this front garden every day. Innocence lost today especially heartbreaking. We are a city of neighborhoods. We are all together in mourning tonight. 🌱
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I went for a walk this afternoon after the initial shock of the news here in Minneapolis. Kids move dinosaurs around this front garden every day. Innocence lost today especially heartbreaking. We are a city of neighborhoods. We are all together in mourning tonight. 🌱
Tomatoes, finally. 🌱
August 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tomatoes, finally. 🌱
Inspired by @indigosan.bsky.social I made The Imam Fainted, or Imam Bayildi from more of the eggplant in my garden. Labor intensive, pretty tasty but I didn’t faint. 🌱
August 21, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Inspired by @indigosan.bsky.social I made The Imam Fainted, or Imam Bayildi from more of the eggplant in my garden. Labor intensive, pretty tasty but I didn’t faint. 🌱
You’ve all inspired me to keep on with my eggplant journey. Stay tuned for tonight’s meal. 🌱
August 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
You’ve all inspired me to keep on with my eggplant journey. Stay tuned for tonight’s meal. 🌱
Here’s what happened after all your wonderful tips. A sort of pasta a la Norma. With tomato sauce and basil from the garden. Very tasty. 🌱
August 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Here’s what happened after all your wonderful tips. A sort of pasta a la Norma. With tomato sauce and basil from the garden. Very tasty. 🌱
Eggplant ‘Shooting Stars’. Beautiful but I’m never convinced about culinary value. I made parm, it was good but what else? What do you do with eggplant? 🌱
August 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Eggplant ‘Shooting Stars’. Beautiful but I’m never convinced about culinary value. I made parm, it was good but what else? What do you do with eggplant? 🌱
Impatiens ‘Patchwork’ Peach Prism lights up shady corners in the garden. A favorite of mine. 🌱
August 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Impatiens ‘Patchwork’ Peach Prism lights up shady corners in the garden. A favorite of mine. 🌱
A quick pass through the garden. 🌱
Mascotte beans grown in vertical planter. French fingerling potatoes in a grow bag. And squash in raised beds. #smartgardening
#growyourown
Mascotte beans grown in vertical planter. French fingerling potatoes in a grow bag. And squash in raised beds. #smartgardening
#growyourown
August 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
A quick pass through the garden. 🌱
Mascotte beans grown in vertical planter. French fingerling potatoes in a grow bag. And squash in raised beds. #smartgardening
#growyourown
Mascotte beans grown in vertical planter. French fingerling potatoes in a grow bag. And squash in raised beds. #smartgardening
#growyourown
Skippers sharing a Thumbelina zinnia bloom. 🌱
Not a great summer for butterflies so it’s good to see lots of these cuties in the garden.
Not a great summer for butterflies so it’s good to see lots of these cuties in the garden.
August 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Skippers sharing a Thumbelina zinnia bloom. 🌱
Not a great summer for butterflies so it’s good to see lots of these cuties in the garden.
Not a great summer for butterflies so it’s good to see lots of these cuties in the garden.