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HAB911

(10,553 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 10:45 AM Wednesday

Yesterday's garden crawl

We just suffered a prolonged freeze followed by extreme drought conditions, but it seems the blackberry and mulberry were invigorated by the cold

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Yesterday's garden crawl (Original Post) HAB911 Wednesday OP

Lovely pics. Thanks for the close-ups...I have vision impairment due to macular degeneration brer cat Wednesday #1

excellent! HAB911 Wednesday #4

Thank you for the link. That is a true feast for the eyes! brer cat Wednesday #13

Would love to crawl thru that garden, except for the blackberry brambles, of course😁 surfered Wednesday #2

solution! HAB911 Wednesday #5

Did not know that. TY! surfered Wednesday #7

I second what brer cat said. Great close-ups! Does "garden crawl" mean on your stomach? George McGovern Wednesday #3

sometimes HAB911 Wednesday #6

Ouch George McGovern Wednesday #9

Wow, my dear HAB911! These are phenomenal. So beautiful, so much detail! CaliforniaPeggy Wednesday #8

thank you! HAB911 Wednesday #11

The Star Gooseberry brakester Wednesday #10

new for me as well HAB911 Wednesday #12

brer cat

(27,658 posts)

1. Lovely pics. Thanks for the close-ups...I have vision impairment due to macular degeneration

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:09 AM

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yet I can see these clearly.

HAB911

(10,553 posts)

4. excellent!

Reply to brer cat (Reply #1)

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:44 AM

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I know some do not like to click on links, but you can get full screen views if you go to the site:
https://jamesdevore.smugmug.com/60-YEAR-JOURNEY-IN-PHOTOGRAPHY/THE-GARDEN-AND-ABOVE/GARDEN-FLORAFAUNA

brer cat

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13. Thank you for the link. That is a true feast for the eyes!

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Wed May 6, 2026, 02:20 PM

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surfered

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2. Would love to crawl thru that garden, except for the blackberry brambles, of course😁

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Wed May 6, 2026, 11:23 AM

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HAB911

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5. solution!

Reply to surfered (Reply #2)

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:45 AM

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thornless variety

surfered

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7. Did not know that. TY!

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Wed May 6, 2026, 12:08 PM

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George McGovern

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3. I second what brer cat said. Great close-ups! Does "garden crawl" mean on your stomach?

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Wed May 6, 2026, 11:25 AM

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HAB911

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6. sometimes

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #3)

Wed May 6, 2026, 11:47 AM

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flat on my stomach, problem is getting there and back! been having knee problems lately, most likely "The Arthritis" like the thumbs

George McGovern

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9. Ouch

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Wed May 6, 2026, 12:43 PM

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CaliforniaPeggy

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8. Wow, my dear HAB911! These are phenomenal. So beautiful, so much detail!

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Wed May 6, 2026, 12:38 PM

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Your daylily is the best I've ever seen, and I've seen a few!

Thank you.

HAB911

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11. thank you!

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #8)

Wed May 6, 2026, 02:03 PM

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I particularly like that one myself

brakester

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10. The Star Gooseberry

Reply to HAB911 (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 01:01 PM

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really tickled this gardener's fancy. It almost doesn't look real! I am not familiar with that delightful plant!

Thanks for the tickle!

HAB911

(10,553 posts)

12. new for me as well

Reply to brakester (Reply #10)

Wed May 6, 2026, 02:12 PM

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Just saw it in the garden center along with a "Chief Kubo's Pride" Salad Tree, an edible Hibiscus. I'm a sucker for any edible I can stick in the ground. Florida is lush, but harsh. Our dirt is basically beach sand without the salt, holds no moisture, has little organic matter.

This year I built an arbor for three varieties of Muscadine and a Scuppernong, looking forward to those later in the year.

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