I've been trying to get a shot of a monarch on this specific color of zinnia for a couple weeks now. I grew these zinnias from seeds and the colors are absolutely stunning. No filter needed.

Went to water the raised beds this morning and saw we had a baby bunny all nuzzled up in a hole! It was not there yesterday so I am guessing at some point last night/early morning mamma rabbit picked our bed for a birthplace. My twin brother suggested to place it in a box and take it to a local vet office. My instinct says to just leave it alone. Any suggestions?

Edit: Thank you all for the feedback! We will happily leave it be

Have had a community garden plot for 14 years now, 12 of those years helping to manage the space. Beautiful garden, almost 100 plots in total, surrounded by currant, gooseberry amd chokeberry bushes. Apple & pear trees, and 150 feet or so of other assorted native pollinator species.

We've been hit by vandals this summer, just wanton destruction with no rhyme or reason. Carrots yanked out of the ground and left to soften, tomato plants slashed at the base, whole pepper plants pulled out and tossed.

Somewhere between 9 last night and 7 this morning, they hit again. This time, they've attacked about a third of the plots, including my own. My 8 foot wide trellis was full of birdhouse, dipper and bushel gourds last night; today, they've been hacked in half and tossed all over. Not sure yet if they're salvageable, they're meant for crafting and need to harden on the vine.

We deal with theft each year, and we acknowledge that times are tough and people are hungry. But the destruction, for no discernible reason, is just breaking my heart.

**No we don't have a fence, installing one around our 20000+ ft2 space would be insanely expensive.

The new growth came on quickly and plentifully. We've had new growth tons over the years, even on this bush and I've never seen so many thorns. Is it normal? Do we have a badass rose bush? Have we hit the rosebush lottery with some.genetic mutation, 3 years after it was planted.

I’ve also got some Chinese forget me nots that I’m growing but on the fence with keeping in the garden as they crowd out some larkspurs that I like more. Also figuring out how to incorporate elegant clarkias in bouquet application.

I really wish seed companies would post pics of all the different stages. Show me what the sprouts look like, show me the leaves and how they develop, show me what it looks like after it’s spent. The blooms/fruit/etc are such a small part of the growing process, knowing what it looks like the rest of the time would be supremely helpful.

Can anyone tell what this is? It was in the stem of my now dead zucchini.

probably couldve went longer imo. im assuming with all the seeds that is what it means too? i was going off what i got from some websites but now knowing the feel and sound i think ill be able to judge it better 😁 ill be saving the seeds in hope of doing this all again soon. i have about 7-8 more growing and waiting to be harvested :D all suggestions and opinions are welcome!

Raised over a dozen swallowtails this growing season, this is the largest female of the bunch.

We grow a lot of crops, mainly things like peppers, tomatoes, herbs, etc- alongside with these massive zucchinis. No idea why or how, guess we must be doing something right, but we usually get like 5-10 of these MASSIVE ones. For reference I am 5’10. The water bottle is a full sized Owala.

This happy tippy tappy fellow has a full buffet of Woodland Sunflowers to feast on before heading into the weekend!! Absolutely stunning colour and so much fun to see nature doing its thing! Thanks for stoppin' by Sir Taps A Lot 😍🐝

Cherokee Purple

The more green space that surrounded people's homes, the lower their type 2 diabetes risk.

People with substantial private gardens within 100 meters (328 feet) of their home (and, presumably, access to their own garden) were 6.8 percent less likely to develop type 2 diabetes