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Love all the pollinators 💜💛 #garden #plants #flowers #butterflies #fyp #viral #zinnias #zone9a #backyard
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 133 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. The Mammoths still stand! Even after ~40 mph gusts. #zone9A #pdx
The Mammoth Sunflowers still standing after the first Proper Fall wind storm
September 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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🌱 December Nasturtiums. #zone9A #pdx
Reddish orange Nasturtiums blossoming in December with plentiful lush green leaves
December 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 134 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. One Mammoth down. Another one leaning pretty hard, but the Halloween decorative chain is helping it to stay up. #zone9A #pdx
One Mammoth down across the sidewalk
September 27, 2026 at 1:33 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Garlic has sprouted! #zone9A #pdx
Lots of little garlic sprouts sticking up out of the garden bed
December 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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🌱 And the crabapple tree fully blossom-exploded. #zone9A
Crabapple tree with a full set of white blossoms
April 16, 2025 at 2:42 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 38 of Popcorn Progress. Lots of green. #zone9A #pdx
Popcorn growing taller
June 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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🌱 Day 24 of Popcorn Progress. #zone9A #pdx
Mr. Turtle says the Popcorn is getting up to 30 cm now.
June 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Gloria and Buttercup sunning themselves in our yard yesterday. #zone9A #pdx
Gloria and Buttercup luxuriate in the Saturday sun
April 19, 2026 at 4:29 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Xmas Eve Iris Blooming!
#zone9A #pdx
An iris that blossomed on the morning of Xmas Eve here in Portland, Oregon
December 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 82 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Against a smoky sky. Smoke Season has finally arrived in Portland. #zone9A #pdx
The Sunflowers against a smoke-filled sky
August 4, 2026 at 3:46 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Anybody growing these this year? I've got some black hollyhocks sprouted indoors and plan to see some more (soon?). #zone9A
April 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 132 of Mammoth Sunflower Progress. Fall storm rolling through tonight. Curious if the Mammoths will stay up. A new ghoul looks over the yard. #zone9A #pdx
Mammoth Sunflowers still standing amidst the Halloween decorations A new Ghoul looks over the yard
September 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 23 of Popcorn Progress. A view down the rows. #zone9A #pdx
Three rows of Popcorn growing parallel to and next to our sidewalk
June 1, 2025 at 11:36 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 20 of Popcorn Progress. A mild day here today. #zone9A #pdx
Popcorn seedlings next to the sidewalk.
May 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 57 of Popcorn Progress. Evening sun and volunteer Sunflower. #zone9A #pdx
Popcorn in the early evening sun with a volunteer Sunflower popping up.
July 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 37 of Popcorn Progress. Mr. Turtle sits amongst the growing Popcorn. #zone9A #pdx
Mr. Turtle sits deep in the growing Popcorn.
June 16, 2025 at 4:04 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 7 of Popcorn Progress. Growing despite the absence of much sun this week. #zone9A #pdx
Popcorn seedlings in a wet garden.
May 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 First rose of the year for me here in Portland. It is called "Berries & Cream." #zone9A
A single small rose is opening up amongst other green rose buds. It is red with white dappling
April 30, 2025 at 5:02 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Day 66 of Popcorn Progress. Close up of more tassles. #zone9A #pdx
Popcorn tassles
July 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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🌱 Day 25 of Popcorn Progress. Looking green. #zone9A #pdx
Rows of Popcorn with all of the garden looking green.
June 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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🌱 Day 82 of Popcorn Progress. A look down the rows. #zone9A #pdx
A look down the rows of Popcorn with Mr. Turtle still keeping watch.
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 Tomorrow we will make more pasta sauce with these. So it will be Yellow Sauce! #zone9A #pdx
Multiple ripe yellow tomatoes on a tomato plant
September 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
thehilsy.bsky.social
🌱 January 17th and these Nasturtiums still looking lushly green. What a weird winter in Portland this year. #zone9a #pdx
The Nasturtiuns are still lushly green and it's January 17th!
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
thehilsy.bsky.social
Happy Halloween!!! Pumpkins from our garden. 🌱 #pdx #zone9A
Two carved and lit pumpkins sit on our coffee table with a small portion of April's Halloween Collection in the background
November 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM