Master Gardener, Garden Designer, garden geek, Trekkie, love to cook and hike especially with my hubby, mother of sons, staunch Mental Health advocate, and occasionally binge zombie movies. No DMshttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mrpkwtndek2fThis little tree (or bush?) lives in the parking lot of our community college gym. It’s been here at least 3 years & this year it has a sibling(?) with it. Bright red branches reaching for the sun from a wee sandy home. I love it!! #trees #thegoodlife28 Jul 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpkwtndek2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mqxr2behpc2mHappy cuddly Caturday Night from me and Stella Marie. #caturday #cuddlykitty19 Jul 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxr2behpc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mqskrljuhs2mIn other sh**ty news, smoke from the Canadian wildfires has made its way to us in the near south suburbs of Chicago. The air smells & tastes like burning chemicals even with a mask on. My heart goes out to our northern neighbors. I can’t imagine how awful this must be. #Canadianwildfires17 Jul 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqskrljuhs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mpmqpyaus22rJust got home and someone wants a word. Apparently I missed snack time. #NalatheChonk #cats02 Jul 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmqpyaus22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mo4lijr2sk2tThe chive are in bloom in our smidgen of a garden. Who knew spicy could be so pretty #garden #bloomscrolling #flowers12 Jun 2026 20:31 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4lijr2sk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mnl72f3xj22w. . . And the top baddie himself. The game has been in the same spot for the 3 years she’s been with us but for reasons only a cat would know, today she chose violence. #gatosloco #cats05 Jun 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl72f3xj22whttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mnl6ufnsfk2wNala has been hunting the bad guys all day. She found this chess game, pulled it off the shelf, and dug out the stormtrooper . . .05 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnl6ufnsfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mn5w4vy3zc2aHiked Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio with my hubby last week. This is Brandywine Falls, one of 3 waterfall hikes. And . . . A Sorting Hat. Yep. In the middle of these magical woods. #hiking #Waterfalls #magicalwoods #naturephotos31 May 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5w4vy3zc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3miwuepngk225Yeah, there’s a lot of stressful life going on right now. But there’s also this. Tulips and Daffodils, every spring, everywhere, even in the smallest places. No matter what happens. #bloomscrolling #tulips #daffodils #mothernature07 Apr 2026 22:48 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwuepngk225https://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mhb6n4n6gc2sHappy St. Patrick’s Day from 2nd gen Irish American and her 2nd gen Polish American hubby. Today in Chicagoland we’re all Irish 💚☘️. We’re grateful for our immigrant grandparents and welcome the newbies and their families with open arms. #StPatricksDay17 Mar 2026 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhb6n4n6gc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mgqe6aeucc2aThe first crocus have bloomed. This winter weary midwesterner is delighted. Odd how the tiniest bit of yellow will can bring such joy. It’s like finding chocolate when you were certain you’d eaten all of it yesterday. Spring is so close. #springblooms #gardengeekdom #Crocusblooms #Spring10 Mar 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqe6aeucc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mgimdhrduk2hHappy Caturday from Nala and Stella. They’re so 🎶 Happy Together 🎵 #caturday #cuddlykitties07 Mar 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgimdhrduk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mgdswlgqfk2bHello from Flagstaff, AZ, only slightly warmer than Chicago but we’ll take it. Beautiful hiking trails, clear blue skies, and adorable critters following us on our hikes. #Flagstaff #hiking #naturewalks #hikingwithmyhubby05 Mar 2026 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdswlgqfk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3meung7zagk2rHappy Caturday. Nala is as impatient for spring as her humans. #caturday15 Feb 2026 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3meung7zagk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3metba2fegc2qHappy Valentines Day. This photo is from a hike in WI a few years ago. Mother Nature sends her love. #HapoyValentinesDay #hikiing #nature14 Feb 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3metba2fegc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mdxusp62sk2oAnother cold day, but still closer to spring than yesterday. These are photos of Sedum Autumn Joy from last summer in our front yard garden. #Bees #butterflies #garden #bloomscrolling03 Feb 2026 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxusp62sk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mdvaccqq3k2oMonday vibes in the land of snow and ice. #cats #snow #itstoocold #mondays02 Feb 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvaccqq3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mddqdlihbc2lA cuddly lap is a good place to be on a cold Monday morning. #cuddlycat #cats #mondays26 Jan 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddqdlihbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mdc72qevf227Spent the day taking a long winter walk with my hubby and some new friends in beautiful downtown Chicago. Chicago stands with our fellow frozen midwesterners in Minneapolis MN #ICEOUT #Chicago26 Jan 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdc72qevf227https://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3mcksi5tdek23Our Cornelia Dogwood bushes are finally getting the attention they deserve. In the middle of winter their bright red twigs give us needed relief from the grey skies and sleeping garden. Normally 12x8 ft, regular pruning 3x a year makes room for perennials at their feet. #wintergarden #dogwoods16 Jan 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcksi5tdek23https://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3m6rv5evkgs2hHappy Caturday from Stella Marie who is doing the cat version of unbuttoning that top button after two days of turkey stuffing and mashed potatoes. Yum. Also a fine place for a nap. #caturday #thanksgivingnap #turkeybelly29 Nov 2025 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6rv5evkgs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3m3ifsbjfb22jA great day in Chicago today18 Oct 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3ifsbjfb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3m3fk7ilkqs26The first and only bloom on this hydrangea bush in our front garden showed up just a week ago, defying the summer to end. #bloomscrolling #hydrangeas #pinkflowers #gardenlife17 Oct 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3fk7ilkqs26https://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3lzgfgik45k23Good morning BlueSky peeps this is just one of many of the beautiful gardens at Catigny Park in Wheaton IL. Every garden is designed differently but all are equally beautifull. IMHO this one is a Monday morning, after coffee of course. #bloomscrolling #wildflowers #CatignyPark #flowers22 Sep 2025 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgfgik45k23https://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3lybeixgcyk2wPics from a hike at Illinois State Beach Park on Labor Day with our Danny Boy and my hubby. The prairie path was filled with Monarch Butterflies. The weather was beautiful. My guys were happy, healthy and chatty. 💚🌻 #prariestate #illinois #hiking #prarie #IllinoisStateBeach07 Sep 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lybeixgcyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3lwh3jhj3g22bIf you plant it, they will come. #polinatorgarden #zinnias #swallowtailbutterfly #butterflies15 Aug 2025 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwh3jhj3g22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3lungjgkaf22hThe aliens have arrived. Blazing Star planted awhile ago but only now chose to join us. Looks like something that would take out an unknowing red shirt ensign IYKYK. #blueskygardens #bloomscrolling #gardenlife #BlazingStar #nativewildflowers23 Jul 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lungjgkaf22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3ludbysu3ac2pSnapdragons from the garden, on a table on our deck which has garden beds on 2 sides and pots filled with flowers and herbs, because really and truly “that’s too many” is not a legit thing. #blueskygardens #bloomscrolling #flowers #snapdragons19 Jul 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludbysu3ac2phttps://bsky.app/profile/charmedgarden.bsky.social/post/3ltrocbt5622cHappy Caturday from Thing 1. Yes, she did fall sleep this way #happycaturday #cats #thenalanator12 Jul 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:gvueltqd32ja72cefruafa5p/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltrocbt5622c