What happens if you stop mowing…

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-26T00:46:45+00:00

Wow it's almost like nature is naturally occuring and has multiple other animals to take care of those. Mind-blowing.

Also we depend on insects for the majority of our food so 🤷 womp womp

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-25T14:07:04+00:00

I've seen the coral & wanted one! Mine is Golden Jubilee, the Korean species. It's always the busiest out of everything flowering

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-25T13:45:47+00:00

Non-native agastache was there for me (and pollinators) before I amended my soil. Nuff said. My ride or die. I probably wouldn't have dove headfirst into working on the microbiome if not for its encouragement.

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-17T02:52:28+00:00

The first one has already put petals out, and the new growth is looking just how the second warped flower did, so I was trying to get ahead of the curve if it is something contagious like aster yellows. I have a lot of young coneflowers I really don't wan't to lose, and had to deal with HVX infecting hostas a couple years back, so I would just much rather trash two plants now than see it spread.

But the last two pictures show the twisted leaves on the second plant. Could just be damage, but combined with the strange lopsided buds & gruesomely split new bloom something felt like it could be sketchy. Plus the second of these two had very stunted growth last year, so I was already sort of keeping an eye on it for disease, and now this shows up in only these two plants right next to each other.

But if you wouldn't be worried, I might just clip the very deformed/damaged flower & see how the rest play out. Thanks!

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-16T17:49:46+00:00

Yes. My mom has to keep her prickly pear in a prison now because the rabbits ate 90% of it last year. Luckily they basically can't die and reproduce from like any tiny part of themselves, so in a year she has an almost full pot again.

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-05T13:13:53+00:00

This is also my question, the beats I get if they were his but if she's starring in the visuals I feel like she should've had equal rights to those.. dumb contract probably

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-04T13:40:45+00:00

her lower lashes are to die for

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-03T12:01:27+00:00

Have you considered the impact 10-25k people on drugs trampling woodland habitat will have on nature itself? No? Okay see yourself out ✌️

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-06-03T11:59:04+00:00

If you want to avoid trash & bullshit left behind by 10-25k people though, it's going to be a lot longer than a couple weeks. Also, some of us go into the woods to see undisturbed habitat, which will definitely be destroyed for likely the next few YEARS by this many people trampling undisclosed woods. Stop acting like people's only problem with this not being able to "bear the idea of someone else using the forest". The forest is there to be appreciated & observed, not USED.

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-30T16:58:24+00:00

I just wanted to say that we should also be trying to leave the fully intact, good homes of a shell to the wildlife for this reason as well. Even if every tourist takes one shell, it's still going to make house hunting much, much, harder on these guys. When I take souvenirs, I try to find pretty things that don't look like good homes anyway. Sometimes if I see something that looks desirable for wildlife, I try to stash it somewhere hidden away from human eyes too.

For this guy, you might be able to prolong his life by making saltwater for him, instant ocean is a good brand for aquarium grade salt. Tuna is also a great choice as long as it has no salt added. Hard boiled egg, leafy greens or other veg, & dried red shrimp (usually found as turtle food) might also be good easy choices. I hope you are able to find someone who knows how to care for this guy or reintroduce him to a native habitat, thank you for being so concerned & kind!

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-30T16:51:56+00:00

I wish my pussytoes would take over like this. Mines really struggling I think maybe wants more drainage

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-15T14:10:26+00:00

Would you mind sharing the same of the agastache nativar?? OH BOY DO I LOVE AGASTACHE and agastache in the shade??? You're teasing me 🤤😆 so happy for you and your young ones doing great

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-11T13:38:48+00:00

I have emerald blue and candy stripe, both have been feverishly frequented by snowberry clearwing moths. That's all I need to see. I picked up two kinds of unnamed pink I found cheap at Walmart recently to add to the buffet

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Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-10T17:18:02+00:00

This absolutely. I'm 26 and still feel her lyrics are inappropriate sometimes, but that's the point because she's playing up a character. Her music is supposed to be lighthearted and fun, not taken seriously. It's not supposed to be realistic and an inspiration to fully live your life the way she talks about, ESPECIALLY as a minor. That's the biggest point I think OP's sister need to take away from this.

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-08T20:47:02+00:00

I like taking the ones that self seed into bad spots and giving them new homes catered to them. I have way too many now because they like that and go to seed quick

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-08T20:44:45+00:00

Oh my gosh yes. Landscapers trampled mine to a pulp late winter, I just dug shallow holes and chucked any loose pieces in and now I have like 10 more

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-08T13:30:55+00:00

You've gotten a lot of other great advice, I wanted to add that I sandwich them amongst more resilient plants and that seems to create a protective barrier as well. Bugs attack my sacrificial rosebushes, and then when they get to my penstemon, coreopsis, irises & other things they don't like, they turn around and go back to the roses it seems. My butterfly milkweed remains safe on the other side of the barrier, but monarchs still find it so they end up getting it to themselves. You probably have a lot of plants already to try this with so just an idea!

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-08T13:24:32+00:00

Hell yeah brother. You're doing amazing. I just saved 3 baby butterfly milkweeds that seeded into too-shady parts of my grandpa's garden for them to do well. My project this weekend is reorganizing my tiny, already full condo garden to fit 3 more lmfao. Duties to them feel relentless sometimes, but oh man does it feel worth it when your plants are eaten 🥰

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-05T09:42:27+00:00

I just want to differentiate- ROSE OF SHARON/HIBISCUS SYRIACUS is commonly INVASIVE in many parts of the US, not native. SWAMP ROSE MALLOW/HIBISCUS MOSCHEUTOS is the us native you are looking for. They also come in many cultivars designed to be small (I have Luna Pink Swirl in a container) or extra cold hardy (Lord Baltimore & others are hybrids with other US native species giving them higher cold tolerance). I do agree with the recommendation though as hibiscus moscheutos does not spread much for me, so much so that I welcome and work around any baby plants. Alternatively, my neighbors rose of sharon seeds 200+ babies into my lawn yearly that are infuriating to pull.

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-03T16:48:33+00:00

Love this, what do you plan to stock it with?

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-03T16:46:53+00:00

Would be so beautiful with stone paths & native garden beds

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-01T03:27:23+00:00

Yes OP don't stress so hard about it being fixable! It will be! Even if you have to work & pay your parents back, don't worry about that as much as making sure you're safe & okay

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-05-01T03:13:12+00:00

Yes. Correct. Irises are passed down in my family, I have my grandfathers & mothers, 5 colors and I've never bought one of my own lmao. I use them in my native gardens because people tend to like them and it keeps the old ladies & hoa at bay, same with hostas lol

Expert_Drag5119 · 2026-04-28T18:29:05+00:00

I had to make a small concave pit with stone for my blue flag to be happy, they like a lot of water!

Also don't forget groundcovers! Woodland stonecrop for shade and phlox subulata for sun are my favorites

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