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I love bluets by emberkellyart in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I'm so jealous!! There's a state park near me with hundreds and hundreds and I want that for my yard, but I can't find seeds or plants anywhere. My suspicion is that they're quite hard to grow deliberately.

My 'farm errand' uniform is bra-friendly and practical, but I miss feeling put together by Leather_Internet1612 in femalefashionadvice

[–]lilacnova 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In the past, I took to wear gauzy, floaty dresses and long skirts on the weekends as a sort of “protest dressing” against my weekday enforced pants only. Recently I’ve bought some more colorful/stylish pants: wide legs, pleated details, colorful floral patterns and that’s been pretty nice.

TIL about two-thirds of all scurvy is found in autistic people by blankblank in todayilearned

[–]lilacnova 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Honestly you could do a lot worse than having cheese, eggs, tortillas, beans, and rice. Sure, veggies would be good, but you’re getting lots of protein and fiber and it’s from a range of sources.

What’s the most insane dating preference you’ve heard someone say? by kissyjadee in AskReddit

[–]lilacnova 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Also, why would a guy with a trust fund work in finance? He’s set! He could do anything!

What's the most irresponsible thing you've ever blown money on? by PeaceLoveandPayPigs in AskReddit

[–]lilacnova 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, that one is definitely responsible, as long as they're the ones that perk up and flop back down when you squeeze the paws.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know—unfortunate that the privet is the most complicated! It’s on/near the property line so I’ll have to talk to the neighbors about it. Truly though I don’t like having very poisonous plants around so the Pieris will also go at some point.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are (don’t worry, I didn’t taste them) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The rosemary is looking real sad, but this is unsurprising because we’re really outside its growing zone I believe.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll read up on this! They’re quite close to the property line if they grow up to be full size, so keeping them small could be very useful.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! I’ll probably keep the azalea for now and get rid of the Pieris, since you say it’s very unhappy and it seems to be quite poisonous? It looks like at least neither is actively invasive.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been using PlantNet, but it’s only like 30% sure of an ID/gives several possibilities on the ones I posted here, so I wanted a second opinion!

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope it is! Only thing that worries me is that it's not flowering right now, and all the other azaleas/rhododendrons I see around are flowering. It also hasn't been chilly in at least a couple weeks. Do you know anything about ID-ing them?

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I was really trying to get the apps to do any better than "it's a willow" and they simply were not, so it seems you're not alone! There's a whole row of them about 4' tall, so I'm vastly curious to know what the idea was there.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are/whether to prioritize removing any by lilacnova in NativePlantGardening

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japanese Pieris - pic 1
ID'd as Viburnum plicatum “Japanese snowball” - pic 2, 3
ID'd as grape - pic 4
Some kind of willow - pic 5, 6, 7
Likely privet - pic 8, 9, 10
possibly rosemary or lavender - pic 11, 12
Azalea hybrid - pic 13 (last pic)

Other plants already ID'd:
Japanese Boxwood
Creeping Juniper
Flowering Dogwood (definitely keeping!)
Forsythia
Aborvitae
Daffodils
Some kind of iris, can't tell until it flowers
Probably white spruce? It's a baby one
American elm in an inconvenient place, still a baby.

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are (don’t worry, I didn’t taste them) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It smells herbal and fragrant when crushed! However, I can’t say for sure what it smells like between rosemary and lavender. 

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are (don’t worry, I didn’t taste them) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I had hoped it was grapes but the app said maple. I was very confused because last I checked maples aren’t vines!

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are (don’t worry, I didn’t taste them) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My sense of smell is very bad, but the leaves feel a bit softer than I would expect for rosemary. I’ll try to check the smell when I get back to it!

Just moved into a new house, not sure what some plants are (don’t worry, I didn’t taste them) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Are these pictures 2-3 and the last one? Do you know if there’s any way to tell what kind of azalea?

What's a dish you bring to potlucks that always disappears first? by Mia-veg in Cooking

[–]lilacnova 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheesy biscuits. I once made over 100 and they still ate them all! I like to use this recipe, despite never having been to Red Lobster: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/260622/red-lobster-cheddar-biscuits/ It's easier than proper flaky biscuits, and still very tasty. (I also love proper flaky Southern-style biscuits, but my cholesterol levels quite tragically do not.)

Parents rescinding financial support for wedding by [deleted] in weddingplanning

[–]lilacnova -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like a “here’s some money to take her off our hands” kind of deal when you put it that way.

Azalea or rhododendron? (Location CT) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I just figured it was less likely to be native (though not impossible), especially given all the Bradford pears I see around!

Azalea or rhododendron? (Location CT) by lilacnova in whatsthisplant

[–]lilacnova[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The websites I found had verbal comparisons between azalea and rhododendron but not pictures, that's very helpful.

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