garden – Page 4 – Ruth E. Hendricks

Wordless Wednesday

July 1, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Animals in the City, Photography, Wordless WednesdayTags: bunny, garden, neighborhood, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, rabbit 11 Comments

The Gift of Greens Inspired Simple Salad

My friend and gardener extraordinaire Erin brought us some lettuce and snap peas from her garden. She was worried her lettuce would bolt due to the extreme high temps we’re having.

I washed, drained and wrapped them in towels and put in the fridge.

Remember the post of the tuna balsamic simple sandwich with chopped sweet onion, tomatoes and Parmesan cheese?

No bread this time

Thank you Erin. It was delicious

June 23, 2025 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: food, garden, gardening, greens, lettuce, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, salad, Tuna 16 Comments

Summer Garden on the Longest Day

Iris with setting sun illuminating a petal

*Achillea is a group of flowering plants, often called yarrows*

*Kniphofia uvaria*
**tritomea**, **torch lily**, or **red hot poker**

June 21, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Garden, PhotographyTags: flowers, garden, iris, photography, Pittsburgh PA, plants, postaday, summer 16 Comments

Franklin Park Conservatory Day

Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Lego gardener
22,294 bricks 202 hours to build

June 16, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Butterfly, Garden, PhotographyTags: butterfly, Columbus OH, family, Franklin Park Conservatory, garden, koi, LEGO®, monarch, orchid, photography, postaday, travel 19 Comments

Three Types of Lilies

My garden in Pittsburgh -Perhaps the perennial Pale Pink is a Stargazer but I know the yellow ones are Stella d’Oro Daylily

and the Orange Daylily in Columbus Ohio.

Not everyone likes the fragrance of a lily I read.

June 16, 2025 by Ruth Categories: Garden, PhotographyTags: flower, garden, lily, perennial, photography, postaday 21 Comments

Garden Colors

When I was going around my yard (after having been away for more than a week) I photographed all the flowers,

Was I surprised when I saw a baby deer, hidden in the bushes at the corner of my house. I learned that the mothers leave them and then return to get them. Steve saw a big deer in the backyard yesterday. I hope the little fawn got reunited with its mom.