Gardening

joetheman

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21. A planet overgrown with lovely plants and greens thanks to lower pollution from pandemic.

Sun May 16, 2021, 07:29 PM

May 2021

It's happening all over the world. Growth seldom seen before and low pollution is the reason. The pollution is picking up once again so enjoy the growth while it lasts.

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Look how pretty our wisteria is this year. [View all] Croney May 2021 OP

How beautiful! Sure looks fantastic. ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2021 #1

Gorgeous! hlthe2b May 2021 #2

That is lovely! hermetic May 2021 #3

Wow! Nt spooky3 May 2021 #4

That's so beautiful! Where is that? XanaDUer2 May 2021 #5

Our yard in Massachusetts. Croney May 2021 #7

Why, I didn't know you Yankees had such nice Wisteria. I thought it was a Southern speciality. Chainfire May 2021 #9

We got no Confederate nuthin'. Croney May 2021 #10

Well Good! I guess the carpet bag was full! ;) Chainfire May 2021 #13

It grows well here in Mr.Bill May 2021 #12

When visiting Berkeley, California PhylliPretzel May 2021 #26

Yep! I have one here that is trying it's very best to strangle my one of my redwoods. It's The_REAL_Ecumenist May 2021 #43

I'm in Lake County and about 25 years ago we rented Mr.Bill May 2021 #46

Howdy, Sorta kinda neighbor! Yep, we bought this place about 11 yrs ago but I was Dx w/stage 4B The_REAL_Ecumenist May 2021 #52

Thank you!:) True Blue American May 2021 #58

We have magnolias and honeysuckle in southern half of Minnesota. pazzyanne May 2021 #17

Minnesota, that is a Canadian province, right? Chainfire May 2021 #18

You got that right! pazzyanne May 2021 #19

I lived one year in Chicago. Chainfire May 2021 #25

Not a southerner BUT you are saying what I always tell people- it ALWAYS works in your favor when The_REAL_Ecumenist May 2021 #44

Wisteria grows in lots of places. It's a tough bugger. paleotn May 2021 #22

I was going to ask where it was too. Ours bloomed a few weeks ago. Maybe a month ago. raccoon May 2021 #33

Here in Western MA, the leaves are just starting to open TheRickles May 2021 #47

That is beautiful. I love the plant. Chainfire May 2021 #6

Oh no. What a loss. Croney May 2021 #8

I don't understand how people can do that Hekate May 2021 #29

I'd have NJCher May 2021 #36

Gorgeous! SheltieLover May 2021 #11

My mom was always railing about the horrors of wisteria bucolic_frolic May 2021 #14

It can be really invasive. Pinback May 2021 #66

Beautiful. Ellipsis May 2021 #15

absolutely lovely! glad you told him to keep those clippers to himself. lol! nt orleans May 2021 #16

Huh? Where's the green leaves? It's just all blossom? Has Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #20

Oh yes, it has leaves, and has blossomed for 20 years. Croney May 2021 #24

It's so weird how they are all so different. Like I see almost Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #50

omg i planted mine in 1995 and never bloomed..never really grew either :( samnsara May 2021 #35

Wow... The longest first blooming listed was like 20 years. Wild that Laura PourMeADrink May 2021 #48

A planet overgrown with lovely plants and greens thanks to lower pollution from pandemic. joetheman May 2021 #21

Wow! Love it! NurseJackie May 2021 #23

I have a love / hate relationship with wisteria. paleotn May 2021 #27

BEWARE! Dangerous beauty - Worse than kudzu CommonHumanity May 2021 #60

Beautiful! Rarely do I see wisteria here in SoCal on the coast, but there was a random patch... Hekate May 2021 #28

There is a little landscaped park in Ojai, MoonchildCA May 2021 #59

That is so beautiful! FlowingWater May 2021 #30

That is a sweet setting wendyb-NC May 2021 #31

When they say a plant (like wisteria) only blooms on old growth, vanlassie May 2021 #32

Im so jealous! i planted wisteria next to the house when i first moved here in 1995..never bloomed. samnsara May 2021 #34

Yes! Maybe it just wants a different view. Croney May 2021 #45

Those flowers look a lot like the lilacs we have in our back yard..... George II May 2021 #37

Lovely! They do look similar. Croney May 2021 #51

lovely. AllaN01Bear May 2021 #38

Heaven, lucky you! appalachiablue May 2021 #39

Lovely! Demsrule86 May 2021 #40

That back yard has character Aussie105 May 2021 #41

Such a glorious bloom of wisteria on your pergola... electric_blue68 May 2021 #42

Thanks! Here's a view from the other side. Croney May 2021 #49

Breathtaking! Trueblue Texan May 2021 #53

Just gorgeous! niyad May 2021 #54

That is so lovely ☺️ Olafjoy May 2021 #55

What a wonderful place for a morning coffee and bagel GeoWilliam750 May 2021 #56

Lucky you to have such beautiful wisteria mnhtnbb May 2021 #57

An exquisite oasis! The Wisteria is stunning. MLAA May 2021 #61

Wow seta1950 May 2021 #62

Beautiful seta1950 May 2021 #63

so THAT'S a wisteria certainot May 2021 #64

Gorgeous!!! BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #65