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A Pineapple Grows in D.C.

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Ananas comosus (pineapple)

Posted on June 16, 2018 by Cameron Brooks Posted in Fruit Tagged Ananas comosus, fruit, nature, Photograpy, Pineapple, United States Botanic Garden Leave a comment

Snow Dipped Gumballs

Liquidambar styraciflua in Snow

Liquidambar styraciflua

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Cameron Brooks Posted in Georgia Piedmont Tagged American sweetgum, athens, fruit, Liquidambar styraciflua, moss, nature, North Oconee River Greenway, photography, snow, Sweetgum 2 Comments

Sweet Summer

Rubus moluccanus

Bowl of Blackberries

 

Late Tuesday afternoon, two young rabbits and a mouse joined me along a stretch of dirt road to pick these juicy bites.

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Cameron Brooks Posted in Georgia Piedmont Tagged Blackberry, foraging, fruit, nature, photography, Rubus moluccanus, summer Leave a comment

More Orbs!

Twice as many melons swell on the vine this summer, and they need support before the all-you-can-eat buffet opens for insects on the ground.  Click here to see last year’s crop, and stay tuned for a new and improved hosiery hammock/trampoline design…

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Cameron Brooks Posted in DIY & Urban Gardening, Georgia Piedmont Tagged bamboo, Cucumis melo, flower, fruit, Honeydew Melon, leaf, nature, trellis, Urban Gardening, Vine Leave a comment

Savoring Honeydewed Success

From short, anxious runners wrangled from the edges of a 3×5 ft raised bed back in May, to scores of tenacious tendrils gripping a homemade bamboo trellis, one flower that took to paintbrush IVF turned out delicious. Continue reading →

Posted on August 31, 2011February 25, 2012 by Cameron Brooks Posted in DIY & Urban Gardening, Georgia Piedmont Tagged Cucumis melo, flavor memory, fruit, Honeydew Melon, nature, raised bed Leave a comment

Pantyhose Honeydew Hammocks

The melon above sat on the ground just long enough for something to bore a pencil sized hole into the outer rind.  Now suspended, hopefully that’ll be the last visitor until havest. More hammocks…

Posted on July 12, 2011July 17, 2011 by Cameron Brooks Posted in DIY & Urban Gardening Tagged Cucumis melo, fruit, Hammock, Honeydew Melon, Pantyhose, Support, trellis 2 Comments

Strawberry, Fragaria ananassa

The berry above shared forty degree temperatures with pumpkins on porches.

 

Posted on April 25, 2010December 18, 2010 by Cameron Brooks Posted in Georgia Piedmont Tagged flower, Fragaria ananassa, fruit, spring, strawberry Leave a comment
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