Leaf day · descending moon, waxing crescent

Planting leeks in autumn gives them time to establish strong roots before the coldest frosts arrive.

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Rosa rubiginosa
Rosa moyesii
Apple Dutch Baby Pancake with Brown Butter and Cinnamon
Rosa glauca
Rosa banksiae
Ziziphus jujuba
Eriobotrya japonica
Asimina triloba
Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius
Luma apiculata

Polka dot plant with pink spotted leaves in a pot
Scindapsus pictus
Syngonium podophyllum
Stromanthe sanguinea
Philodendron hederaceum

Sanguinaria canadensis
Polemonium reptans
Packera aurea
Gillenia trifoliata white star-shaped flowers in close-up
Jeffersonia diphylla twin leaf in woodland shade

Medicinal plants

Close-up of fresh lemon verbena leaves being harvested by hand in a summer garden
Fresh elderflower clusters in full bloom on a Sambucus nigra shrub in summer garden
Close-up of overgrown flowering thyme with woody stems in a summer herb garden
Fresh aloe vera leaf broken open revealing thick clear gel on sunburned skin
Freshly harvested lavender and chamomile bundles laid on a rustic wooden surface in summer sunlight

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