What Unexpected Garden Guest Surprised You This Week? 🌿

[TEG Project Manager]

Gardens have a magical way of attracting surprises—whether it’s a curious animal stopping by, a mysterious plant sprouting up, or an insect you’ve never seen before. These unexpected guests remind us that our gardens are part of a much larger ecosystem, full of life and wonder.

This week, we want to hear about the surprises in your garden! Did you discover a volunteer plant growing in an unexpected spot? Or perhaps you had a wildlife visitor that made you smile (or startled you a bit)?

Share your stories, photos, and insights about this week’s surprising garden guests below. Let’s celebrate the unexpected joys of gardening together!

 

[Moon888]

Hi everyone, I can only share about wildlife at this stage : )
Possums dance on our tin roof from time to time, and we have a clear story window, which I am sure they watch us watching tv at night : )
Roos and rats are eating my seedlings, unfortunately ... working on that : )
Thats about all I can share at this stage, cheers Linda

 

[flowerbug]

i have a weed that popped up in a garden that was not there last year, i don't know where these thousands of seeds came from, but i've had to weed the garden many times this season already and i have to do it yet again tomorrow before these current round of growing weeds drop even more seeds.

it is a speedwell and they are aptly named...

i am amazed at how fast it has been able to get to the size it is at now since it seems like i just weeded it, but that was now six weeks ago at least so... well, not that bad.

no pictures, no praises, just words on the page...

 

[Dahlia]

Gardens have a magical way of attracting surprises—whether it’s a curious animal stopping by, a mysterious plant sprouting up, or an insect you’ve never seen before. These unexpected guests remind us that our gardens are part of a much larger ecosystem, full of life and wonder.

This week, we want to hear about the surprises in your garden! Did you discover a volunteer plant growing in an unexpected spot? Or perhaps you had a wildlife visitor that made you smile (or startled you a bit)?

Share your stories, photos, and insights about this week’s surprising garden guests below. Let’s celebrate the unexpected joys of gardening together!

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Ours was a bomb cyclone! Lots of trees blew down, but the garden was fine!