it’s World Bee Day (in America, EST) and I just wanted to say something because we have some of the cutest little bumbles on the planet
look at this guy (valley carpenter bee, native to SW USA), positively adorable bee
it’s ok if i don’t know facts about a plant but eat it anyway because it’s natural 👍
I (30s) am the main gardener in my home. My partner (almost 40) is extremely supportive of my hobby, but does not share my passion re: native plants. He loves my pollinators and knows the name of his favorite plants on our property (I’m looking at you serviceberry) but doesn’t really know much about plants (ie: how to identify, etc) beyond that. That’s completely fine.
Today, he entered the kitchen where I was cooking and told me he saw a cute plant on his walk. I excitedly asked if he knew what it was. No, he said,but he got a cute picture of it. Great! While he was opening his camera roll, he mentioned that it looked like a little loaf of leaves. “How adorable,” I thought. “He must be appreciating the yarrow that grows in the meadow near our house.”
Reader, imagine my shock and disgust when this man showed me a photo of the ugliest hosta I’ve ever seen, beaming. He was absolutely tickled pink.
You think you know someone. I can barely look him in the eye. AIO? AITAH?
happy fledglings that look like Larry David with their crazy ass baby feathers season to everyone who plants native for the songbirds of your region ❤️
kidney bean curry
A new girl moved in across the street from me. I introduced myself & found out that she’s into gardening. I invited her over to come take some plants from my backyard (I literally have an entire fairy forest back there) and she made me feel like it was cringe that I was being earnest. I wanted to make a friend and now I’m annoyed that I even put myself out there to begin with
yes yes that’s right officer. the dirty seed in question was basically… a green blob
Just in case anyone is looking for native seedlings, they have 30% off remaining stock :) good deal!
my local university extension which has an otherwise phenomenal master gardeners program has one of the area’s most aggro pervasive invasives listed as ~a cute little Christmas flower~
formal petition for all info pages on this species to automatically start blasting death metal and a link to the nearest place to buy a flamethrower
featuring my morning dig (fuck these sneaky little tubers, seriously)
Hi folks, I’m new to this bed and seemed to have inherited something interesting from the previous owner. I’m in zone 6b, there are grass looking clumps all over the bed with these spindly looking heads emerging. Thanks in advance
bonus of your neighbor planting several unconfined members of the mint family include big fat American honeybees (!!! Endangered !!!)going absolutely apeshit on their flowers
/uj I will never get over how cute a chubby bumble is this time of year
Hi there! I am suffering some very bad side effects from long COVID. Before I get too deep into asking for help I just want to say that I’ve gotten extensive testing done by a number of doctors - my pcp, neurologist, cardiologist, rheumatologist - no major structural issues etc. I’m wondering if any of you have recommendations for herbs that help with post viral infection issues. My main symptoms are pain (everywhere), dizziness and extreme fatigue. I currently take a magnesium supplement before bed
*also just want to point out that I know it’s not medical advice just looking for stuff I can do to support my body’s healing
Hi there! Do any of you have any scarecrows in your garden? I’m going to make one - honestly just for fun, I don’t expect it to keep any critters away and I always plant way more than I intend to eat to pay our bird tax - but I would love to see yours if you have one 😊
I have a large chunk of my property that I was planning to just rip out (it’s all trash bermuda) and fill with native grasses but I decided to go full nuclear and build a mini sunchoke forest lol. Btw native plants unlimited has a great sale going on right now if anyone wants to join me
I’m trying to find the cutest plants for my native perennial fairy garden and I’m in 6b - Midwest. just had to shoutout wild quinine (Parthenium integrifolium) aka American feverfew, which looks like little stars made of cottonballs and the perfect plant for a fairy to take a nap on. would love to know what everyone’s favorite cute native plant is!!
Trade in invasive tree for a native one.
I hate lily of the valley so much and I just needed to vent about it. I have been fighting it for the last year and it’s been more of a pain in the ass than the English ivy I eradicated last year. It’s a sneaky little shit and I hate its stupid rhizomes. “But imaginary molasses,” I hear you cry, “it smells nice”. So does native bee balm!!
Tell me about your least favorite invasive and why you hate it plz