Going Native Richmond

Maybe goiters will become a fashion statement.

Tiny new monarch butterfly

A monarch butterfly was "born" this morning in my yard! First thing it will do is eat the egg shell.

Native Plant Garden Open House - Native Plant Garden Open House Fourth Annual Richmond Area Native Plant Garden Open House Saturday, May 10, 2025 Saturday, May 17, 2025 9am to 1pm Rain or shineSee location information below!15 wonderful gardens! See how peo...

Fourth annual Richmond VA Native Plant Garden Open House is May 10 and May 17! Free, no tickets. Details here: sites.google.com/view/rva-nat...

Native plant enthusiast: "I've got cats on my Zizea! Hope this one isn't embarrassed to have a pic with its frass!"

Translation: "I've got black swallowtail caterpillars on my Golden Alexanders (Zizea aurea)! Hope this one isn't embarrassed to have a pic with its poop!"

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The gov is proposing removing indirect causes of mortality, such as habitat destruction, oil spills, wind turbines etc, from the #EndangeredSpeciesAct Please leave a comment on why protecting #habitat is important. #nativeplants

Thank you for posting this! I commented. It was easy to do.

March 1. There are some signs of green among the leaves. The sticks look pretty bad, and I'm itching to get rid of them.

April 1. The new growth looks great, but I'm still wanting to get rid of those sticks.

May 1. A few sticks? Who cares?! Most have fallen over, or been overgrown by new growth.

Leaving the sticks and stems... Here's what it looks like on March 1, April 1, and May 1! I'll add another in June, when the plants will probably be blooming.

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I counted 29 species of Virginia native plants blooming in my yard today! Including the ones in the pics.

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Part II: Announcing this year's Richmond Native Plant Garden Open House Locations! 15 fabulous gardens will be open to the public on May 10 and May 17. There are 8 images in 2 posts. Make sure you see them all!

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Announcing this year's Richmond Native Plant Garden Open House Locations! 15 fabulous gardens will be open to the public on May 10 and May 17. There are 8 images in 2 posts. Make sure you see them all!

#nativeplants #Virginia #goingnative

Native Plant Garden Open House - Fall Native Plant Share Info Schedule 12:00-1:00: Place the plants you brought in the swap area. 1:00-1:05: swap begins! Take no more than 5 plants during the first 5 minutes, so everyone can get some plants. 1:05 until the pla...

Richmond, mark your calendars!

October 4, 1pm: 4th annual native plant share

sites.google.com/view/rva-nat...

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The Bluesky gods appear happier now

Thanks for testing it!

I don't know why the link says "sign in". Let me know if you can't click on it and get to the website!

I'm so excited! The work is almost done. On Monday, April 7, I will be announcing the locations for the Richmond area 4th annual Native Plant Garden Open House.

There will be 14 locations this year! 7 on Saturday, May 10. 7 on Saturday, May 17.

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Yes. I had to wrench a huge one out of a crack this spring. No fun at all!

My bottlebrush grass (Elymus histrix) self sows. Just enough for me to spread and share, not so much that I am afraid it is taking over. So, it is easy to germinate for me.

I put a few pieces of native Sedum (Sedum ternatum) around these very large stepping stones a few years ago. They have filled in so nicely!

Updated character count on Bluesky! Great! One day only - not so great!

Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Eastern Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

Robin's Plantain (Erigeron pulchellus)

Every Monday, I'm counting the native species in bloom in my 1/2 acre yard near Richmond, Virginia. March 31 - 18 species! Including the ones in the pics.

I used it once. I was told it would "break down in a few years". Several years later, shreds of it were everywhere. And it didn't stop the weeds. It's probably still in visible chunks, but I don't live there anymore.

Blocking stops them from commenting or reposting your posts. But I don't see anywhere that it stops them from seeing or stealing them. How does ot work?

Looks like the large bullfrog I saw a month ago in my little pond is still around! Of course, I didn't label it, so I have no way of knowing if it is the same frog!

Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) is a real cutie! Just a few inches tall. Blooming today, will be dormant in early May. It's only above ground for about 2 months!

#nativeplants #Virginia #goingnative

Toadshade Trillium (Trillium sessile) getting ready to bloom. Pretty foliage. I'm glad to see it multiplying a little!

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I'mstarting to get used to Benthamidia!

These studies are challenging. Needs to be multiple locations, multiple years. One needs to record who is visiting the flowers and who is missing. Also, one needs to record all the other animals dependent on the flowers, leaves, seeds, etc. Nobody is doing this.

Got it, thanks!