Blossoming Beginnings

hi, folks. finally Friday! definitely a #flower day. here's some from the SF Botanical Garden for #FridayFlowers

#JBCFlowers #nature #garden #bloomscrolling

I dream beyond the moon
because you’ve shown me
the universe is within reach…

#Photography #inspiration #Nature

A rose bud covered with green aphids, with assassin bugs on a card attached to eat them

@ Arbico organics good bugs for gardens looking like a lot of bubble wrap envelopes, containers and various size packages

All of the containers of bugs in my fridge

$800 in good bugs in our refrigerator for 7 gardens! They’ll parasitize/eat hive beetles, aphids+whiteflies (always 👯), avocado mites, fig beetle grubs eating roots (digging them up destroys your soil health) + ants around hives! Not a ladybug in site (👎 🚫 buy), zero spraying. 💯% organic. 🌱

11 Facts About Coast Redwoods, the Tallest Trees in the World Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.

On my bucket list... www.treehugger.com/facts-about-...

Primroses working overtime to lift the March drear #Devon #wildflowerhour

How an American Radical Reinvented Back-Yard Gardening Ruth Stout didn’t plow, dig, water, or weed—and now her “no-work” method is everywhere. But behind her secret to the perfect plot lay other secrets and other plots.

In your gardening consider Stout. Check out this latest article about her www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #Gardening

here's some #tulips from Filoli for #TulipTuesday.

my apologies for lack of ID on most all my #florals. if I knew their botanical names, I'd include the info. I took many pics of #flowers coz they're very pretty & made me feel good whenever I saw them.

#JBCFlowers #nature #garden #bloomscrolling

The Soil Tip That Will Help Your Peonies Thrive In The Garden Do you want to grow healthy and beautiful peonies? Here is a useful soil tip that can help ensure your garden is fully of stunning and colorful blooms.

Great advice for NJ Peony lovers in our clay soil afflicted climate. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/so...

Closeup of a single purple crocus that has closed up during a storm and is covered in sparkling water droplets

A single crocus popped up in my yard over the weekend. It closed up in the middle of the afternoon to weather a storm.
#MacroMonday

#bloomscrolling #photography #EastCoastKin

Bursting Buds
March, 2025

for Saint Patrick's Day🥬

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#Trees #Leaves #Buds #Photography #EastCoastKin #Bloomscrolling #Nature #BlueSky #Monday #Art #写真 #Foto #Fotografie #Green #Scape #Spring #Macro #MacroPhotography

Great shot!

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Wishing a very happy St Patrick’s Day to all of my friends celebrating in Ireland and around the world, especially O’Larry who’s the guard cat at Jameson:

hi, folks. more icky weather today. maybe nice & cloudy tomorrow. praying for no wind.
now to business. here's some #flowers from the SF Botanical Garden for #MondayFlowers

#JBCFlowers #nature #garden #bloomscrolling

A close-up image of two small cygnets taking a ride on the back of a much larger swan.

I need to share some of my nature photos, and btw thanks for the likes and follows, I appreciate it. Here’s a couple of cygnets getting a ride from a parent #birds #swans #cygnets #photography #britishbirds #britishnatureguide

Love this! #GardenHistory

ogcpv.org/history

NYBG Science: A Year of Global Partnership and Local Action | New York Botanical Garden 2024 was a major year for science at NYBG. We made important impacts both locally and globally in furthering the public understanding of plant science and biodiversity conservation efforts. Impact of ...

Hello Bluesky! We're now live, and will soon be bringing you the latest adventures and discoveries from NYBG's team of expert scientists—who work around the globe to tackle our planet's climate and biodiversity crises.

Need to catch up? See what we've been up to over the last year. #NYBGScience

Reforestation is a Key Plant-Based Strategy in Climate Change Mitigation, New Study Finds | New York Botanical Garden Reforestation stands out among plant-based strategies to combat climate change, according to a landmark new study published in Science. The study, which was conducted by NYBG Assistant Curator Evelyn ...

There’ve been many considerations for how we can best mitigate the effects of climate change, but as NYBG’s @evecologist.bsky.social has found, one in particular stands out as also supporting biodiversity.

#Goals

Rock garden planting. Demarest, NJ

Rocks can be beautiful too. We especially like this earth tone pallet contrasted with pinks and reds. #landscaping #Gardening

The plants are coming! Viva la plants :)

Meet a Garden Guru The Honorable Lillian Ransom has been a judge for almost 30 years, but she’s been a gardener much longer than that. Her agrarian childhood was the original seed that grew into a passion for plants. Sh...

Loving on this interview with Hon. Lillian Ransom and the longest continually operating African American garden club in the country. @blossomingb.bsky.social

www.visitpa.com/article/meet...

We're almost there! :) Waiting for the Vernal Equinox like...

Thinking of the Highline in NY today. Nature is soothing and beautiful. Can't wait to be immersed again.

The subversive genius of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance The Compton MC might have just given us the biggest rap performance ever

🗣 read this from @daviddennisjr.bsky.social instead.

andscape.com/features/gen...

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Listen up New York: The Democratic Primary is June 24, 2025. There are 7 people currently running against Adams.
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Looking forward to these as well! #iris #spring #GardensHour

Tonight sunset over Gulf of Mexico SW Florida with orange glow, white scattered clouds, and beach sand.

Soup for My Soul…

photograph of a white lily with green stamens on a dark background. there are purple shadows on the lily petals. very close up. shot with a 105mm lens at f/3.5,

white lily in the shadows
#photography
#macrophotography
#flowers

white lily petals with purple shadows.
shot at night with moonlight shining on the bloom.

ghostly.

photograph.