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  U.S. peeps……what are some public #gardens that you think are slept on/overlooked? I’ll say Green Spring Gardens Horticultural Center near Lincolnia in northern #Virginia and Meadowlark Botanical Gardens northwest of Tysons. Both have a variety of garden types, including pollinator/wildflower gardens! Well worth a visit if you’re up in that part of Virginia at some point!

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  Anyone have recommendations for a field guide type book for #moths and #butterflies that **also tells you what to plant to attract them?** Specific to the Mid-Atlantic region or the southeastern U.S.? I’m currently in the middle of helping my Mom re-do parts of her garden to make it more friendly to native pollinators. Much appreciated!

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  I've been reading "Bringing Nature Home" by Doug Tallamy and got to the section on what to plant for helping sustain #wildlife, and decided to type up a quick summary for those who might not be sure what trees/shrubs are best for #insects and #birds and other critters. This list is by no means exhaustive but it's a solid start. And a lot of these should be available at any garden center or nursery worth their salt. Feel free to share the link! #Trees https://drive.google.com/...

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  @LilPecan@mastodon.social Personally, I enjoy those kinds of posts, it’s a welcome relief to the “all politics all the time” stuff elsewhere like on BlueSky. Posting about hobbies and such really sets this place apart

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  For some reason whenever I’m having a bad time and friends aren’t available to talk, I always end up at Barnes and Noble or a bookstore. Being around books is comforting for some reason, I think the chill vibes of bookstores calms my nerves. Anyway, all that to say, I bought two books: “Selected Poems of Robert Frost”, and “Planting in a Post-Wild World." I’ve never really been super into poetry, but it seemed like something that would lift my spirits. And the latter book because I’m l...

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  I'm so ready to be done with The Pollening, and having yellow dust stuck in my throat 😷🤧 Nasty business!

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  Proud of my state this evening! Virginia isn’t taking sh*t from Donald Trump.

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  This year's #allergies are the worst I've ever had. It's really making me want to just stay inside all day and sleep. 😷🤧

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  Good morning! ☕

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  #SilentSunday

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  Holy moley the color on this autumn fern! 😍

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  I find it really amusing that rental prices are so much more reasonable as soon as you look outside of #Virginia. Like, what the hell is making Virginia one of the most expensive places to live on the east coast? My guess would be proximity to D.C. and all the defense contractors and whatnot in northern Virginia. Had no trouble finding rooms for rent at attainable prices literally anywhere else, lol!

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  Pretty in pink! (Azalea) #flowers #spring

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  The horrors persist but so do I.

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  Best I've managed in a while! #Wordle 1,750 3/6 ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟨⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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  Always remember that whenever you're feeling bad, whatever that bad feeling is, it'll either soon pass, or you'll find/remember the tools you need to handle those feelings. You're stronger than you realize. #MentalHealth

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  Why are people not flooding the streets and shutting down business as usual to protest this INSANE war in Iran that clearly was designed just to keep media attention away from the fact that the president is a rapist pedophile? Like, yes, the No Kings protests but WAY more people should be outraged. Protests in the U.S. are puny compared to what I see in Europe.

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  Lovely walk today along the James River near #RVA

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  Me, this afternoon: "I'll go home, get cleaned up, have dinner, then go out to karaoke and have a good time!" Also me, after a shower and dinner: "Ehhh....nah. Reading and journaling it is!" 😜

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  The nursery I work at held its annual "open house" day today (20% off everything) and it was slammed busy, which is great because overall sales are down from pandemic levels. It's always interesting to see the generational difference as to who goes for what types of plants. Seniors love their boxwood hedges and "green meatballs" while millennials tend to be way more interested in color and different growth habits (weeping, narrow/upright, variegated, e...

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  Show time for the Rhododendrons! #flowers #BloomScrolling

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  Bumblebee looking for a place to nap! #bees #flowers

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  Poking around in the Merlin bird ID app and came across this lovely cardinal native to Brazil! #birds

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  My God, #moths are so freaking cool! I mean, how can you not be amazed by the Cecropia Silk Moth? https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Cecropia-Silk-Moth