Found a bush with beautiful lavender berries, which is apparently a #BeautyBerry. Unfortunately, I can't tell which type it is, which is sad because the American Beautyberries can be made into jam, while the Chinese ones cannot.
Found a bush with beautiful lavender berries, which is apparently a #BeautyBerry. Unfortunately, I can't tell which type it is, which is sad because the American Beautyberries can be made into jam, while the Chinese ones cannot.
#knitting #pnw #BeautyBerry #LichenSubscribe
Just finished this sweater inspired by some of the colors I see in nature.
Merry Christmas to you all! Spend some time in nature if you can.
Beautyberry shrub is full of new food for birds. I planted this plant in 2017. Since then, it’s been the local birds’ favorite plant during summer. I have no clue why some of the branches have died. This only means when the season is over, I will trim all the branches. It will come back. It always comes back. A Florida native plant - #BeautyBerry
It's late in the season in my garden, but there is still something to celebrate - something new worked!
It all started when someone from Mastodon recommended to me to put out some Anise Hyssop for late season #pollinators. I ordered a few and put them out. Later, I found a #Beautyberry shrub growing in the wrong place. I moved it next to the Hyssop thinking the colors might be complementary. Got a pic just in time.
Who recommended the Hyssop? I forgot!
Open to see both together.
Unexpected guests: just found some beauty berries growing in the backyard!
I don't know much about them - trying to determine if they're ripe - but hoping to keep enough around to have a good little jelly patch return every year 🤪
#Foraging #ForagingFood #Plants #Berries #Texas #Zone8b #forager #NativePlants #BeautyBerry #BeautyBerries #Jelly #Jam #Canning