This is my favorite local (Western Washington State) regenerative farm that focuses on native plants and increasing their biodiversity for resilience.

It’s pretty awesome to grow something native with very little effort that completely thrives within your ecosystem. This is the hack.

You might have one like it!

https://www.oxbow.org/native-plants/

#nativeplants #oxbowfarms

Native Plant Nursery | Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center

Oxbow’s Native Plant Nursery supports the conservation and restoration of the region’s native plants while inspiring appreciation for their value, beauty, and the habitats that they depend on.

Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center | Inspiring people to eat healthy, sustainably grown food and to steward our natural resources for future generations.

Anemone canadensis

#plants #botany #nativeplants

😎 It's nice to have blackberries growing wild in my yard, but blackberry picking can be dangerous. The hundreds of tiny thorns hook on to your skin and can make you a bloody mess.

🧤But now I have my new protective sleeves making berry picking much easier. Tried them out today. Worked great! Can't wait to put them on my yogurt.

🐝 While I was out picking, I saw a thistle, tall as me, with a bright purple flower, being visited by a bumblebee.

#HabitatGardening #Gardening #NativePlants #BlackberryPicking #Blackberries

A closeup of a female monarch on our butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) yesterday. #butterflies #Lepidoptera #nativeplants #Illinois #nature #macro #photography #wildlifephotography #photographylovers #SaveTheMonarch
Happy flower #Saturday! Shout-out to @SensitiveSyl — be sure to check out her lovely gallery! ☺️

Shot on:
• Sony α5000
• Helios 44M 58 mm f/2.0 KMZ (USSR, 1983)
• Pixco M42-Sony E Speed Booster Adapter

#art #bloomscrolling #blossom #bokeh #countryside #daisy #dreamy #flowerphotography #flowers #FlowersOfMastodon #nativeplants #nature #naturephotography #rural #spring #wildflowers
Are wild garlic scapes ok to eat? I’ve attached photos of plants I found in my new-to-me garden. (Once owned by a master gardener but neglected for a few years .)The plants smell fabulously of garlic and have bulbs in the ground. I understand it’s usually the leaves of wild garlic that are used in cooking. Is this wild garlic? I haven’t found anything that has scapes (those pointy, curly bits at the end of the stem) it could be confused for. #gardening #garlic #nativeplants
First ever flower on my Eastern Prickly Pear cactus. #nativePlants
Happy flower #Saturday! Shout-out to @SensitiveSyl — be sure to check out her lovely gallery! 🌼

Shot on:
• Sony α5000
• Helios 44M 58 mm f/2.0 KMZ (USSR, 1983)
• Pixco M42-Sony E Speed Booster Adapter

#art #bloomscrolling #blossom #bokeh #countryside #daisy #dreamy #flowerphotography #flowers #FlowersOfMastodon #nativeplants #nature #naturephotography #rural #spring #wildflowers