#RockportME - #PollinatorFriendly Vs. #Ornamental Flowers

April 8 @ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
#RockportPublicLibrary

"#Birds, #bats, #bees, #butterflies, #beetles, and other small mammals are integral pollinators whose natural activities sustain our ecosystems. However, many people fill their gardens with over-hybridized plant varieties that have been bred for their ornamental value. #DoubleBlooms, exotic species, and other engineered qualities — while pretty — create plants that are difficult for all pollinators and can be detrimental to local habitats when cultivated in large numbers (like pollenless sunflowers).

"Maine Master Gardener Volunteer #JohnFromer will discuss varieties of flowering plants that are both beautiful and valuable to our local pollinators, give examples of non-pollinator friendly flowers, and provide tips for growing these in the #Midcoast region.

"This talk is part of the Rockport Library’s Spring Horticulture Series in partnership with Merryspring Nature Center."

FMI:
https://www.rockportlibrary.net/event/pollinator-friendly-vs-ornamental-flowers/

#SolarPunkSunday #LibrariesRule #MidcoastMaine #GardeningForPollinators #HorticultureLecture #MaineEvents

Nhà vườn ở Văn Giang (Hưng Yên) tung "quýt cảnh hình ngựa" sang trọng, màu vàng rực rỡ, giá hàng chục triệu đồng, mang ý nghĩa phong thủy tốt lành cho dịp Tết Bính Ngọ 2026. #QuýtCảnh #Ngựa #PhongThủy #HưngYên #Tết2026 #Unique #Ornamental #Horse #Vietnam

https://vtcnews.vn/doc-la-quyt-canh-hinh-ngua-gia-hang-chuc-trieu-dong-ar999108.html

7 Winter Plants in All the Colors of the Rainbow | Homes and Gardens

https://www.homesandgardens.com/gardens/winter-flowering-plants-in-every-color-of-the-rainbow

#garden #gardening #ornamental #wintergarden

One of a small number that I managed to finish last year is this remake of a long unfinished vector drawing that never quite felt right.

My vector art is a process of meditative experimentation and play. Intentionally arranging and re-arranging different vector elements until they have a sense of symmetria about them.

I have hundreds of pieces in various stages of completion and numerous variations of finished ones. Filing and naming conventions are an absolute nightmare for me. As is titling finished work.

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Emergence - 2025
(Affinity Designer - Krita)

#art #mastoart #artnouveau #digitalart #graphicart #vectorart #ornamental #symmetry #pattern #mandala #butterfly #chrysalis #lepidoptera #emergence #symmetria

Hi Gardeners and fine #fedi people. I'm Cam. Happy New Year!

I hope to be able to make the #fediverse my home over the course of 2026 after wandering in the social media wilderness over the past several years since abandoning the main stream.

I'm an old graffiti writer/artist still raging against the dying of the light but I don't paint as much as I would like to anymore. I still sketch outlines so I may share some of these alongside older pieces from time to time.

As a Graphic Artist I'm an explorer of ornamental and decorative art. I use traditional and digital tools to produce original and existing graphic elements for use with letterforms, symmetric art and patterns as well as mandalas. I started making this type of art using Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer but am currently putting time into learning Krita and Inkscape.

Although I'm self-taught for the most part I did do some time in the formal art/design school environment but learned far more painting walls and trains at night in the 1980's and 90's.

I haven't really been sure about the direction my art is going over the past year or two, so I'll be posting some older finished and unfinished pieces for a while until the road becomes clearer.

This is a vector drawing I finally finished in late summer last year.

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Garden - 2021/2025
(Adobe Illustrator CS5 - Krita)

#intro #introduction #art #mastoart #artnouveau #digitalart #graphicart #vectorart #garden #pattern #ornamental #symmetry #mandala

#FoliageFriday
Ornamental #cabbage has gorgeous, ruffled, variegated #leaves 😍💚

#foliage #botanical #plants #ornamental #landscaping #gardening #PrettyPlants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #DecemberPlants #HardyPlants #ColdWeatherPlants #WinterPlants