Wanderin' Weeta 🍁3h ago
Candlesnuff fungi on a chunk of old log. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/11/final-recyclers.html #VancouverIsland #Fungi #NaturePhotography
Susannah 🍁3h ago
Candlesnuff fungi on a chunk of old log. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/11/final-recyclers.html #VancouverIsland #Fungi #NaturePhotography
Catherine Babault13h ago

I was recently surprised to see seals and sea otters resting together on an islet. I didn't know they associated with each other.

J'ai récemment été surprise de voir des phoques et des loutres se reposer ensemble sur un îlot. Je ne savais pas qu'ils se fréquentaient.

#wildlife #photography #nature #VancouverIslandWildlife #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #BeautifulBC #PNW

Dustin Tungilik MacDonald13h ago
The #SalishSea on #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia by #Somabrio #waterfalls
#Canada #Pacific #ocean
Mike Edey14h ago

A cloudy day for the dog walk.

#Photography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsOfMastodon #VancouverIsland

Show threadMs. Que Banh17h ago

More red roses bloomed last week. A few new rose buds emerged this weekend too 🌹🥀🌹

#Bloomscrolling #roses #AsianMastodon #FallFlowers #November #flowers #Autumn #VancouverIsland #PNW #InBloom #garden

Ms. Que Banh17h ago

My burgundy lacecap #hydrangeas are pretty in all their life stages. Some buds are still blooming into November but most are going to seed now.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #November #foliage #nature

Ms. Que Banh17h ago

My pink #cosmos refuse to stop producing new flower buds, in 2nd week of #November 😍

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #PrettyInPink

Ms. Que Banh22h ago

#PacificAster is one of my fave #NativePlants to use for #rewilding & for attracting more #pollinators.

It's a small, hardy, beautiful purple #NativeWildflower which is found from BC to California. It's tolerant of many different coastal habitats, from ocean sand dunes to rocky outcrops to salt marshes to grasslands to forests. Great plant to use for soil erosion & slopes stabilization work. It has a deep, clumpy, extensive fibrous root system - don't grow beside plants with weaker root systems.

Pacific aster is extremely easy to grow in it's native grow zones, across coastal PNW areas. You'll love their long bloom time, from late May into late October. It provides pollen sources for pollinators in Fall. After they stop blooming, they'll produce fluffy seed heads, full of prolific wind-born #seeds. Snip off tops of seed heads to save them. I store mine in airtight jars & share a lot of them too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #Nature #SeedSavers #SeedKeepers #SeedSharing #SeedBanking #SeedCollecting #SilentSunday #biodiversity

Ms. Que Banh22h ago

Pale purple flowers on #rosemary.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #herbs #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #Flowers #Autumn #plants #ScentedPlants #AromatherapyPlants

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Ms. Que Banh22h ago

#PacificAster is one of my fave #NativePlants to use for #rewilding & for attracting more #pollinators.

It's a small, hardy, beautiful purple #NativeWildflower which is found from BC to California. It's tolerant of many different coastal habitats, from ocean sand dunes to rocky outcrops to salt marshes to grasslands to forests. Great plant to use for soil erosion & slopes stabilization work. It has a deep, clumpy, extensive fibrous root system - don't grow beside plants with weaker root systems.

Pacific aster is extremely easy to grow in it's native grow zones, across coastal PNW areas. You'll love their long bloom time, from late May into late October. It provides pollen sources for pollinators in Fall. After they stop blooming, they'll produce fluffy seed heads, full of prolific wind-born #seeds. Snip off tops of seed heads to save them. I store mine in airtight jars & share a lot of them too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #PollinatorGarden #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #perennials #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #FallFlowers #Autumn #Nature #SeedSavers #SeedKeepers #SeedSharing #SeedBanking #SeedCollecting #SilentSunday #biodiversity

Show threadMa Quest 22h ago
@PhoenixSerenity These are lovely. Thanks for posting. I have some asters in my front garden and they are very popular with the pollinators. I cut some of them back in May or June to extend the flowering period. Tagging for #SolarPunkSunday
Show threadMs. Que Banh22h ago
@MaQuest Pacific asters grow very well with native yarrows, echinacea, rosemary, crocosmia lucifers & catmint.
Show threadMa Quest 21h ago
@PhoenixSerenity Thanks so much for the tip! #SolarPunkSunday
Show threadMs. Que Banh21h ago
@MaQuest
Show threadMs. Que Banh20h ago

@MaQuest I recommend Pacific aster often for folks who don't have much time to tend to gardens & are living in coastal #PNW areas. It's because this particular native plant is so easy to grow & needs low/no care, once established. It's a good choice if you're doing rewilding planting, trying to create a native wildflowers meadow, or trying to add more prolific pollinator attracting plants while doing pragmatic soil erosion control work too.

An excellent choice for lazy gardeners & folks who aren't super confident with growing plants. It's beginners' friendly 💜👍😊