#introduction hi, not used to write things on the net in general. usually don't see the point in participating, when everything is commercialized. maybe this will be different. anyways, I like #gardening with a scythe #nativeplants | some very casual #birdwatching | taking care of my #cats | using #foss and #linux | watching #movies | hope to talk to some of you, let's see where this will lead
My tree seedlings for the rewilding project in graveyards and city parks aren’t large enough to plant in ground this year but they will be next year. The maypops are ready to plant though so will do that when I hear from the city arborist.
For that project, I am planting
Acer floridum
Asimina triloba
Diospyros virginiana
Passiflora incarnata
Prunus americana
Last year, I tried air-layering branches of a fruiting hackberry tree from a city park but someone cut them off. 😫
This spring I found a 2-3yo seedling planted by a bird growing up between some fencing in my yard and I rescued it before it got too entangled, then transplanted some bluets going to seed as companions.
Currently, my surviving native plants are listed in the pics. All the trees except the Quercus, Corylus and Cornus are seedlings. The asterisk means it’s edible.
This year I’ll try to grow serviceberry, rivercane, dewberries and some more wildflowers like dwarf dandelion, toadflax and cinquefoil.
@jblue@plants
Wild strawberry is lovely, but I made the mistake of putting some in the woodland bank in the alley and they took over. No matter how many I dig out there are always more in there. Now, when I remove them, I add the plants to the bits of the alley I'm ok to have covered in wild strawberry plants.
Another wall #basket inspired by Hanna’s YouTube video. Dogwood, golden #willow and some green basket willow. Still cold here and the dogwood is just beginning to bud in the shady cold canyon where I #wildcraft. Also discovered some native “ditch willow” which I am propagating for the future! #handmade#nativeplants
Went for a walk and forgot my phone, but the wildflowers in Marott Park in Indianapolis were OUT OF CONTROL today. False rue anemone, celandine poppy, bellwort, blood trillium, carpeting the joint. Any more flowers show up, the cops might cite ‘em for a nuisance. Hope to get pics soon. #NativePlants
Well look who’s here! It’s Asclepius syriaca, Common Milkweed, waking up. I also had the first dragonfly of the year, but they aren’t as easy to photograph. #NativePlants#milkweed#ClimateDiary