jblue

jblue, 15 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Strongly considering collecting seeds and planting these around trees as revenge on squirrels for digging up seedlings and stealing fruit. 😈… 🐿️🐿️🐿️😱☠️

Cirsium horridulum, bristle thistle (aka horrid thistle)

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #flores #blumen #flowers #FleurisTonFil #花 #NativePlants #hiking #nature #gardening #jardin #garten #squirrel #squirrels @plants

Close-up of the yellow and brown thistle center showing intricate details and textures. The stamens are deep in the center and look like the end of spaghetti noodles squeezed into a bunch.
A wider shot of the thistle. It is actually a very large plant. The leaves look like arugula if it were massively thorny and could be used as a weapon. The rolled up hedgehog of a flower sits on top of this giant vicious plant.

jblue, 20 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Bad hair day

Erigeron philadelphicus, fleabane

#SilentSunday #bloomscrolling #florespondence #flowers #flores #FleurisTonFil #花 #blumen #NativePlants #hiking #nature #spring @plants

jblue, 24 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Chionanthus virginicus, fringe tree

#bloomscrolling #fleurisTonFil #florespondence #flowers #flores #blumen #花 #gardening #jardin #garten #NativePlants #rewilding @plants

jblue, 27 days ago to random

#EarthDay #earthday2024 #NativePlants #rewilding progress 🧵

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

jblue, 29 days ago to gardening

Three pips for native plants 🎉

Trillium erectum, red trillium

Viola pedata, birds foot violet

Fragaria virginiana, wild strawberry

Medeola virginiana, cucumber root

Sisyrinchium atlanticum, eastern blue-eyed grass

#gardening #jardin #garten #NativePlants #rewilding #bloomscrolling #florespondence #fleurisTonFil #flores #blumen #花 #flowers #plantas #plants @plants #GrowYourOwn

A close-up of a green plant with 6 pointed leaves radiating from a central point. The light is shining on the leaves so they glow green.
Two blue flowers with yellow centers bordered in dark purple. They emerge out of long stems from a plant that has long grassy looking leaves.

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Wildflowers have the best names.

Packera dubia, wooly ragwort

Nuttallanthus canadensis, blue toadflax

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #FleurisTonFil #flowers #flores #blumen #花 #NativePlants #hiking #plants #nature #spring @plants

Close-up of small light purple flowers with a blurred green background. They are growing on a very tall stem. The flowers look a little bit like snapdragons.

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Stylophorum diphyllum, wood poppy

Pics taken with a loupe. The “flaws” are from the loupe’s glare.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #FleurisTonFil #flores #花 #blumen #flowers #NativePlants #gardening #jardin #rewilding #nature #SilentSunday #spring #plants #plantas @plants

Close-up of a yellow flower's stamen and pistil. This photo is facing the side so the stamen points right. This photo is slightly more focused but still has a yellow haze. Some of the anthers are heart-shaped most are oval.
Close-up of a yellow flower's stamen and pistil. The photo appears dreamy. The yellows blend into each other like a brilliant yellow haze, slightly out of focus. This photo is facing from bottom so the stamen points upwards. This photo shows more shadow from the anthers.

jblue, 1 month ago to gardening

Tradescantia virginiana, spiderwort

Leaves and flowers are edible but not fine eating. The flowers are better than the leaves - tastes like a floral, a bit overripe cucumber. The leaves are grassy.

Rabbits love this plant and will chew it down to stubble so if you actually want to see flowers, it needs protection.

#gardening #jardin #bloomscrolling #florespondence #flores #fleurisTonFil #花#GrowYourOwn #edibleflowers #NativePlants #rewilding #plantas @plants

jblue, 1 month ago to food

https://www.today.com/food/people/chili-crunch-brand-responds-to-david-chang-rcna147083

I found it really upsetting that Momofuku would come down on a woman-owned small business after trademarking a common name for an internationally widespread condiment. In the article, she says the public outcry hasn't led to actual sales so I got her sambal chili crunch and rendang curry paste. (Her legal bills are pretty extreme.) Wish her the best. ❤️

#food #cooking #SmallBusiness #trademark #Momofuku #Homiah

jblue, 1 month ago to gardening

Hello!

Viola pedata, bird’s foot violet

The flowers and leaves are edible but too cute to eat. But in case you are wondering, the flowers taste like lettuce with hint of cucumber and leaves taste like lightly peppery cucumber.

#gardening #jardin #NativePlants #bloomscrolling #florespondence #FleurisTonFil #flowers #blumen #flores #花 #foraging #rewilding #GrowYourOwn @plants #edibleflowers

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

#eclipse #solareclipse

The “epic” eclipse mashup you didn’t know you needed. 🥰 Eclipse #bloomscrolling

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox

#gardening #jardin #flowers #florespondence #flores #FleurisTonFil #花 #FotoMontag #PhotoMonday @plants #NativePlants

Carpet of white star-shaped flowers with green leaves. A colander is held up behind the camera so that it casts a shade with moon-shape light.

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Early Richmond pie cherry, Prunus cerasus

Phlox stolonifera, Creeping phlox

Eugenia selloi, Freaktangatuba

#bloomscrolling #fleurisTonFil #florespondence #flowers #flores #blumen #花 #spring #SilentSunday #gardening #jardin #GrowYourOwn #organic #fruit #fruta #果 #plants @plants

Close-up of bright pink and white flowers with a focus on the pink blossoms in natural light. The pink is an electric magenta, and they have dark red centers. The flowers have five petals in the shape of a star and are densely clustered together.
Close-up of two white flowers with numerous stamens, green leaves in the background. The flowers are close to the stem and our opposite to each other on the stem. One flower faces top left and the other bases bottom right. To the top right you can see more flower, but on the stem.

jblue, 1 month ago to hiking

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, cinnamon fern

#NativePlants #MarshMadness #hiking #nature #plants #plantas @plants

Three young fern fronds unfurling in a natural setting. The stems are more orange-ish brown but the leaflets are sort green and fuzzy.

StillIRise1963, 1 month ago to random

Wonder how many people each “military” member “protecting” oligarchs in their bunkers can feed per oligarch.🤔

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

Solanum corymbiflora, cold hardy tamarillo

The blooms started in early spring. The internet says they bloom in the fall. (Lies, LIES!) Plant is not self-fertile so you need two. Currently hand-pollinating bc only two plants have opened flowers and the rest are still buds. No pests noticed. Needs protection from high winds.

#bloomscrolling #FleurisTonFil #flowers #flores #花 #果 #spring #gardening #jardin #GrowYourOwn #organic #fruit #fruta #plants #plantas @plants

jblue, 1 month ago to hiking

Taxodium distichum, bald cypress

#hiking #plants #NativePlants #trees #nature #marshmadness #arbol #baum #树 #spring @plants

jblue, 1 month ago to gardening

Mertensia virginica, Virginia bluebells

Phlox stolonifera, creeping phlox

#gardening #jardin #bloomscrolling #FleurisTonFil #florespondence #flowers #flores #花 #NativePlants #rewilding #SilentSunday #spring @plants

A close-up of densely-packed cluster of white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers have five thin petals in a star formation. The sun is shining on them.

jblue, 1 month ago to gardening

Tip: what to do with old/dead yeast

Slug death trap. This tip comes from a limacologist. Slugs are more attracted to bread dough than any other scent. They are also attracted to beer and will die in the alcohol. I use this in my sunroom to protect growing fruit and seedlings.

Sorry for non-glorious pic.

#gardening #jardin #cooking #bread #baking #NoPesticides #pesticides #gardeningTips #slugs #organic #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening #plants #yeast

jblue, 1 month ago to gardening

Freaktangatuba blooming in sunroom, (Eugenia selloi)

Cherry of the Rio Grande blooming outside, (Eugenia involucrata)

Bunnytrix Hopper looking cute, Sylvilagus amabilis

#gardening #jardin #bloomscrolling #fleuristonfil #flores #florespondence #GrowYourOwn #organic #rabbit #Bunny #nature #花 #果 #fruit #plantas @plants

Close-up of a white flower with prominent stamens, surrounded by green lanceolate leaves. The flower has four white rounded petals and four dusty rose pointy sepals.
A tawny rabbit sitting on grass. Its feet are facing forward to the camera but it is looking slightly away from the camera. One ear is cocked towards the camera bc I was talking to it.

jblue, 1 month ago to hiking

#hiking yesterday. Saw wood duck, turkey, zebra swallowtails, lots of deer 🦌🦌🦌

Asimina triloba, pawpaw flower

Prunus serotina, black cherry (not sure)

Gelsemium sempervirens, Carolina jessamine

Houstonia caerulea, bluets

#NativePlants #bloomscrolling #florespondence #fleuristonfil #flowers #flores #花 #spring #nature #plantas @plants

Sunlit plant with green leaves and pink stems against a blurred natural background. The red stems are where new growth and flower shoots emerge in the spring. The sunlight shines directly through the leaves and pink stems so they appear to glow with color. Some blue sky peeks through the background.
Close-up of a yellow flower with green leaves and a blurred natural background. The sun is shining on the flowers so they appear glowing yellow with dramatic shadows. The flowers flare out like a trombone bell but with five petals arranged like a star. The petals have a crease in the middle so the ends appear heart-shaped. There is some blue sky peeking through the faded green background.
A cluster of tiny purple flowers with green tiny leaves snuggled close to the ground. The flowers have four petals and a magenta center and emerge out of long thin brown stems. They’re very cute.

jblue, 1 month ago to Bloomscrolling

#ClimateDiary year and 1/2 ago, chipdrop arborists used a stump grinder and chopped up a lot of iris bulbs with the tree and brought the bulbs with the drop. I planted all of them and some are flowering now… a couple months early.

And this winter was so mild, squirrels planted peanuts in the yard last fall and they survived and grew. Replanted them in the garden.

#bloomscrolling #gardening #fleuristonfil #GrowYourOwn #ClimateChangeGardening @plants #flores

Partially dug up peanut seedlings on bare ground. There are five clustered together. The stalks were nibbled on by rabbits and are regrowing along the sides.