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James Dillon, PCH

@nativehavens.bsky.social

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Owner of specialized landscape co. using (mostly) natives designing and installing gardens for people and planet that I hope will help slow the catastrophic extinction crisis wildlife is facing and sooth our souls. Ridge and Valley Ecoregion 67b, Zone 7

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · Dec 5

I dream of collaborating with a team of professionals to do something with unused parking lots. I wanna call it something like "Un-Pave Paradise". Team: lot owner, asphalt company, landscape company, landscape architect, etc. I want to cut designs into the pavement, and plant native gardens.

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 11h

Mission #1: churn out as fast as possible ecologically rich landscapes that restore biodiversity and beauty to the places people live and work. Replace turf with diverse, native plant communities is essential to reversing the biodiversity crisis and building a more resilient future! #nativeplants

Pic from late June: A small front yard native flower meadow started from seed is vibrant with the blooms of Purple Coneflower, yellow Black Eyed Susan, and bright orange Butterfly Flower.

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 11h

A digital rendering closeup of a xeric area of the planting that's raised with some soil and featuring a decorative pot with a punch of color and the delicate blades of grass in concert with many other native perennials like Purple Coneflower, lavender spikes of Blazingstar, Bright flashes of red from the Blanket Flowers growing in the dry soil mound area at the base of the planted urn.

James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 11h

Rendering of this design depicting late July. This design will also have a peak in late spring with 5 different Allium creating an effect. Having some grass matrix was also important to us here. Native grasses should be the backbone of any open canopy planting, holding the fall and winter.

Rendering of a lush native garden designed by Native Havens, featuring a winding gravel path through layered plantings of colorful wildflowers, grasses, and shrubs beside a brick house. The design includes a mix of blooming perennials such as bee balm, coneflowers, and asters, framed by small trees and evergreens. The composition creates a naturalistic, ecologically rich landscape that supports pollinators and provides year-round beauty.

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 12h

Those perfect panicles. Beautiful capture

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Charlie Alice Raya @charlie-alice-raya.org · 23h

Restoring our #planet is not up for debate!

It’s time we, the #people of this amazing planet, stick the finger to #warmongers, #oligarchs, #autocrats, failing governments and everyone who lacks the #vision to choose life and thriving over profit and destruction.

We can come together!

#photography

Narrow river rapid in forest. River Rhin, Rheinsberg, Brandenburg

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you :) Super happy to connect with you!

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 2d

It's deciduous conifer season at least :)

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been a rough day. Have a bog.

A photo of a small larch tree (a conifer) with its needles turning orange and yellow. It’s surrounded by moss and small woody shrubs in green, red, and brown, beneath a dynamic grey-blue sky.

James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 2d

Can you smell it? Come in. Plant #nativeplants so wildlife can continue to share this amazing place with us.

James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 2d

Project w/ family. I'm not messing around when it comes to fairy gardens 💙

Closeup of a small fairy garden constructed in a container that's about 12 inches across. A stone "river" made of blue and turquoise pebbles held in by larger natural rocks runs through the center. A water lily floats and the owl watches, the bunnies play and the fairy holds her baby. Lanterns wait unlit for the eve. A fern, groundcover and tiny tree set the scene.

James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 2d

OMFG do I

Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 2d

Anybody need an adorable shorebird? I need an adorable shorebird

(Sanderling) #birds 🌿

A very round brown and white bird stands on the wet sand, head cocked at a very endearing angle.

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 2d

Today, Trump's DOI opened the entire 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.

But the administration's agenda for the Arctic doesn't end here. It aims to maximize drilling across the entire region.

The Trump Administration Is Prepping to Sell off Alaska's Arctic to Oil and Gas Companies

In a series of recent moves, the administration is opening most of the vast and precious Arctic ecosystem to drilling.

earthjustice.org

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 2d

sucks, wildlife is family. be well

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Erin Sherman 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 3d

Persimmons.

🌎 #ecoregion65 #nativeplants

An American persimmon fruit on the branch. Its surface is waxy-cloudy and rich bright orange.

A branch with three persimmon fruit and a few yellow, black-speckled leaves.

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 3d

Wow, very nice! I wish the deer left my Tithonia be.

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Alli’s Nature Journal @anaturejournal.bsky.social · 3d

Tithonia and Salvia annuals will bloom til frost. Cool mornings. Warm afternoons. Sulphur & Skipper butterflies fluttering about. Native bees and wasps enjoying their version of pumpkin spice and everything nice! #bloomscrolling

A garden of annual flowers that include Tithonia, Salvia coccinea, and zinnias. These annuals bloom til frost supporting late season pollinators. gardenhour mexicansunflower salviacoccinea pollinatorgarden autumncolors flowers whatsblooming

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Alli’s Nature Journal @anaturejournal.bsky.social · 4d

Native Grasses: Pink Muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris) as the sun sets #Muhlenbergiacapillaris

Pink Muhly grass glistening at sunset. pinkmuhly pinkmuhlygrass nativegrass nativeplants nativegrasses wildlifegardening goldenhour

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 5d

The connectedness. So beautiful, Adrianna and thank you as always for sharing your amazing work💓

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Julie the ok gardener @juliejam.bsky.social · 6d

Some of the butterflies in the cosmos this afternoon. Gulf Fritillary, Monarchs, and Pipevine Swallowtail. #butterflies #gardening 🦋 🌱 #lepidoptera

A Gulf Fritillary butterfly sits on a bright orange cosmos flower that is mostly hidden by its outspread velvety rust-orange wings, against a deep blue cloudless sky. Agraulis vanillae.

Two orange and black Monarch butterflies flutter on tall orange cosmos flowers, pale green and brown roofs and blue sky in the background. There were three in the garden today, but they wouldn't cram together for a photo. Danaus plexippus.

A large Pipevine swallowtail butterfly with black satin wings edged in white dots and fine white scallops on an orange cosmos flower. Battus philenor, female.

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James Dillon, PCH @nativehavens.bsky.social · 6d

Not exactly sure what's happening here. It looks like this burl is supporting a tree directly alongside the main tree. Or, distorting the shape of the main trunk? Sorry, I don't have a pics from the other side. Curious!