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Mark Ostendorf
@green-marko.bsky.social
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Love plants, native plants, sustainability! Done green roof research, living wall design. MS Environmental Science. ERP, PowerBI, data.
Kansas City Metro
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Happy Thanksoweenmas!
Fall wreath hanging in front of a Christmas wreath, hanging on a door hook adorned with a pumpkin. Not in the picture: Halloween bats hanging from ceiling
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Frost Flower Friday!
Frost ribbons on Dittany (Cunila origanoides). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Icy ribbons extruding from perennial stems in a garden Icy ribbons extruding from perennial stems in a garden
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving!!
I put this next to the fridge to remind me not to touch the deviled eggs yet.
Lex from Jurassic Park, with jello on spoon, terrified that Velociraptors are in the visitor center. Image next to fridge.
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Alight.
Trees and house in Christmas lights.
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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Alight.
Trees and house in Christmas lights.
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Color and Contrast. Fall in Missouri!
White oak trunk, branches and light green, yellow, orange and red foliage
November 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Aurora borealis visible to the naked eye tonight in Belton, Missouri!! #Auroraborealis #NorthernLights
Reds and greens in the night sky. KC light pollution on horizon too. Reds and greens in the night sky. KC light pollution on horizon too. Reds and greens in the night sky. KC light pollution on horizon too.
November 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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This South KC native landscape is about ready to rest for the season. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Liatris fluffy seeds and Ratibida seed heads Prairie garden in evening light and fall color...browns, Pale greens, yellows New garden connecting red oak and 2 pawpaws
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Fall Glade Onion (Allium stellatum) going to seed. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Dried allium flower heads with black seeds, in evening light Dried allium flower heads with black seeds, in evening light
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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I don't often favor cultivars, but sometimes yard size and proximity to utilities can impact tree choice in suburban and urban spaces. 'John Pair' Caddo Sugar Maple.
Red, orange, green fall leaves Profile of smaller Reddish tree. Tulip tree in yellow color across the street.
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Fall for it. Sassafras albidum. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Trilobed and mitten leaves in reddish orange fall color Small tree in reddish orange fall color
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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I don't care that it's early November.
We could all use a little light.
Maple in teal and white lights at night Sassafras in teal and green lights. Multicolor lights around the base
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is just my favorite tree. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Reddish orange fall color of sassafras. Close up of polymorphic leaves in fall color
November 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Light frost on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Frost on Coneflower leaf Frost on Coneflower flower head Frost on Coneflower leaves
November 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Note the frosty shadow beneath the American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Tree and its shadow in the morning light. Frost disappearing from the yard, except within the shadows
November 2, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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We are ready to believe you!
Halloween costumes. Ghostbuster and Stay Puft
November 1, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Old fashioned Chrysanthemums, from decades-old root stock, just beginning to bloom. Not native, but a living family heirloom.
Golden mum flowers in a garden Golden mum flowers in a garden
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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I'm guessing the wind blew from the north during this week's rains.
American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus) losing leaves fast. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Profile of small tree in fall color with many leaves on the north side missing
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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It's Ghostbustin' season!
Selfie in a ghostbuster costume outside
October 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Don't 'skip' the pollinator patch!
#WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn
Skippers on Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). Belton, MO.
Purple Coneflower with multiple Skipper butterflies. Captions by the Skippers say, boo, hiss, get off the stage
October 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Sassafras albidum leaves are turning in the front yard. Love this species. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #killyourlawn
Reddish orange leaves Reddish orange leaves in the midday light Small tree with green and Reddish orange leaves with yard, natural gardens, and American Smoke Tree in the background
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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American Smoke Tree (Cotinus obovatus) a Fallin'. #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Yellow and green mottled leaf with greenery and sky in the background Yellow and green leaves on small tree in midday fall light and blue sky. Get it. Blue. Sky?
October 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Monarch Butterfly in the natural landscape? Great! Monarchs attempting to crown themselves in The United States? No.
#NoKings
Purple Coneflower with Monarch butterfly in a garden
October 19, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Plan It Native Conference 2026 is Feb 10 and 11 in KC!
Be there! planitnative.org
Two full days of native plant habitat expertise, research, advice and in-person community. You'll leave energized and inspired.
#WhatYouPlantMatters #grownative #nativeplants #naturallandscape #killyourlawn
Image of Conference banner with dates and image of Monarch butterfly on a blue flower
October 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Lepidoptera and Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). #WhatYouPlantMatters #naturallandscape #nativeplants #grownative #pollinatorgarden #prairie #killyourlawn
Painted Lady and Monarch butterfly on purple Coneflower. Skipper on purple Coneflower Skipper on purple Coneflower
October 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM