GrowingLife
@growinglife.bsky.social
Fantasy author, native-plant geek, dog devoted.
My article in this month's "The Healthy Planet". Nature really is amazing. #Nature #Bees #Pollinators #NativePlants #ReWilding
thehealthyplanet.com/2025/06/20-c...
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July 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My article in this month's "The Healthy Planet". Nature really is amazing. #Nature #Bees #Pollinators #NativePlants #ReWilding
thehealthyplanet.com/2025/06/20-c...
thehealthyplanet.com/2025/06/20-c...
Wet soil makes it easy to pull honeysuckle seedlings.
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
March 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Wet soil makes it easy to pull honeysuckle seedlings.
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
Honeysuckle out!
More Columbine and Packera Obovata in!
#NativeGardens #NativePlants #Pollinators
8 - Eastern Forest (Level III: 72, Level IV: 721) or St Louis County, MO (Zone 7A, at the moment).
How about you?
How about you?
March 14, 2025 at 3:08 PM
8 - Eastern Forest (Level III: 72, Level IV: 721) or St Louis County, MO (Zone 7A, at the moment).
How about you?
How about you?
My spicebush blooming for the first time! #nativeplants
March 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My spicebush blooming for the first time! #nativeplants
Good morning from Missouri!
March 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Good morning from Missouri!
Agreed!
Planting 60 more native shrubs and trees this month. I'm rehabbing 1/2 acre that was covered in invasive bush honeysuckle. "Bush" isn't exactly the word--see attached pic. About 80% clear now. Just pulled another 100 small seedlings.
#NativePlants #NativeGardens #BushHoneysuckle
Planting 60 more native shrubs and trees this month. I'm rehabbing 1/2 acre that was covered in invasive bush honeysuckle. "Bush" isn't exactly the word--see attached pic. About 80% clear now. Just pulled another 100 small seedlings.
#NativePlants #NativeGardens #BushHoneysuckle
March 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Agreed!
Planting 60 more native shrubs and trees this month. I'm rehabbing 1/2 acre that was covered in invasive bush honeysuckle. "Bush" isn't exactly the word--see attached pic. About 80% clear now. Just pulled another 100 small seedlings.
#NativePlants #NativeGardens #BushHoneysuckle
Planting 60 more native shrubs and trees this month. I'm rehabbing 1/2 acre that was covered in invasive bush honeysuckle. "Bush" isn't exactly the word--see attached pic. About 80% clear now. Just pulled another 100 small seedlings.
#NativePlants #NativeGardens #BushHoneysuckle
Love birds? Grow native plants.
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
March 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Love birds? Grow native plants.
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Baby birds need caterpillars. LOTS of them.
Look at the difference is caterpillar numbers between our hard-working native plants and the non-native ones.
#NativePlants #NativeGardening #Birds
This slide from a Grow Native! Webinar: youtu.be/QridWH9iquM?...
Having never been a religious person, I am starting a new-for-me Sunday habit: sabbath. Political sabbath.
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
March 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Having never been a religious person, I am starting a new-for-me Sunday habit: sabbath. Political sabbath.
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
A day of rest, friends, nature, time with my dog, and anything else non-damaging that renews me.
What are you doing to feed your inner resources?
#PoliticalSabbath
@earthshoes59.bsky.social
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
January 8, 2025 at 10:53 PM
@earthshoes59.bsky.social
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
Hi Mary - Sarah Wilson here. And Daisy, of course.
January 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Native plant geek? Join the Homegrown National Park site started by Doug Tallamy. 100,000 acres listed so far; I know there are more!
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Native plant geek? Join the Homegrown National Park site started by Doug Tallamy. 100,000 acres listed so far; I know there are more!
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
map.homegrownnationalpark.org
Couch full of Xmas decorations. No room for a dog — even a good one. #heartbroken #dogsofbluesky (I made room.)
December 20, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Couch full of Xmas decorations. No room for a dog — even a good one. #heartbroken #dogsofbluesky (I made room.)
Now we gear up, again and forever, to guard those who cannot guard themselves, protect those that cannot protect themselves, and hold precious things for the naturalists not yet born.
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
December 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Now we gear up, again and forever, to guard those who cannot guard themselves, protect those that cannot protect themselves, and hold precious things for the naturalists not yet born.
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
#Nativeplants #Ecology #Birds #Pollinators #Wildlife
Desert Night Dog Collar designed by Acoma Pueblo artist Michelle Lowden.
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
November 30, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Desert Night Dog Collar designed by Acoma Pueblo artist Michelle Lowden.
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
Caught my eye so sharing it here for those still shopping for their dogs. :) (Not an affiliate link, no gain for me beyond the feel good of sharing unique products.)
eighthgeneration.com/collections/...
So, Bluesky, which is cuter:
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
November 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
So, Bluesky, which is cuter:
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
1) Ear back in a devil-may-care, I've-been-running-fast mode.
2) Ears as intended, palladian, balanced, lady-like.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky #DaisyDog
November 29, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Nice to "meet" you, Ruth.
Reclaiming 1/2 an acre from massive invasive honeysuckles. Have around 100 native species on trial in the space created. It's a tough location in many ways, so when something thrives, I plant more of that! I suggest, land chooses.
Tell me about your garden(s)
Reclaiming 1/2 an acre from massive invasive honeysuckles. Have around 100 native species on trial in the space created. It's a tough location in many ways, so when something thrives, I plant more of that! I suggest, land chooses.
Tell me about your garden(s)
November 28, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Nice to "meet" you, Ruth.
Reclaiming 1/2 an acre from massive invasive honeysuckles. Have around 100 native species on trial in the space created. It's a tough location in many ways, so when something thrives, I plant more of that! I suggest, land chooses.
Tell me about your garden(s)
Reclaiming 1/2 an acre from massive invasive honeysuckles. Have around 100 native species on trial in the space created. It's a tough location in many ways, so when something thrives, I plant more of that! I suggest, land chooses.
Tell me about your garden(s)
From the way back machine: PJ (Plain Jane). A pittie/jrt cross & a 911 rescue. When NYC shelters shut down, bracing to take the companions of those lost, the local dog community stepped up. PJ was one of the savviest animals I have ever had the pleasure of life with. #Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
November 27, 2024 at 8:22 PM
From the way back machine: PJ (Plain Jane). A pittie/jrt cross & a 911 rescue. When NYC shelters shut down, bracing to take the companions of those lost, the local dog community stepped up. PJ was one of the savviest animals I have ever had the pleasure of life with. #Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
November 26, 2024 at 2:58 PM
Dogs know many things; one of those things is to just have fun. Fun with the same ball, in the same place, with the same person. Total bliss.
I strive to cultivate that in myself. My Daisy already has it down pat.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
I strive to cultivate that in myself. My Daisy already has it down pat.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
November 26, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Dogs know many things; one of those things is to just have fun. Fun with the same ball, in the same place, with the same person. Total bliss.
I strive to cultivate that in myself. My Daisy already has it down pat.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
I strive to cultivate that in myself. My Daisy already has it down pat.
#Dogs #DogsofBlueSky
It's another dumpster weekend here. 👍
I'm clearing a 1/2 acre of bush honeysuckle. Myself. About 3/4 done with the mature honeysuckle. Then there are the other invasives, but one thing at a time.
100+ native species planted. Planting more of what thrives. I call this neglected parcel "The Haven."
I'm clearing a 1/2 acre of bush honeysuckle. Myself. About 3/4 done with the mature honeysuckle. Then there are the other invasives, but one thing at a time.
100+ native species planted. Planting more of what thrives. I call this neglected parcel "The Haven."
November 24, 2024 at 2:12 PM
It's another dumpster weekend here. 👍
I'm clearing a 1/2 acre of bush honeysuckle. Myself. About 3/4 done with the mature honeysuckle. Then there are the other invasives, but one thing at a time.
100+ native species planted. Planting more of what thrives. I call this neglected parcel "The Haven."
I'm clearing a 1/2 acre of bush honeysuckle. Myself. About 3/4 done with the mature honeysuckle. Then there are the other invasives, but one thing at a time.
100+ native species planted. Planting more of what thrives. I call this neglected parcel "The Haven."
November 23, 2024 at 6:33 PM