Seán A O’Hara
@seanaohara.bsky.social
Learning about plants and horticulture for 50+ years. Curate mediterranean climate gardening online groups. Mediterranean Garden Society since 1995.
Our Brunsvigia is starting to split! It’s been flowering the last three years and I thought noticed leaves of this new division last year. Cool!!
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Our Brunsvigia is starting to split! It’s been flowering the last three years and I thought noticed leaves of this new division last year. Cool!!
Yes, after six months of dry, it’s nice to have some real rain!
October 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Yes, after six months of dry, it’s nice to have some real rain!
Our Arum pictum bloomed in succession this year instead of all the bulbs at the same time. Curious. gimcw.org/2022/09/29/a...
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our Arum pictum bloomed in succession this year instead of all the bulbs at the same time. Curious. gimcw.org/2022/09/29/a...
The bright splash of Helichrysum argyrophyllum in our garden at the moment!
October 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The bright splash of Helichrysum argyrophyllum in our garden at the moment!
A ‘bumper crop’ of Danaë racemosa berries this year!! gimcw.org/2020/05/31/t...
October 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
A ‘bumper crop’ of Danaë racemosa berries this year!! gimcw.org/2020/05/31/t...
In the garden this morning I discovered that there are ‘fungus among us’ (cue the creepy music 😳) youtu.be/Bd6RESaCxc4
September 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In the garden this morning I discovered that there are ‘fungus among us’ (cue the creepy music 😳) youtu.be/Bd6RESaCxc4
I was asked to share more widely this article I wrote about the Ruth Bancroft garden earlier this month ...
gimcw.org/2025/09/10/r...
gimcw.org/2025/09/10/r...
Ruth’s Garden
The Ruth Bancroft Garden was created decades ago before dry gardening had become popular.
gimcw.org
September 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I was asked to share more widely this article I wrote about the Ruth Bancroft garden earlier this month ...
gimcw.org/2025/09/10/r...
gimcw.org/2025/09/10/r...
Our Asparagus retrofractus doin’ its thing …
August 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our Asparagus retrofractus doin’ its thing …
This app (BlueSky) seems to have a large # of trollers/scammers already! Since my very recent activity I have found a # of them following me, with no obvious connection to me or my interests. Weird. I thought this was a better place than FB. Maybe I was wrong.
August 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This app (BlueSky) seems to have a large # of trollers/scammers already! Since my very recent activity I have found a # of them following me, with no obvious connection to me or my interests. Weird. I thought this was a better place than FB. Maybe I was wrong.
Getting ready for a trip - using a box-lid to collect stuff (from salvaged cardboard from our recent move, apparently). Struck by the online app reference to the labeling of said box-lib, not by us!). Curious.
August 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Getting ready for a trip - using a box-lid to collect stuff (from salvaged cardboard from our recent move, apparently). Struck by the online app reference to the labeling of said box-lib, not by us!). Curious.
Our Brunsvigia josephinae is back at it again! Comes up so quickly after complete summer dormancy!!
August 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Our Brunsvigia josephinae is back at it again! Comes up so quickly after complete summer dormancy!!
The late Harland Hand pulled this green form of Crassula perfoliata var. falcata right out of his garden and gave it to me! I had been admiring and asking about it. It grows a bit smaller than the common gray leaf form. Hoping to plant it in the ground of our new garden soon.
August 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The late Harland Hand pulled this green form of Crassula perfoliata var. falcata right out of his garden and gave it to me! I had been admiring and asking about it. It grows a bit smaller than the common gray leaf form. Hoping to plant it in the ground of our new garden soon.
Xerophyta (Talbotia) elegans - gifted to us by our dear departed friend Beryl Golden. This plant can dry out severely, the leaves turning purplish and folding in half, then revive quickly when given water (yes, I inadvertently ‘experimented’ personally!!).
August 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Xerophyta (Talbotia) elegans - gifted to us by our dear departed friend Beryl Golden. This plant can dry out severely, the leaves turning purplish and folding in half, then revive quickly when given water (yes, I inadvertently ‘experimented’ personally!!).
Why should any business feel that this could be a money maker!!
August 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Why should any business feel that this could be a money maker!!
Centaurea ragusina ‘Silver Swirl’ - a new and distinct cultivar of a species I’ve grown for decades and wrote about here - gimcw.org/2024/09/14/c...
August 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Centaurea ragusina ‘Silver Swirl’ - a new and distinct cultivar of a species I’ve grown for decades and wrote about here - gimcw.org/2024/09/14/c...
Echeveria “Hummel #1”, gifted to us by the late Ruth Bancroft, who save it from the breeder’s disposal group (because it wasn’t what he was working toward)
July 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Echeveria “Hummel #1”, gifted to us by the late Ruth Bancroft, who save it from the breeder’s disposal group (because it wasn’t what he was working toward)
Reposted by Seán A O’Hara
Reuters reports that during a key Ukrainian counteroffensive in September 2022, Elon Musk ordered Starlink coverage to be cut in areas like Kherson, disrupting the operation and undermining Kyiv’s trust in him.
Outrageous
Outrageous
July 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Reuters reports that during a key Ukrainian counteroffensive in September 2022, Elon Musk ordered Starlink coverage to be cut in areas like Kherson, disrupting the operation and undermining Kyiv’s trust in him.
Outrageous
Outrageous