#native-plants — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #native-plants, aggregated by home.social.
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I’m going to be grumpy for just a moment. https://www.allforgardening.com/1862081/im-going-to-be-grumpy-for-just-a-moment/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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I’m going to be grumpy for just a moment. https://www.allforgardening.com/1862081/im-going-to-be-grumpy-for-just-a-moment/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Just some of my native plant pics from today https://www.allforgardening.com/1861949/just-some-of-my-native-plant-pics-from-today/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Just some of my native plant pics from today https://www.allforgardening.com/1861949/just-some-of-my-native-plant-pics-from-today/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Picture This says this coneflower is healthy, but it’s 100% asters yellow, right?? https://www.allforgardening.com/1861844/picture-this-says-this-coneflower-is-healthy-but-its-100-asters-yellow-right/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Picture This says this coneflower is healthy, but it’s 100% asters yellow, right?? https://www.allforgardening.com/1861844/picture-this-says-this-coneflower-is-healthy-but-its-100-asters-yellow-right/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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So excited to see my first swallowtail today! https://www.allforgardening.com/1861726/so-excited-to-see-my-first-swallowtail-today/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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So excited to see my first swallowtail today! https://www.allforgardening.com/1861726/so-excited-to-see-my-first-swallowtail-today/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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New section of bike trail in my town planted native wildflower seeds along a three mile section of trail https://www.allforgardening.com/1860926/new-section-of-bike-trail-in-my-town-planted-native-wildflower-seeds-along-a-three-mile-section-of-trail/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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New section of bike trail in my town planted native wildflower seeds along a three mile section of trail https://www.allforgardening.com/1860926/new-section-of-bike-trail-in-my-town-planted-native-wildflower-seeds-along-a-three-mile-section-of-trail/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Mom and brother found these #nativeplants elderberries near RaceTrac on Beltline Road in Garland #texas
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Mom and brother found these #nativeplants elderberries near RaceTrac on Beltline Road in Garland #texas
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Five years of guerrilla prairie restoration on a highway right-of-way in Chicago https://www.allforgardening.com/1860675/five-years-of-guerrilla-prairie-restoration-on-a-highway-right-of-way-in-chicago/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Five years of guerrilla prairie restoration on a highway right-of-way in Chicago https://www.allforgardening.com/1860675/five-years-of-guerrilla-prairie-restoration-on-a-highway-right-of-way-in-chicago/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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🌱 The US has 40 million acres of lawn. It's our largest irrigated crop, and most of it is an ecological dead zone.
But you don't have to nuke your whole yard. Some alternatives:
Clover lawns: fix their own nitrogen (no fertilizer needed), need far less water, stay green in drought, and Dutch white clover alone supports 55 bee species.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/grass-lawn-alternatives-clover-moss-sedge-native-plantsBee / pollinator lawns: mix low-growing native flowers into turf. A Cornell demo plot now needs zero fertilizer, pesticides, or irrigation and supports 4x the insect diversity of conventional turf.
https://wildones.org/what-is-a-pollinator-lawn/Wildflower meadows: one study found converting lawns to meadows supported 35 bee species in just two years.
https://blog.nwf.org/2024/04/grow-beyond-no-mow-may-options-for-reducing-your-lawn/The key finding: you don't have to go all in. Converting even 10-20% of a yard makes a measurable difference. And "No Mow May" alone isn't enough, year-round reduced mowing is where the real benefit is.
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🌱 The US has 40 million acres of lawn. It's our largest irrigated crop, and most of it is an ecological dead zone.
But you don't have to nuke your whole yard. Some alternatives:
Clover lawns: fix their own nitrogen (no fertilizer needed), need far less water, stay green in drought, and Dutch white clover alone supports 55 bee species.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/grass-lawn-alternatives-clover-moss-sedge-native-plantsBee / pollinator lawns: mix low-growing native flowers into turf. A Cornell demo plot now needs zero fertilizer, pesticides, or irrigation and supports 4x the insect diversity of conventional turf.
https://wildones.org/what-is-a-pollinator-lawn/Wildflower meadows: one study found converting lawns to meadows supported 35 bee species in just two years.
https://blog.nwf.org/2024/04/grow-beyond-no-mow-may-options-for-reducing-your-lawn/The key finding: you don't have to go all in. Converting even 10-20% of a yard makes a measurable difference. And "No Mow May" alone isn't enough, year-round reduced mowing is where the real benefit is.
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Gardening with Oregon Native Plants West of the Cascades https://www.allforgardening.com/1859867/gardening-with-oregon-native-plants-west-of-the-cascades/ #flowers #garden #gardening #NativePlants #ShrubsAndTrees
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Gardening with Oregon Native Plants West of the Cascades https://www.allforgardening.com/1859867/gardening-with-oregon-native-plants-west-of-the-cascades/ #flowers #garden #gardening #NativePlants #ShrubsAndTrees
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Hundreds of green sweat bees on blooming virginia creeper https://www.allforgardening.com/1859835/hundreds-of-green-sweat-bees-on-blooming-virginia-creeper/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Hundreds of green sweat bees on blooming virginia creeper https://www.allforgardening.com/1859835/hundreds-of-green-sweat-bees-on-blooming-virginia-creeper/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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There was a plan. Then the Monarda had opinions. https://www.allforgardening.com/1859721/there-was-a-plan-then-the-monarda-had-opinions/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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There was a plan. Then the Monarda had opinions. https://www.allforgardening.com/1859721/there-was-a-plan-then-the-monarda-had-opinions/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Planted milkweed last year, and I think this is our first monarch caterpillar! https://www.allforgardening.com/1859473/planted-milkweed-last-year-and-i-think-this-is-our-first-monarch-caterpillar/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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Planted milkweed last year, and I think this is our first monarch caterpillar! https://www.allforgardening.com/1859473/planted-milkweed-last-year-and-i-think-this-is-our-first-monarch-caterpillar/ #NativePlantGardening #NativePlants #RainGardens
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The Asclepias mini biome, diversifying to Apocynum and Cynanchum.
🌱🌿 #nativeplants #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65 -
The Asclepias mini biome, diversifying to Apocynum and Cynanchum.
🌱🌿 #nativeplants #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65