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DoomsdaysCW @[email protected] · 2026-07-17 · 23:02 UTC

So, many years ago, my colleagues at the #WildernessSchool had permission to pick blueberries at the #BlueberryBarrens at #CrystalSpringFarms, and also foraged in the surrounding areas. It's a lovely place and I'm so glad that it's being preserved -- despite all the development in #Maine!

Summer Four Season Walk at Crystal Spring Farm

Tuesday, July 21, 2026
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Crystal Spring Farm
277 Pleasant Hill Road
#BrunswickME, 04011 United States

Pre-registration required. Suggested donation $5-$20.

"Come walk the trails at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick as we get to know #NativePlants in summer.

Four season walks are a popular series and a staff favorite: each year, we pick a new location, and then take the same walk, once per season. We will all engage in observing and asking questions of our surroundings, and identify the varied plants, shrubs, trees, ferns, and wildlife along the trail. Each season brings something new and spectacular to look at. The goal of these walks is to foster relationships with place through relationships with plants, and encourage further #stewardship of our community spaces. Crystal Spring is home to a lovely blueberry barren #ecosystem that we look forward to visiting together. Thank you to #BrunswickTopshamLandTrust for hosting us!"

FMI and to register:
https://wildseedproject.net/events/summer-four-season-walk-at-crystal-spring-farm

#SolarPunkSunday #MaineEvents #MidcoastMaine #SpendTimeInNature #LandTrust #PreservedLand #ObserveNature #PlantIdentification #NativePlants

#wildernessschool #blueberrybarrens #crystalspringfarms #maine #brunswickme #nativeplants

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-17 · 23:38 UTC

Stormy Weather is a beautiful #ClimberRose with large dark purple blooms & centers with golden-yellow stamens. As she ages, her colour fades to a gentle lavender. These cupped to flat blooms are produced in clusters & emit a spicy #fragrance. Stormy Weather will show more purple-blue tones in cooler weather.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #roses #FragrantFlowers #HeirloomRose #flowers #Saanich #Scented #GardeningMastodon #gardens #Floral #botanical #purple #InBloom #nature #BCblooms #YYJ #VictoriaBC #VancouverBC #VanIsle #Cascadia #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #PNW #photography #FlowerPhotos #RoseIdentification #FlowersIdentification #PlantIdentification #botanical #HeirloomPlants

#climberrose #fragrance #bloomscrolling #florespondence #roses #fragrantflowers

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-15 · 15:08 UTC

#IndianGhostPipe - #MonotropaUniflora

Herbaceous, #perennial flowering plant.

It can't generate its own chlorophyll & is #parasitic - specifically #mycoheterotroph. Its #symbiotic #fungi hosts are in the #Russulaceae family.

Through the fungal web of #mycorrhizae, #GhostPipe roots sap food from where the host fungi are connected to the #photosynthetic #trees. Clustered node roots of this plant are covered in hairs called #cystidium. The #cystidia found on these roots allow easy attachment to #FungiHyphae. As it's not dependent on sunlight to grow, it can grow in very dark environments, like understories of forests.

#Indigenous #Cherokee peoples feature the "pipe plant" in some of their #CreationStories. The legend states that the plant was named "Indian pipe" due to a group of chiefs quarreling without resolution, while passing a pipe around during the dispute; the Great Spirit then turned the chiefs into the plant, as they should have smoked the sacred pipe after making peace with each other. The plant is said to grow wherever friends have quarreled.

Native to #PacificNorthwest & a few other areas too.

#NotAFungi #PlantIdentification #PlantLovers #ParasiticPlants #InterestingPlants #Wsanec #Saanich #PNW #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #cascadia #LearnAboutPlants #Bloomscrolling #StrangeFlowers #ForestPlants #YYJ #Nature #WildPlants #NativePlants

#indianghostpipe #monotropauniflora #perennial #parasitic #mycoheterotroph #symbiotic

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-14 · 22:55 UTC

#Echinacea aka #Coneflower
#Lavender
#HummingbirdSage & #Catnip #mint.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #PollinatorGarden #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #herbal #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #CommunityStewardship #medicinal #CommunityPark #bloomscrolling #florespondence #FlowersIdentification #flowers

#echinacea #coneflower #lavender #hummingbirdsage #catnip #mint

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-14 · 22:27 UTC

Rex Welland was a longtime local resident who loved collecting lots of #HeritageApple species. He spent a lifetime, collecting cuttings & grafting to grow in his large backyard. He donated this land, which was his backyard, as part of #LandConservancy agreement with the Town of View Royal to keep it as a heritage orchard for the community to steward & share.

There's 125 heritage #apple species growing there.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #Edible #Food #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #FruitTrees #orchard #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #AppleTrees #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark #YYJHistory

#heritageapple #landconservancy #apple #wellandcommunityorchard #communityspaces #yyjgreenspaces

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-07-14 · 22:18 UTC

#ConcordGrapes growing on trellis structure.
Baby #WineGrapes
#Hazelnut growing.
Unripe #fig.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #CommunitySpaces #YYJgreenspaces #Wsanec #YYJparks #VictoriaBC #CommunityOrchard #VancouverIsland #LegacyPark #YYJ #EdiblePlants #FoodPlants #GardeningMastodon #PlantIdentification #CommunityGarden #PlantLovers #botanical #grapes #FoodSecurity #ViewRoyal #LifecyclesProject #fruits #nuts #CommunityStewarship #GrowingFood #GrowingFruits #CommunityPark

#concordgrapes #winegrapes #hazelnut #fig #wellandcommunityorchard #communityspaces

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-06-23 · 18:47 UTC

Field #bindweed flowers by the seaside.
From far away, I thought they were small field daisies but on closer look, it's bindweed.

#bloomscrolling #florespondence #Tsouke #VancouverIsland #PacificNorthwest #VictoriaBC #VanIsle #Flowers #Plants #PlantIdentification #nature #PNW #botanical #FlowersIdentification #floral #Sooke #photography #NaturePhotos #SilentSunday

#bindweed #bloomscrolling #florespondence #tsouke #vancouverisland #pacificnorthwest

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-06-15 · 22:50 UTC

2 more of my #propagated #ficus #ginseng #plants on balcony deck. I have 4 now. I'm propagating more from cuttings 🙂

#Wsanec #PlantIdentification #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #nature #Horticulture #PNW #botanical #Saanich #BCgardeners #PlantLovers #GardeningMastodon #PlantPropagation #FrugalGardening #decoupage #PottedPlants

#propagated #ficus #ginseng #plants #wsanec #plantidentification

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-06-15 · 21:47 UTC

2 more pretty pink & purple #borage #flowers bloomed today 🤗 They've been visited by several bees already.

One of the #RedRose plants I rescued/dug up from construction demolition site, 5 years ago, produces a lot of #roses. They smell fabulous too!

#Wsanec #WhatsInMyGarden #PlantIdentification #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #BritishColumbia #nature #garden #Horticulture #PNW #botanical #Saanich #BCgardeners #PlantLovers #GardeningMastodon #bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGarden #YouGrowGirl #BCblooms

#borage #flowers #redrose #roses #wsanec #whatsinmygarden

Ms. Que Banh @[email protected] · 2024-06-15 · 21:35 UTC

My burgundy lace-cap #hydrangeas are now sporting flower bud heads 😁 I love the #foliage on them. Their flowers are gorgeous too. I propagated all of mine from 3 cuttings, just over 4 years ago.