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  1. New growth could be appearing in the next few weeks, depending on coming weather ( a few warm days coming, then more rain and snow...lol) but meantime last year's growth is still delivering in the Xeric/Native Beds (includes some near natives and exotics that fit the habitats) including a cute (very ephemeral) melt pool and a patch of #MarginalGarden #garden
    #Alberta #RockGarden #PollinatorGarden #spring #winter #sprinter #photography

  2. New growth could be appearing in the next few weeks, depending on coming weather ( a few warm days coming, then more rain and snow...lol) but meantime last year's growth is still delivering in the Xeric/Native Beds (includes some near natives and exotics that fit the habitats) including a cute (very ephemeral) melt pool and a patch of #MarginalGarden #garden
    #Alberta #RockGarden #PollinatorGarden #spring #winter #sprinter #photography

  3. A bright glasshouse at RHS Garden Harlow Carr in Harrogate hosts an impressive rock garden filled with succulent plants and alpine species, creating a haven for nature photography. Sunlight streams through the slanted windows, illuminating the carefully arranged stones and desert-style plantings. Visitors stroll along the smooth pathways, pausing to admire the intricate #BotanicalGarden displays that thrive in this sheltered environment. Blending the charm of a #RockGarden with the diversity of #SucculentPlants, it offers a tranquil escape amidst the natural beauty of North Yorkshire.

    Taken May 2025

    #ShotOniPhone #UKCountryPic #Photography #MastoGPT #Glasshouse #BotanicalGarden #SucculentPlants #RockGarden #NaturePhotography #RHSGardenHarlowCarr #CragLane #Beckwithshaw #Harrogate #UnitedKingdom

  4. Stage 2 of my little rock garden is complete. We had enough of the right sized aggregate and some pea gravel on hand to mulch the slope and most of the scree.
    Micro weeding before spreading the aggregate was the hardest part. I left some local volunteers, including the ridiculously tall fleabane, just because I like them. They'll eventually be replaced by chosen imports.

    #rockgardens #RockGarden #gardening #xeriscaping

  5. It seems like the #TimeOfFlowers #season has barely begun and I'm already hopelessly behind on sharing photos! Things move fast at this time of year, new things opening every day or so, previous waves of flowering wrapping up.. These are from 10 days ago, some finished or on the way out.. White Draba dedeana Yellow Draba aizoides and D. bruniifolia ssp olympica. Tulipa urumiensis (or something..) #garden #RockGarden #spring #NaturalGardening #Alberta #Canada #z3

  6. CW: cute bees on flowers

    In the #Latvian #pagan tradition, we are now in the #TimeOfFlowers #season and more are popping up in the #garden every day (wild also, but more slowly). The #bees are ready and on the job. Here are some neighbour's #honeybee and tiny #WildBees enjoying the small #flowers of a #Tulip in the #RockGarden. #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #insects #Alberta #Canada

  7. It's garden planning time in our neck of the woods and I'm working on a planting list for the small rock garden I built last summer. Any suggestions or discussion of suitable plants would be welcome.

    So far I have 2 small sedums to move in from a temporary location and an abundance of wild strawberry and creeping thyme all over the place.

    The garden is south facing on a slope in full sun, North American climate Zone 4a, min winter temp -30C to -35C. There's a paved path on the south and west sides and a wall of the house on the east. This makes it fairly warm, and thus dry, in spite of the 80 to 100 cm of precipitation (much of that snow) it gets every year.

    #gardening #mastogardening #RockGarden #rockgardenplants #perennialgardens #xeriscaping

  8. CW: beetle on flower

    #WildflowerWednesday #WildflowerHour + #invert #InsectThursday
    A bit of a cheat on the first 2 # : this is a native but not local Erigeron that I haven't settled on an id for; from seed collected in the foothills, it's in a semi-xeric berm/ #RockGarden.
    The star of these shots, though, is of course the Trichodes ornatus Ornate Checkered #Beetle one of the prettiest local beetles I've had the pleasure to see- a few times in recent summers. #insects #nature #Alberta #gardening

  9. A short #video- collecting some wild #Arnica #seed, and scattering it, along with some #RockGarden plant seed, in a #MarginalGarden area on the acreage.
    #garden #Alberta #CountryLiving #NativePlants #nature
    This is a YouTube link, #Spectra #Peertube link to follow (slightly smaller file, plus it seems Spectra is now auto-generating transcriptions of the speech in videos, I haven't checked to see how it is!)
    youtube.com/shorts/AFEglK-yJ2Y

  10. Snow break! Random photo from #September - still Thurs here, so works for #ThrowbackThursday also #FlowersOnFriday #InsectFriday and #FlyDay for tomorrow! This is Papaver alpinum / Alpine Poppy in the #RockGarden with a cool #Fly #garden #Alberta

  11. Nevermind that it's Tuesday or that the photos are a couple of weeks old... this is when I got the collage finished...lol #SixOnSaturday Much of our October snow melted, though not all, and we have a fresh coating since these photos. #garden #RockGarden #mosstodon #fungi #Alberta #November #alpines #cactus #CrossQuarterDay #animist

  12. #FlowersOnFriday Given the forecast for next week, this *could* be the last time for this year I'll be posting things still flowering outdoors!
    Plenty of unposted #flower pics to get through winter, besides the season's own beauty!
    #florespondence #BloomScrolling #October #WinterIsComing #Alberta #gardening #Rockgarden with bonus #weed and an interesting tiny #fly -#FlyDay #InsectFriday details in replies

  13. This is #SevenOnSunday from a week ago, but I was so late with it, I just left it for this week- then still didn't have oomph to post it after my gross weekend of work...lol
    This set is a reminder that I #RockGarden not only for #plants but for the #rocks !(more details in replies- also a couple of photo bombs #insects with cropped photos).
    #geology #Alberta #gardening #NativePlants #august
    @plants @nature

  14. A favorite spot in our garden. My partner Lupe’s rock garden, with a cement bench next to the opening into our Lilac hedge. A very special place. Easy to imagine a hobbit or cute furry emerging from the lilacs to rest on the bench. That’s Thyme growing in between the pavers. #garden #gardening #GardenersOfMastodon #rockgarden #Oregon #RogueValley #SouthernOregon

  15. CW: insects tiny bee and flower fly on flower

    As cute as a... #bee! A tiny native bee on a Sempervivum #flower and in one shot, a #photobomb by an even tinier #FlowerFly !
    #insect #pollinator #WildBees #gardening #NaturalGarden #RockGarden #DroneFly #Alberta #Canada #BorealForest

  16. CW: insect beetle on flower

    Random #BugPost this little beauty (just don't ask about its life cycle) Trichodes ornatus / Ornate Checkered Beetle was on #Potentilla nitida (a Cinquefoil from the Dolomites) in the #RockGarden in front of the house. #Flower is about an inch/2.5cm across #insects #entomology #gardening #Alberta #BorealForest

  17. #FlowersOnFriday #Throwback to #June mix of #NativePlants + exotics in the #RockGarden + #wildflowers + #pollinators
    @plants @nature
    top L native (from the mountains) Erigeron compositus w Erysimum sp; R Arnica angustifolia (from the foothills);
    Centre Pink Dandelion/Taraxacum pseudoroseum (+ some weeds!) w local native Mertensia paniculata, which has found its own way into garden beds;
    bottom L wild Caltha palustris w #FlowerFly R #dandelion w #bumblebee #biodiversity #florespondence

  18. @plants @nature late #ThrowbackThursday meets #FlowersOnFriday this is from #May, a mix of #wildflowers and #garden with a bonus #FlowerFly #Syrphid (?) #florespondence #Alberta #pollinators
    top L Glechoma hederacea in garden;R wild native Viola nephrophylla; centre wild Caltha palustris (Mollyblobs 😆 ); bottom Rhodiola rosea in the garden, with a jewel like fly. I've been surprised by how big and showy these became after just a couple of years of being tiny seedlings! #RockGarden

  19. CW: long post photo collage winter scenes

    pics in the collage- top- on the road, near home, a rare these days shopping trip to town--not the one where I work, the opposite direction to #SylvanLake Alberta-- still just basics, mostly, but a different set of stores- a few minor practical gifts for the two of us here!
    centre L- #NativePlants in the #RockGarden; cntre- #Solstice decorations; R- in the bush on the #farm
    bottom L-sunset view from the bush; right #commute to work in #RockyMountainHouse

  20. CW: long post plant stuff

    So far in my life, #spring has always come, after winter, and even #summer after that, so I believe it will happen again, even if it doesn't seem possible on mornings like this- below -30C
    @plants @nature #gardening #FlowersOnFriday #Throwback #RockGarden #NaturalGardening
    photos in collage #NativePlants + #alpines in the #garden- top L-R native Dodecatheon pulchellum (Primula); Castilleja sp from B.C.; Dianthus sp; cont-