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The missing plants that could transform cities for people and nature https://phys.org/news/2026-08-cities-people-nature.html
If you ask for photos of #SeedHeads for #WildflowerHour then you're clearly going to get lots of Wild Carrot. If there's a better seed head among the UK species list I've not seen it. #Bloomscrolling #botany #plants #flowers #wildflowers #photography
We have been happy with the flowering of our beans ,unfortunately they are being affected by hot sunshine that may reduce the harvests if we don't receive enough rainfall very soon.
However, this is not the end of everything as we have to fight against hunger in any possible ways .
#gardening #Flowers #Plants #grain #food #agriculture #sustainability #Climate #nature #NaturePhotography #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #climateemergency #Photography #solarpunksunday #environment #soil
Dutch “Tile Whipping” Contest Expands as Cities Race to Green Their Streets
https://gardeningnews.co.uk/dutch-tile-whipping-contest-expands-as-cities-race-to-green-their-streets/
#SolarPunkSunday #Nature #Plants #BioDiversity #TileWhipping #Netherlands #DePaving #Gardening
Some recent comics I've read.

I loved the visual elements of this dystopian comic by Daniel Freedman and Robert Sammelin. Lots of revenge driven action with bikes, guns and explosions. The story unfortunately lacks depth, and kind of ruins it a bit.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL36977544M/Kali

Cute book by Jiipu Uusitalo celebrating plants, and specifically growing your own edibles. Somewhat lacking in story otherwise though. But it's cute, and plants are great!
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486399M/It%C3%A4misen_ihme

Comic by Petteri Tikkanen features Kanerva, a child whose grandmother is dying. Unable to accept this, Kanerva, and their friend, aim to make the grandmother's remaining days memorable and worth living.
Dealing with a sad topic, I think this book does well in focusing on the joys of having someone precious around you while you still can.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486401M/Kanerva_ja_yks_juttu

Translation from Ukrainian, original title Коротка історія довгої війни, English translation A Brief History of a Long War, by authors Mariam Naiem, Julija Vus and Ivan Kypibida, tells the history of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine through hundreds and hundreds of years, while focusing on the current Russian invasion between lessons of history.
While I'm definitely of course on the Ukrainian side, I have a slight allergy to books that draw on a nationalistic narrative, being somewhat of a "there should be no borders at all" kind of person. It's obvious the history of Ukraine is a topic of persecution, injustice, cultural subjugation and pure genocide. But even defending against such crimes can easily go into the glorification of the nation or culture under attack.
All that said (because the above is largely unrelated to Ukraine or Russia), the book is very well narrated and drawn, and I fully recommend it, both from the view on history in the region, but also the suffering of the people in the region now.
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL62486402M/Pitk%C3%A4n_sodan_lyhyt_historia
#books #jasonreads #comics #dystopia #plants #family #war #ukraine #russia #nationalism
Sharon Cummings Art (Back Up) » 🌐
@SharonCummingsArt@mastodon.social
Monstera Medley 3: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/monstera-medley-3-green-tropical-plants-leaf-art-sharon-cummings.html
#monstera #tropical #beachy #beach #beaches #plant #plants #Florida #floridalife #botanical #art #artwork #SharonCummingsArt #buyintoart #green #blue #plantlovers #garden #gardening #gardener
Brassica oleracea convar. botrytis var. botrytis (cauliflower plant). https://images.wur.nl/digital/collection/coll13/id/1031/
RE: https://masto.nu/@greenyouthmovement/117169528103814059
We have spent this whole week without any donations to our land fundraiser yet we need to grow food to support vulnerable families and also training more young people.
Kindly consider donating any amount to our link this weekend or else boost for potential people who can support.
#food #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #gardening #garden #agriculture #sustainability #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #farming #USA #solarpunksunday #Plants #nature #NaturePhotography #Mastodon #linux #Fediverse
Thank you to everyone who has supported our land fundraiser. We’re now at 7%! We haven’t received any donations this week, yet so much remains. More families need food, and young people need training. Please give any amount or boost this post to reach more communities.
https://gofund.me/8da0ff4a0#gardening #sustainability #agriculture #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #climateemergency #nature #NaturePhotography #solarpunk #Mastodon #linux #Photography #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest #Fediverse #food
Some of my green shiso plants have started flowering. I'm saving their seeds to share.
#zisu #shiso #perilla #herbs #CulturalCrops #GrowHerbs #Bloomscrolling #botanical #plants #Summer #flowers #Mints #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming #SeedSavers #garden
Environment | The Guardian US » 🤖 🌐
@theguardian_us_environment@halo.nu
Trump rollback of US forest protections could accelerate extinction of 400 endangered species https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/28/endangered-species-extinction-trump-forest-protections #TrumpAdministration #Environment #Animals #Wildlife #Plants #UsNews #UsPolitics
Signs of autumn in the garden already though bits of summer are still hanging on.
The roses and canna have had their best year while perovskia (I still can’t think of it as salvia) is a real star.
Just relieved we’ve finally had rain.
‘Sad moments ahead’: Kew Gardens to fell rare trees in race to save Victorian greenhouse https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/27/kew-gardens-london-palm-house-renovation-project #KewGardens #TreesAndForests #Plants #Environment #Science #London #Rewilding #UkNews
I'm sad but this magneta dahlia's natural
beauty helped me to smile, today 💗
#dahlia #Summer #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming
Evening walk after a brief, but most welcome, rain shower. I stopped by the gardens at the nearby research greenhouse to see what’s growing. 🌺🌵☔️
Lawn Alternatives
"ground cover options that not only reduce maintenance but also enhance your garden’s beauty and ecological value."
https://wildlybountifulgarden.co.uk/wildlife-garden/what-to-use-instead-of-grass/
#SolarPunkSunday #Gardening #Planting #DoughtTolerantPlants #Gardens #Lawns #Drought #Plants #Ecology #AlternativeLawn
Woodland Trust
Designing your garden to better survive a heatwave
https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2026/08/designing-gardens-to-survive-heatwaves/
#SolarPunkSunday #GardenDesign #Gardening #Planting #DoughtTolerantPlants #Gardens #HeatWave #Drought #Plants #WoodlandTrust #Design
Happy Sunday #Mastodon .
I believe each of you is enjoying the day,as we look forward to make more impact in our daily lives.
On my side, community empowerment through sustainable food production and environmental conservation comes before everything else.
What about you?
#environment #sunday #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #gardening #agriculture #ClimateDiary #climateemergency #food #Photography #linux #Fediverse #solarpunksunday #Plants #nature #NaturePhotography #farming #nutrition
Thai basil, Chinese cabbage thriving in #Orkney
Everything from #chilis to #cucumbers is being grown at UHI Orkney, as part of an innovative experiment in vertical #farming
Dr Creissen reckons #plants have grown between two & three times as fast as they would in a normal #polytunnel
You can grow pretty much anything in this system if you have the space
https://orcadian.co.uk/thai-basil-and-chinese-cabbage-thriving-in-orkney/
#food #gardening #growing #hydroponics #VerticalFarming #Scotland #islands
A pretty #sunflower ❤️
May it help to uplift part of your day 🙌
#Summer #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming
Harvested a bunch of older Thai lemon mint & Vietnamese coriander from our repurposed bathtub planter. Allowing new growths to come up & fill the bathtub planter again.
I never grow these in ground - only in controlled containers.
#iGrowFood #FoodSecurity #FoodEquity #FoodSystems #GrowHerbs #AnarchoSocialist #GrowVegetables #GrowItEatIt #AntiCapitalist #BeTheChange #SeedsOfTheRevolution #GardeningIsRevolutionary #ResistanceGardeners #GrowFromSeed #DisabledGardeners #FoodGardening #Plants #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PNW #Zone8 #YYJ #Cascadia #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #HomegrownGoodness #HomegrownFood #ContainerGardening #GrowOnGirl #harvest #CulturalCrops #AsianMastodon #ZeroWaste #SolarPunk
What is this plant?
PlantNet is thinking it’s Frost Aster or Tarragon mostly… which is it? Something else? (In WI, USA)
It's mid-Aug and still no buds or flowers on it? I would've shared it / tried to determine months ago but this plant has been weird and still looks nearly the same..
One of my favourite wild roses is Rosa glauca which has wonderful blue-green leaves, pink flowers in spring and bright red hips in late summer and autumn. It is very easy-going, drought resistant and just needs sunshine and well-drained soil. #plants #roses #climatechange
As much as I don't like Miracle-Gro (for reasons? Better, less mass manufactured options out there?), we did pick up some of their water soluble fertilizer today because it was on such deep discount on the clearance rack. The boxes had gotten wet, but the product inside was fine. Hopefully this will give our garden the mid-late season boost it needs to keep trucking til the end of the growing season. #gardening #plants
I was struggling to pinpoint an odd smell inside my home. I didn’t realize that one of my dracaena plants was blooming. It’s very pretty, but also slightly smelly (and sticky). 🪴
i made a few major decisions to one of my Portulacaria afra trees. i think of this tree as secondary, because it's not quite as nice as my other P. afra.
the tree was getting too tall, so i took off the apex, and i think this improved things. i also trimmed some moderately large branch sections.
eventually i plan on removing the lowest two branches, as right now i think the silhouette is a bit too much like a Christmas tree. but for now they're doing the job of thickening the lower trunk.
my 'Kiwi' Aeonium is looking nice right now; the full outdoor sun is bringing out the yellows and pinks in the leaves. a few days ago i adjusted its position in the pot, as it was starting to lean. i also raised it up a bit, which is why the base of the root flare is darker than the rest of the trunk. i hope it will eventually bleach to a similar colour as the trunk.
looking at the picture, i think i will trim some of those larger leaves before our club show this fall. i left them on because they were insurance against dieback, when the new rosettes were still forming.
(this tree probably doesn't count as a real bonsai, but i think it is at least an interesting enough plant that it can serve as an accent.)
(edit- mystery solved! It's the radicle). This is a water germination for a 2025 Venus Flytrap seed harvest and most everything looks correct as best I can tell for the seeds in the first picture (seed sprout and what appears to be mycorrhizal fungus filaments) but the second picture shows something I can't identify (the pink thing with fuzzy legs). Seed size is about 1cm. These are the best pics I could get from my setup. Does anyone recognize this?
hello! i'm back to mastodon on a new instance after an extended social media break. looking forward to a fresh start.
i like #flowers #plants #animals #writing #reading #art #music #repair and a bunch of other stuff.
i'm hoping to keep my experience on the lighter side this time around, so i'll be following more selectively than before. i will be checking news, politics, etc., here, but probably not wanting it on my feed.
see you around #bloomscrolling and #caturday!
This is pretty cool...!
Scientists Think One of Earth’s Simplest Organisms May Work like a Giant Brain
One of Earth’s oldest plants appears to pass electrical messages through its dense green mats.
By Darren Orf, Aug 10, 2026 2:00 PM EDT
"Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:
- While #moss form vital substrates that allow more complex plant and animal life to move into new ecological niches, the plants themselves are often seen as simple lifeforms.
- A new study complicates this picture with evidence of electrophysical communication in mats of #Brachythecium rutabulum, a rough-stalked feather moss found throughout Great Britain.
- Although future studies will be needed, this research shows that one of the oldest types of plant life on Earth may have a secret means of communication."
Read more:
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a73369704/moss-neural-net/
#Mosstodon #Nature #Plants #FeatherMoss #PlantCommunication #MossNeuralNet #MossNetwork #LichenSubscribe
Do you want to see pictures of bees? Of course you do! I've got another picture post on my blog, with some of the flying friends who have been visiting me lately.www.thefrugalgamer.net/blog/2026/08/10/bee-parties-and-greenery#bees #carpenterbees #nature #gardening #blog #blogging #summer #texas #texasnature #insects #plants #naturephotography #photography
Every fellow gardener & farmer I know - grows a lot of #marigolds 👩🌾🧡😃
#Summer #perennials #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #flowers #botanical #plants #garden #Bloomscrolling #florespondence #PollinatorGardens #FlowersIdentification #WhatsInMyGarden #WhatsBlooming
In our world currently affected by several social problems like hunger and environmental degradation and others ,we should train and teach them to be problem solvers such that they can be winners of the next generation.
#garden #gardening #sustainability #agriculture #food #Photography #linux #Fediverse #Mastodon #environment #Climate #ClimateChange #worldnews #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #ClimateJustice #climateemergency #nature #NaturePhotography #Plants #solarpunksunday #economics #ecology