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NativePlantGardener

@bloomingal.bsky.social
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Native plant enthusiast and gardener. I enjoy learning and researching all about our native pollinators and plants.

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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 03/03/2025
🦉 🐨🦋 🦍 🦧 🐸 🐘 🦁 World Wildlife Day celebrates the incredible diversity of animals and plants on our planet. Let’s honor and protect the wildlife that makes our world unique. Together, we can ensure future generations experience the wonder of Earth’s biodiversity.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
FREE presentation from ndal.org with Larry Weaner, FAPLD. “Even on the smallest residential property, sharing garden decisions with nature changes everything. www.ndal.org/upcoming-eve... #ecology #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening
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At Home with Nature: Beauty, Ecology, and Experience — NDAL: New Directions in the American Landscape
Larry Weaner, FAPLD Even on the smallest residential property, sharing garden decisions with nature changes everything. In this eye opening presentation, Larry will illustrate how an ecology-based, ...
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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
‘8.5 hectares of native trees would be planted on Harford Moor, near Ivybridge, to help "reconnect existing woodlands".’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tree planting under way near Ivybridge to boost flood resilience
Dartmoor National Park says 8.5 hectares of native trees will be planted on Harford Moor.
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Elsa 🌻 @naturalbeautyandwonder @beautyandwonder.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Pink flowers & pollinators!🌱🩷🌸 #bloomscrolling #bugsky #nature #gardening #nativeplants
Bumblebee on wild beebalmWee bee on non-native cleome Wee bees on swamp milkweedBumbler about to enter the turtlehead blossom
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
“Latest News: Restoration Stories- A Practioner’s Journey of Tallgrass Prairie Restoration” A story about a 23 year old restored prairie Text and photos submitted by Christine Taliga. www.ser.org/news/605961/... #nativeplants #prairie #nativeplantgardening
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Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) advances restoration science, practice and policy to re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.
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Andrew Hipp @andrewlhipp.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
Advance copy of my new book just arrived... 3 yrs in the works, beautifully illustrated by www.instagram.com/art_bumble/. I'm thrilled to hold a copy. You can preorder from @uchicagopress.bsky.social press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Use code UCPNEW for a 30% discount; please share. Thanks!
cover of Oak Origins: From Acorns to Species and the Tree of Life, by Andrew L. Hipp, Illustrated by Rachel D. Davis. https://bsky.app/profile/uchicagopress.bsky.social2-pg spread, opening of chapter 6: Pharaoh's Dance: the Oak Genome. Acorns of Quercus ellipsoidalis on the left page.Illustration of Gall wasp, Discholcaspis quercusmamma, from chapter 7 of the book.The back cover of Oak Origins, with reviews from Douglas Tallamy, Steve Brusatte, David George Haskell, Robert Moor, Michael Steele, and Jeannine Cavender-Bares.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
‘A momentous day for nature’: EU approves first-of-its-kind law that could bring back biodiversity. By Angela Symons at euronews.com www.euronews.com/green/2024/0... #biodiversity #nativeplants
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Newly approved Nature Restoration Law a ‘vital boost’ to biodiversity
What is the EU's Nature Restoration Law? Inside the first-of-its-kind regulation.
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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
‘Despite global efforts to combat the climate crisis and wildlife loss, light pollution remains socially accepted’ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Dark side of bright nights taking toll on forgotten invertebrates
From bats to moths, species working the night shift are suffering as light pollution soars
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Upcoming FREE Wild Ones Webinar- The Advocacy Power of Public Native Gardens: Connecting People & Plants wildones.org/demonstratio... #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening
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The Advocacy Power of Public Native Gardens - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant commu...
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Planet-Saving Steps @planetsavingsteps.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Pollinators need our help, and planting pollinator-friendly flowers is a great way to create some habitat for them. Even a small space is helpful! See this helpful directory for native plants and seeds: xerces.org/pollinator-c... #nativeplants #pollinatorplants #waterwise #waterwisegardening
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Garden Myth Busters! Using Bleach to Disinfect Tools By By Rachel Vecchio and Libby Good at mgnv.org mgnv.org/garden-myth-... #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening
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Garden Myth Busters! Using Bleach to Disinfect Tools
THE MYTH: The best way to disinfect pruning tools is to use a bleach solution. A common and much-debated garden myth is that a chlorine bleach solution is the best way to disinfect pruning tools. S…
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Monarch Joint Venture @monarchjv.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
"When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world." – John Muir Together, we can make a world of difference. Learn more: monarchjointventure.org/get-involved
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
“Planting trees is not the sole solution to climate change. But done right, reforestation can help capture significant amounts of carbon.” By Susan Cook-Patton at nature.org www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...
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Reforestation Hub
The Reforestation Hub identifies up to 148 million acres of total opportunity for reforestation in the U.S., which could capture up to 535 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
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Monarch Joint Venture @monarchjv.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Join us on February 25 for The Butterfly (and Bumble Bee) Effect: Voluntary Conservation for At-Risk Species with Caroline Hernandez. Register for FREE at monarchjointventure.org/events/monar... #MonarchWebinars #MonarchConservation #PollinatorConservation #NatureEducation #WildlifeWebinars
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Benjamin Vogt @prairieup.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
#Lichens I explained to a neighbor that lichens were not killing his tree, but the bare twigs provided good light for photosynthesis. He's not alone in thinking the lichens are causing harm to trees, so read "Lichen: a three-way symbiotic organism." greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2020/11/lich...
A small branch on a forest floor is covered with an assortment of lichens.
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GreenWitch Tea @greenwitchtea.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
It takes nothing from any of us to be kind to another living being . . . 🐛 🕷 🐝 #greenwitchtea #greenwitch #insects #bees #savethebees #nature #peace #love #kindness #vegan #harmnone #animism
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Rewilding Magazine @rewildingmag.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
"We didn’t plan to specifically attract #bumblebees. Indeed, the abundance of #butterflies has tripled and the number of red-listed #bird species has gone from 11 to 17. But bumblebees are great indicators of ecosystem health." #rewilding #scotland www.rewildingmag.com/rewilding-de...
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How Rewilding Denmarkfield Has Brought Back the Bees
Rewilding Denmarkfield has been fairly hands-off with its work. The result: an abundance of bees and native plants finding their way to the land.
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
If you discover a hibernating bumblebee while digging in your garden or allotment this winter, try to avoid disturbing her, and loosely re-cover her so she can hit the snooze button until spring. More advice from @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social at www.bumblebeeconservation.org #SaveTheBees #nature 🐝
Hibernating bumblebee uncovered in soil
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City Mouse Garden @citymousegarden.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
#NativePlants are #prairie love. 🌱
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Michelle 🌬️💨❄️ @aquaice.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
An endangered Ethiopian wolf licking the nectar of a red hot poker (Kniphofia foliosa). Researchers found these predator wolves may be pollinators in Ethiopia's Bale Mountains. 🌱 botany.one/2025/02/from... #nature #animals
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From Predator to Pollinator: Unveiling the Floral Foraging Habits of Ethiopian Wolves
When Ethiopia’s top predator licks flowers for nectar, it may be helping to shape the future of its Afroalpine...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Information on rewilding your garden by mossy.earth.com www.mossy.earth/rewilding-kn... #rewilding #nativeplants #savethebees #pollinators #nativeplantgardening
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How to Rewild Your Garden
Follow these 11 straightforward ways to rewild your garden, balcony or window boxes and create a nature-friendly space full of life.
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Eek Oh @eekoh.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Free webinar on February 20! (Suggested donation is $5 for Wild Ones members; $10 for non-members.) from wildness.org wildones.org/understandin... #savethebees #pollinators #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening
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Bees Beyond Honey: Understanding Native and Managed Pollinators
Explore the diverse roles bees play in ecosystems, the challenges they face, and the balance between managed and wild pollinators.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Keystone plant guides! From homegrownnationalpark.org homegrownnationalpark.org/keystone-pla... #savethebees #nativeplants #homegrownnationalpark #nativeplantgardening 🌱
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Keystone Plant Guides - Homegrown National Park
SUPPORT MORE LIFE! Keystones are the most productive native plants to support the most productive species. Was this helpful? Yes No Submit Cancel Thanks for your feedback!
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
“Expanded pollinator patch in transmission line corridor thriving at Kellys Run Preserve”, by pplelectric.com. Let’s advocate for more of this! #pollinators #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening stories.pplelectric.com/2024/06/20/p...
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Powering Pollinators: PPL Electric Utilities keeps pollinators buzzing in Lancaster - People Powering Life
Bees buzzed from flower to flower while butterflies and moths gently floated from one plant to another on a recent sunny day within PPL Electric Utilities’ transmission line corridor that crosses Lanc...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Seeds that Poison “Advocating for the removal of bee-toxic pesticides and the transition to organic policies and practices” from beyondpestacides.org. #nativeplants #savethebees #pollinators #nativeplantgardening www.beyondpesticides.org/programs/bee...
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Seeds That Poison
Advocating for the removal of bee-toxic pesticides and the transition to organic policies and practices. The...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
A good resource from the Xerces Society for Ivertabrate Conservation. Pollinator Conservation Resource Center xerces.org/pollinator-r... #nativeplants #pollinators #nativeplantgardening #savethebees
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Pollinator Conservation Resource Center
Region-specific resources to aid in the planning, establishment, restoration, and maintenance of pollinator habitat.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
It’s nice to see stories like this. Article By Molly McCluskey at Audubon.org. www.audubon.org/news/why-swi...
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Why Switzerland Is Growing A Native Plant Oasis in the Heart of Washington
The Swiss ambassador, an avid birder and bird photographer, is on a mission to remake a former farm into a biodiversity haven.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
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Friends of the Urban Forest @sftrees.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
50+ volunteers came out to prep & plant sidewalk gardens in NoPa! With support from NOPNA (North of the Panhandle Neighborhood Association), we removed over 1,100 sq ft of concrete & replaced it with #nativeplants 🌺. We’re so grateful to NOPNA & to all the neighbors who made this project happen💚!
A collage of four photos of volunteers and staff prepping and planting sidewalk gardens in NoPa.
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High Plains Environmental Center @suburbitat.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Escobaria vivipara (formerly classed as Coryphantha vivipara). Also known as Spinystar or Beehive cactus. It has a hardy frost tolerance and can survive a wide range of habitats across Mexico, the U.S., and Canada, making it one of only 4 cacti species in the Canada! #nativeplants #botany
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Amy J Edwards @amyjedwards.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Make healthier landscaping decisions. Plant a Native Plant. Remove an Exotic Invasive Plant. Save the planet one backyard at a time. #nativeplants #invasivespecies #dougtallamy
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Green T Design @greentdesignab.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Ddi you know that there are over 20,000 bee species on Earth? Wild bees species live on every continent except Antarctica. In North America alone, about 4,000 native bee species occupy ecosystems from forests to deserts to grasslands.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Looking for inspiration? Article By Jeanette Marantos, latimes.com. #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
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They transformed a sad, junk-filled yard into a DIY native plant wonderland
It's taken a decade, but Raul Rojas and Thomas Zamora have turned a Highland Park yard of hard dirt and junked cars into a lush expanse of native plants, succulents and vegetables.
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
A bumblebee can only fly for about 40 mins between feeding. These amazing pollinating insects are being hit hard by widespread habitat loss. So each nectar-rich flower you plant in a windowbox or in your garden or community green spaces could be the pit stop that saves a bee 🐝 #SaveTheBees #nature
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Milkweed Tussock Moths on my swamp milkweed last summer.
Milkweed Tussock Moths on swamp milkweed.
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Elsa 🌻 @naturalbeautyandwonder @beautyandwonder.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Bloomscrolling is SO MUCH better than doomscrolling!! The Beebs is one of my favorites in the garden, although I think I say that about a lot of plants!🌱 #monardafistulosa, native beebalm, in the mint family always looks like it is glowing! You should definitely plant some! #nativeplants #bugsky
Hummingbird moth approaching a beebalm flower Bumbler on a beebalm blossomFritillary butterfly on beebalmBumblebee on beebalm
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CottageGardener Ⓥ @cottagegardener.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
You can also incorporate logs in your #garden design and grow native grasses and sedges to give them shelter … lawns do not give them the shelter they need. #NativePlants #gardening #wildlife #nature #wildflowers #flowers
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Monarch Joint Venture @monarchjv.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Ready to grow a habitat that makes a difference? Explore resources and guides to get started: monarchjointventure.org/resources/do... #PollinatorConservation #MonarchButterfly #HabitatForAll #PlantNative #ProtectPollinators #Diversity #ImportanceofDiversity
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Downloads and Links
The Monarch Joint Venture and our partners have developed many resources that you can use to educate yourself and others about monarchs, milkweed and…
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Benefit Nature, Wildlife, and Invertebrates xerces.org/blog/new-yea...
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New Year’s Resolutions That Will Benefit Nature, Wildlife, and Invertebrates
Start your year out right with a resolution that will make you feel inspired, empowered, and joyful! We’ve compiled a list of realistic and measurable new year’s resolution ideas that will benefit inv...
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Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
There’s also the work by Buglife… the B-lines project runs across the U.K. www.buglife.org.uk/our-work/b-l... 🐝🪰🪲
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B-Lines
The B-Lines are a series of ‘insect pathways’ running through our countryside and towns, along which we are restoring and creating a series of wildflower-rich habitat stepping stones.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Great overview of building a WILDLIFE POND that requires no pump. Photos follow its development over 8 years. By Theresa Berrie at ourtinyhomestead.com. #nativeplantgardening #wildlifeponds #pondsforwildlife www.ourtinyhomestead.com/wildlife-pon...
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Wildlife Pond
So far, building a pond has been my favorite and most rewarding garden project. It's one of the best things we've done to create habitat in our tiny yard, as water is the one essential habitat...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I ordered seeds to winter sow, but then my Wild Ones group had a seed sharing meeting! Oh, my gosh, SO many kinds of seeds! For free! How could I resist? #nativeplantgardening #wintersowing. #nativeplants
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds
Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Success story video of the transformation of an off use area of golf course into a pollinator refuge. By Chris Amendt, Native Monarchs Founder at native monarchs.org. youtu.be/up3V7LB5hP8?... or read the article nativemonarchs.org/success-stor.... #nativeplantgardening #monarchs #pollinators
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Native Monarchs
YouTube video by Native Monarchs
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
A nice, common sense guide by Ann at Go West Gardener, gowestgardener.com. #nativeplants #savethebees #butterflies #nativeplantgardening #pollinators gowestgardener.com/blog/attract...
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"How Do I Attract Bees and Butterflies to My Garden?" | Colorado & Utah
Here are 10 simple tips to create a pollinator garden that attracts bees and butterflies in Colorado, Utah and similar western states.
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Four goals our landscapes need to accomplish. Article from homegrownnationalpark.org by Doug Tallamy. #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening #nativelandscapes homegrownnationalpark.org/4-universal-...
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4 Universal Landscape Goals - By Doug Tallamy - Homegrown National Park
There are four ecological functions every landscape must perform if we are to achieve a sustainable relationship with the natural world that supports us (and continuing to insist on landscapes that do...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
What we can do to help pollinators and the environment. From wildones.org by Nikki Matthiscyk. #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening #pollinators wildones.org/pass-on-the-...
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Pass on the Pesticides and Boost Biodiversity at Home - Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
Wild Ones: Native Plants, Natural Landscapes promotes environmentally sound landscaping practices to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant commu...
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NativePlantGardener @bloomingal.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Audubon’s Hummingbirds at Home program results by Audubon author Dominic Arenas. # nativeplants #hummingbirds #nativegardening #gardeningforhummingbirds www.audubon.org/news/humming...
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Hummingbirds Are at Home When We Plant Native Plants
A new study on Audubon’s Hummingbirds at Home program shows the importance of community science and native plants.
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