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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🌿Hi Bluesky! This is my friend Misha🐕 She's a digger #GrowNativePlants

Yellow dog behind some yellow flowers with dark centers. The dog is on the sidewalk in front of a garden.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Hey @stephenking.bsky.social 🙂🐞🦋 What can we do to entice you to run for the office, Mr. Senator? #MaineSenate

Lobster traps on a deck with various boats and fish gear in a water alleyway in Maine.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

YES!!! Finally someone is talking about it!

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

🌿Highly Invasive Mustard Massive waves of vibrant yellow blanket hillsides & roads in California🌴 It looks pretty, but is choking out essential native plants When it pops up in your neighborhood - destroy it! You can eat it. It tastes like broccoli when it's young and tender🥦 #GrowNativePlants

Clusters of yellow blossoms filling out a green plant

Little yellow flowers reaching for the sun against a wooden fence.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🗽While we look up at the fireworks this 4th of July, remember our pollinators! 🐝✨ Loud booms can disorient sleeping bees, and the chemical smoke settles onto the summer flowers they eat Consider celebrating away from garden beds or opting for laser/drone shows to keep them safe!🦋 #GrowNativePlants

Close up of bright yellow sunflower with honey bee approaching and is covered in pollen

Monarch butterfly atop a pink flower with yellow center with a blurred background showing other flowers

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

🌿Salvia clevelandii It's a spectacular year for this beauty💖 Once established, it can survive entirely on local rainfall, sitting in full sun🌞 This one has grown to about 10' across, teaming with wildlife🦋🐝🐞🐦 #GrowNativePlants #ClevelandSage #SalviaClevelandii #PollinatorGarden

Purple blossoms and green foliage clustered under the sun

Giant purple blossoms growing on a shrub in front of a house

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

🌿Hello Bluesky! Finally getting blooms on the milkweed but don't see any caterpillars yet 🦋 But there is a beautiful Monarch flitting about, so...🤞 #GrowNativePlants #Milkweed #PollinatorGarden #MonarchButterfly

Milkweed with white and pink blooms in front of purple sage and golden yarrow and a strand of succulents

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🌿Hello Bluesky! No grass lawn here! 🎉 Every day I see more and more homeowners that have taken up their lawn for a better solution💦 Great news for local pollinators🐞🦋🐝

Blue house with plants and decomposed granite with paving stones in their front yard.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

the one in front looks like it's spying on the others🙂

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

🌿Matilija Poppy The plant gets its name from Chief Matilija of the Chumash tribe, and a popular local legend claims the white petals represent the transformation of a heartbroken maiden's tears #MatilijaPoppy #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden

White crepe-paper like flowers with bright yellow centers blooming all over a large green shrub

Two giant white crepe-paper like flowers with fluffy yellow centers in bloom around green foliage

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🌿Wildflowers are the untouched, nutrient-dense "whole foods" of the insect world🐝🦋🪲 And sooo beautiful✨ #Wildflowers #GrowNativePlants

Wildflowers along a fence bursting with color of their blooms

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

maybe it will get Elon out of California and stop torturing us with sonic booms and satellites

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I hate giving this a "like" because it sucks soooo bad!

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🌿Lupine - from the Latin word for wolf Long ago, people mistakenly believed these plants "wolfed down" and destroyed all the nutrients in the soil because they grew so well in poor dirt 🪻🦋🐞 In reality, they were doing the exact opposite - creating nutrients where there were none! #GrowNativePlants

Blue stalks of lupine growing in the sun with a blurred background
Image by Liana Mikah from Unsplash

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

💖This photo is beautiful! We ALL miss you and your family, and I can't wait to visit this magnificent building.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It will always hold a very special place in my heart... and playlist🎵 Thank you! You're awesome💖

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I live kind of close to SpaceX 🚀 Lately I've noticed that after a launch I see more dead bees & ones in distress on the sidewalk Not sure if it's because of the heavy metals raining down This little guy refused the poppy but found comfort on a bachelor button #ProtectPollinators #FuckElon

Honey bee on a finger, outside on the sidewalk

Honey bee on a finger in front of a California Poppy

Honey bee on a Bachelor Button flower among a cropping of wildflowers and greens.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🌿Good morning, Bluesky! I'm taking advantage of this beautiful, empty beach to clear my head and mood🏖️ These low-growing, tough little plants thrive right in the shifting sand Many are succulents or have hairy leaves to lock in moisture and reflect the harsh sun #BeachDay

Succulents and other plants growing at the beach on a gray day

Beach wood pointing to the beach waves. The day is gray and the wood is gnarled and broken with algea and seaweed on it

Dainty pink flowers growing from a succulent plant at the beach on a gray day

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

As we approach our 250 year anniversary, it seems like a great time to address our cruel past.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌼Matilija Poppy 💖 First bloom Because of its massive, crinkled white petals (blooming 8-9 inches across) which look exactly like delicate silk crepe paper - and its enormous, fluffy bright-yellow center, it is universally and affectionately nicknamed the "Fried Egg Plant"🍳 #GrowNativePlants

Crinkled white petals of the Matilija Poppy with a bright yellow fuzzy center blossoming in front of fence with more buds to come

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

🌿Unlike honeybees, living in massive, highly social hives, the vast majority of our native bees are solitary They don't make honey, and are very gentle and unlikely to sting🐝 They lay their eggs in tiny underground dens, hollowed-out twigs, or patches of coastal sage scrub #NativeBees #Pollinators

Bumblebee approaching a flower with blue petals and a blurred background with green foliage. The bee is yellow and black with a white rear-end
Image by Terence Vollev

Carpenter bee atop dry leaves
Image by Tom Sid

Photo by Boris Smokrovic
Honeybee approaching pollen filled flower, closeup, and blurred yellow background of its petals

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

🌿Hello, Bluesky! The pollinators are loving this blue sage! Today it's been teaming with butterflies, honeybees, bumblebees and carpenter bees🐝 #PollinatorGarden #Invertebrates

Skipper moth resting on a blue sage bud with lots of green foliage and blue flowers

Green foliage with blue flowers (blue sage) with a honeybee and butterfly

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Um.... We need @stephenking.bsky.social to take one for the team and run for US Senate to unseat Susan Collins. I know it's a BIG ask, but please consider it. You would be a shoe-in🌼🦋 #SaveDemocracy

Photo by teleterapia.fi
Child in front of wall dressed in a yellow raincoat and holding red balloons

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

🌿Golden Yarrow This hardy California native is a champion of the local environment🦋🐝🐞 It plays a vital role in supporting regional wildlife, acting as an exceptional nectar source for local pollinators and serving as a host plant for native butterflies and moths #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden

Golden Yarrow and Blue Sage growing in the sun, next to a white rock

Golden Yarrow growing in the sun with pine trees in the background

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🌿Hello, Bluesky! Calendulas are not native to Santa Barbara County but their wide, flat ray flowers act like a landing pad This makes nectar and pollen accessible to smaller, native solitary bees (like sweat bees and mining bees) that might struggle with deep, tubular flowers🐝 #PollinatorParadise

Bright orange/yellow flowers growing along a fence

Close-up of bright orange/yellow flowers growing

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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Why isn't the media giving #ICELawlessness the coverage it deserves? A sitting member of the US Senate (Senator Kim) got attacked yesterday with chemical weapons by this rogue administration and crickets! It's up to us to make sure people hear about these things. Please share this thread widely.

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🌿Hello, Bluesky! Out on a walk today - admiring the California Poppies & Marigolds growing 💖 The bumblebees are loving this patch!🐝 #Wildflowers #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorGarden #PollinatorHabitat

Orange California poppies with yellow and orange marigolds growing along a fence with a blue sky and white puffy clouds

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

🌿Hello, Bluesky! One more house that replaced its thirsty grass lawn, creating a pollinator habitat. Abundance for all my little friends 🐝🪲🐞🐛🦋🦗🕷️🐌🐦‍⬛ #GrowNativePlants #PollinatorParadise #PollinatorGarden

Red and purple flowers and native plants in front of a white house with a rock lined path leading to a wooden bench

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The Native Guild @thenativeguild.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🌿Hello Bluesky! It's never felt so important to go somewhere beautiful to recover from the news🐚 #BeachDay

Beach seaweed and bubbles on sand leading to ocean

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