Laura / Garden Sanity
@gardensanity.bsky.social
I talk to my plants, cats and husband. 🌳🌺 Garden Sanity is my YouTube channel. 🍃🌾
📍Zone 7, southern New Jersey, USA
https://youtube.com/gardensanity
📍Zone 7, southern New Jersey, USA
https://youtube.com/gardensanity
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I’ve not been posting as my father died end of January after several illnesses. Grief is hard. Full stop. Was still grieving my sister’s passing. Never did Fall cleanup last year. Trying to find bits of beauty in the garden amongst so much yucky cleanup still to do. Grief is hard.
These photos are so peaceful to look at up close! Love those water droplets on the verbena stem too.
Walked past the bed I designed this morning, loving the raindrops from last night’s showers. #FlowersOnFriday
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
September 11, 2026 at 12:00 PM
These photos are so peaceful to look at up close! Love those water droplets on the verbena stem too.
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How do you ID the confusing array of small #blue #butterflies from the French Alps? The secret lies in their white fringe: L-R checkerboard for the Chalkhill, small black indents for the Common, a browner margin for the Damon and larger black veins for the Adonis. Easy!
August 26, 2026 at 8:13 AM
How do you ID the confusing array of small #blue #butterflies from the French Alps? The secret lies in their white fringe: L-R checkerboard for the Chalkhill, small black indents for the Common, a browner margin for the Damon and larger black veins for the Adonis. Easy!
“Nature reminds me continually how much there still is to be found in emptiness.” This is a beautiful read. #nature #birds 🌱 💚 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A moment that changed me: my husband died – and birds began behaving strangely towards me
I was living on my own for the first time in 35 years, walking every day. Nature reminded me how much there still is to be found in emptiness
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:32 PM
“Nature reminds me continually how much there still is to be found in emptiness.” This is a beautiful read. #nature #birds 🌱 💚 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Open each photo to marvel at the details of these bugs. Incredible photos Erin! 👏
Okay first of all, fantastic ambush bug day. This isn't even all of them.
🌱🌿 #nativeplants #bloomscrolling
🐞 #insects #invertebrates #bugsky
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
🌱🌿 #nativeplants #bloomscrolling
🐞 #insects #invertebrates #bugsky
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
August 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Open each photo to marvel at the details of these bugs. Incredible photos Erin! 👏
Although the successive extreme heat waves took a toll on me, they couldn’t touch these Raspberry Kismet Coneflowers. This is their 3rd year in my garden and only get watered by rain. Long blooming and 🐝 love them! So do I! 🌱 💚 #bloomscrolling
August 11, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Although the successive extreme heat waves took a toll on me, they couldn’t touch these Raspberry Kismet Coneflowers. This is their 3rd year in my garden and only get watered by rain. Long blooming and 🐝 love them! So do I! 🌱 💚 #bloomscrolling
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“A Balloon-Prospect from Above the Clouds”, from Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia (1786) — first image of a truly overhead aerial view (as actually experienced).
More in @LilyRFord's essay exploring how balloon flight transformed our ideas of landscape: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
More in @LilyRFord's essay exploring how balloon flight transformed our ideas of landscape: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
August 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“A Balloon-Prospect from Above the Clouds”, from Thomas Baldwin's Airopaidia (1786) — first image of a truly overhead aerial view (as actually experienced).
More in @LilyRFord's essay exploring how balloon flight transformed our ideas of landscape: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
More in @LilyRFord's essay exploring how balloon flight transformed our ideas of landscape: publicdomainreview.org/essay/f...
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A new find-the-tiny-silver-owl photo for you. It’s also worth zooming in for the silver cast I’ve made of a tiny feather, acorn, oak leaf & larch cone, a miniscule piece of coral, a pyritised ammonite & to see the design on the Victorian brooch I’m going to convert into a pendant…
August 3, 2026 at 7:46 AM
A new find-the-tiny-silver-owl photo for you. It’s also worth zooming in for the silver cast I’ve made of a tiny feather, acorn, oak leaf & larch cone, a miniscule piece of coral, a pyritised ammonite & to see the design on the Victorian brooch I’m going to convert into a pendant…
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Heatwaves putting hydrangeas at risk in south of England, RHS warns
Heatwaves putting hydrangeas at risk in south of England, RHS warns
Colourful British garden staple becomes most frequently reported plant for hot weather problems, charity reports
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Heatwaves putting hydrangeas at risk in south of England, RHS warns
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July 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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This unique, spiraled bud belongs to the Hooker's Inula which is known for its "bird nest" appearance before blooming into bright yellow daisies #BlueskyArtShow #Growing #PlantSky #BloomScrolling
July 18, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This unique, spiraled bud belongs to the Hooker's Inula which is known for its "bird nest" appearance before blooming into bright yellow daisies #BlueskyArtShow #Growing #PlantSky #BloomScrolling
Clematis goals! This is like a floral waterfall! 🌱 💜
They're just brilliant, loving them so much this year.
July 20, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Clematis goals! This is like a floral waterfall! 🌱 💜
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Heather Today, Scottish Borders, Scotland!💙🏴
July 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Heather Today, Scottish Borders, Scotland!💙🏴
Even a snail can have an upside down kind of day! 🌱 🐌
July 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Even a snail can have an upside down kind of day! 🌱 🐌
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“Five more minutes…”
Sleepy bee nestled in a dahlia duvet.
Sleepy bee nestled in a dahlia duvet.
June 30, 2026 at 9:03 PM
“Five more minutes…”
Sleepy bee nestled in a dahlia duvet.
Sleepy bee nestled in a dahlia duvet.
Sheep!!! Great thread of photos and must-read alt text. And sheep!
I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best sheep I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information.
I will put the vital story associated with each sheep in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.
I will put the vital story associated with each sheep in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.
June 29, 2026 at 8:26 AM
Sheep!!! Great thread of photos and must-read alt text. And sheep!
Coreopsis Golden Needles for #SundayYellow The bees love it, and so do I! #bloomscrolling #gardening 🌱
June 28, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Coreopsis Golden Needles for #SundayYellow The bees love it, and so do I! #bloomscrolling #gardening 🌱
This color combo is perfection!
June 23, 2026 at 12:35 PM
This color combo is perfection!
Forgot to add the 🌱 for the #gardeningfeed
I’ve not been posting as my father died end of January after several illnesses. Grief is hard. Full stop. Was still grieving my sister’s passing. Never did Fall cleanup last year. Trying to find bits of beauty in the garden amongst so much yucky cleanup still to do. Grief is hard.
June 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Forgot to add the 🌱 for the #gardeningfeed
I’ve not been posting as my father died end of January after several illnesses. Grief is hard. Full stop. Was still grieving my sister’s passing. Never did Fall cleanup last year. Trying to find bits of beauty in the garden amongst so much yucky cleanup still to do. Grief is hard.
June 23, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I’ve not been posting as my father died end of January after several illnesses. Grief is hard. Full stop. Was still grieving my sister’s passing. Never did Fall cleanup last year. Trying to find bits of beauty in the garden amongst so much yucky cleanup still to do. Grief is hard.
The medium pink petals (actually the bracts) of Scarlet Fire Dogwood, surrounded by its green leaves slightly droopy with hints of burgundy. 🩷 🌱 #gardeningfeed #treetuesday
June 23, 2026 at 11:40 AM
The medium pink petals (actually the bracts) of Scarlet Fire Dogwood, surrounded by its green leaves slightly droopy with hints of burgundy. 🩷 🌱 #gardeningfeed #treetuesday
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Idk if SciAm allows a certain number of free reads/month or not, but if yes, this may be worth using up a freebie: www.scientificamerican.com/article/got-...
Bitten by a tick? Don’t panic—do this
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
www.scientificamerican.com
June 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Idk if SciAm allows a certain number of free reads/month or not, but if yes, this may be worth using up a freebie: www.scientificamerican.com/article/got-...
These are lovely! Worth scrolling through and looking at each illustration!
For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful drawings because they should be seen 🧵
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
These are lovely! Worth scrolling through and looking at each illustration!
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Raindrops in lichen.
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
January 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Raindrops in lichen.
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
The magic of an Irish Atlantic rainforest 🌍
This is a must read! Thank you Kristie for this much better way to gently go into a new year. ❤️🩹
January 3, 2026 at 8:46 AM
This is a must read! Thank you Kristie for this much better way to gently go into a new year. ❤️🩹