“Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.”
~ Katharine Lee Bates
🌱 Wishing all the awesome #GardenersOfBlueSky a very lovely #RoseWednesday 🌹
#Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
~ Katharine Lee Bates
🌱 Wishing all the awesome #GardenersOfBlueSky a very lovely #RoseWednesday 🌹
#Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
October 14, 2026 at 3:13 PM
“Love planted a rose, and the world turned sweet.”
~ Katharine Lee Bates
🌱 Wishing all the awesome #GardenersOfBlueSky a very lovely #RoseWednesday 🌹
#Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
~ Katharine Lee Bates
🌱 Wishing all the awesome #GardenersOfBlueSky a very lovely #RoseWednesday 🌹
#Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
🌱🇳🇿 Which herb would you plant first for a simple tea garden? Chamomile, lemon balm, mint, or something else entirely?
#HerbalTea #GardenersOfBluesky
#HerbalTea #GardenersOfBluesky
October 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Which herb would you plant first for a simple tea garden? Chamomile, lemon balm, mint, or something else entirely?
#HerbalTea #GardenersOfBluesky
#HerbalTea #GardenersOfBluesky
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”
~ Stanley Horowitz
🌱 Sending joy to all the kind #GardenersOfBlueSky on this rainy #Stunday 💜
#FlowerReport ☀️ #Bloomscrolling
~ Stanley Horowitz
🌱 Sending joy to all the kind #GardenersOfBlueSky on this rainy #Stunday 💜
#FlowerReport ☀️ #Bloomscrolling
October 11, 2026 at 2:50 PM
“Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all.”
~ Stanley Horowitz
🌱 Sending joy to all the kind #GardenersOfBlueSky on this rainy #Stunday 💜
#FlowerReport ☀️ #Bloomscrolling
~ Stanley Horowitz
🌱 Sending joy to all the kind #GardenersOfBlueSky on this rainy #Stunday 💜
#FlowerReport ☀️ #Bloomscrolling
🌱🇳🇿 Evening primrose flowers open at dusk, and the petals can unfold within minutes, fast enough to watch it happen. Step outside around sunset and see for yourself.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Evening primrose flowers open at dusk, and the petals can unfold within minutes, fast enough to watch it happen. Step outside around sunset and see for yourself.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Honeybees visit roughly 50 to 100 flowers on a single foraging trip, which is why a patch of herbs in bloom can keep a whole hive busy.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Honeybees visit roughly 50 to 100 flowers on a single foraging trip, which is why a patch of herbs in bloom can keep a whole hive busy.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Leave your echinacea seed heads standing after the flowers fade. Goldfinches and other small birds feed on the seeds through autumn and winter, and the stems add structure to a bare garden.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Leave your echinacea seed heads standing after the flowers fade. Goldfinches and other small birds feed on the seeds through autumn and winter, and the stems add structure to a bare garden.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
Getting ready for Thanksgiving
#gardenersofbluesky
#gardenersofbluesky
October 9, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Getting ready for Thanksgiving
#gardenersofbluesky
#gardenersofbluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Lavender is in the mint family, alongside rosemary, sage and basil. Many plants in that family have aromatic oil glands, which is why crushing a leaf releases that sharp, familiar scent.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Lavender is in the mint family, alongside rosemary, sage and basil. Many plants in that family have aromatic oil glands, which is why crushing a leaf releases that sharp, familiar scent.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Do you save seeds from your own garden? Calendula is one of the easiest to start with, the dried seed heads practically hand them to you. Which plant's seeds have you saved, or which would you like to try?
#SeedSaving #GardenersOfBluesky
#SeedSaving #GardenersOfBluesky
October 11, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Do you save seeds from your own garden? Calendula is one of the easiest to start with, the dried seed heads practically hand them to you. Which plant's seeds have you saved, or which would you like to try?
#SeedSaving #GardenersOfBluesky
#SeedSaving #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 A single teaspoon of healthy soil can hold billions of microorganisms, as many as the people on Earth by some estimates. Most of what makes a garden thrive happens where we can't see it.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🌱🇳🇿 A single teaspoon of healthy soil can hold billions of microorganisms, as many as the people on Earth by some estimates. Most of what makes a garden thrive happens where we can't see it.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Cool weather doesn't have to mean waiting. Calendula and chamomile are both cool-tolerant and can be sown early in the season, so they're a good first choice when the soil hasn't fully warmed up yet.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
October 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Cool weather doesn't have to mean waiting. Calendula and chamomile are both cool-tolerant and can be sown early in the season, so they're a good first choice when the soil hasn't fully warmed up yet.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Question for the patient gardeners: what do you do while you wait for the soil to warm up? Start seeds indoors, plan the beds, or just stare out the window at the empty garden?
#GardenersOfBluesky
#GardenersOfBluesky
October 10, 2026 at 12:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Question for the patient gardeners: what do you do while you wait for the soil to warm up? Start seeds indoors, plan the beds, or just stare out the window at the empty garden?
#GardenersOfBluesky
#GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Season overlap trick: start warm-season seedlings in pots while the winter crops finish, then tuck them in between the kale and broccoli as space opens up. No gap, no wasted weeks. How do you handle the changeover?
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
October 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Season overlap trick: start warm-season seedlings in pots while the winter crops finish, then tuck them in between the kale and broccoli as space opens up. No gap, no wasted weeks. How do you handle the changeover?
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Early North American colonizers learned about echinacea's traditional use from Indigenous peoples, who used it more widely than any other plant on the continent for a range of purposes.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Early North American colonizers learned about echinacea's traditional use from Indigenous peoples, who used it more widely than any other plant on the continent for a range of purposes.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Honest question: do you tend to water your plants too much or too little? Overwatering is the more common mistake with houseplants, but plenty of us manage both 😅
#GardenersOfBluesky #GardeningTips
#GardenersOfBluesky #GardeningTips
October 12, 2026 at 4:03 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Honest question: do you tend to water your plants too much or too little? Overwatering is the more common mistake with houseplants, but plenty of us manage both 😅
#GardenersOfBluesky #GardeningTips
#GardenersOfBluesky #GardeningTips
🌱🇳🇿 Calendula flowers track the sun throughout the day, a behavior called heliotropism, the same trick sunflowers are famous for, just on a smaller, less dramatic scale.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 8, 2026 at 12:00 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Calendula flowers track the sun throughout the day, a behavior called heliotropism, the same trick sunflowers are famous for, just on a smaller, less dramatic scale.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
"The Amen of nature is always a flower."
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
🌱 Amen to that!
Wishing all the lovely #GardenersOfBlueSky a joyous #PurpleFriday 💜 #FlowersOnFriday 🐝 #FlowerReport 🪻 #Bloomscrolling 🌼 #FloralFriday 🌱
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
🌱 Amen to that!
Wishing all the lovely #GardenersOfBlueSky a joyous #PurpleFriday 💜 #FlowersOnFriday 🐝 #FlowerReport 🪻 #Bloomscrolling 🌼 #FloralFriday 🌱
October 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"The Amen of nature is always a flower."
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
🌱 Amen to that!
Wishing all the lovely #GardenersOfBlueSky a joyous #PurpleFriday 💜 #FlowersOnFriday 🐝 #FlowerReport 🪻 #Bloomscrolling 🌼 #FloralFriday 🌱
~ Oliver Wendell Holmes
🌱 Amen to that!
Wishing all the lovely #GardenersOfBlueSky a joyous #PurpleFriday 💜 #FlowersOnFriday 🐝 #FlowerReport 🪻 #Bloomscrolling 🌼 #FloralFriday 🌱
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!"
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joyful greetings #GardenersOfBlueSky 🌱
#RoseWednesday 🌹 #Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joyful greetings #GardenersOfBlueSky 🌱
#RoseWednesday 🌹 #Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
October 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew!"
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joyful greetings #GardenersOfBlueSky 🌱
#RoseWednesday 🌹 #Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joyful greetings #GardenersOfBlueSky 🌱
#RoseWednesday 🌹 #Bloomscrolling ☀️ #FlowerReport
🌱🇳🇿 Before moving indoor-started seedlings outside, harden them off: a few hours outdoors each day for 7-10 days, increasing gradually. It prevents the transplant shock that kills many young plants.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
October 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
🌱🇳🇿 Before moving indoor-started seedlings outside, harden them off: a few hours outdoors each day for 7-10 days, increasing gradually. It prevents the transplant shock that kills many young plants.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Chamomile belongs to the daisy family, and its name comes from the Greek "chamaimelon," meaning "earth apple," a nod to the faint apple-like scent of its crushed flowers.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Chamomile belongs to the daisy family, and its name comes from the Greek "chamaimelon," meaning "earth apple," a nod to the faint apple-like scent of its crushed flowers.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 California poppy was declared the state flower in 1903, partly because it was so widespread that entire hillsides would turn orange every spring, early settlers reportedly used the color to navigate by.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
🌱🇳🇿 California poppy was declared the state flower in 1903, partly because it was so widespread that entire hillsides would turn orange every spring, early settlers reportedly used the color to navigate by.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Gardener logic: "I don't need more plants" *buys 6 more seed packets 10 minutes later* We don't make the rules, we just break them.
#GardenersOfBluesky #PlantHumor
#GardenersOfBluesky #PlantHumor
October 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Gardener logic: "I don't need more plants" *buys 6 more seed packets 10 minutes later* We don't make the rules, we just break them.
#GardenersOfBluesky #PlantHumor
#GardenersOfBluesky #PlantHumor
My Word of the Day today is RORULENT. Read the definition at 👉 buff.ly/ujJE0vA
Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography #GardenersOfBluesky #BotanicalPhotography #FloralMacro #Dahlia
Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography #GardenersOfBluesky #BotanicalPhotography #FloralMacro #Dahlia
October 12, 2026 at 7:55 AM
My Word of the Day today is RORULENT. Read the definition at 👉 buff.ly/ujJE0vA
Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography #GardenersOfBluesky #BotanicalPhotography #FloralMacro #Dahlia
Share YOUR words to describe this picture in the comments!
#WordOfTheDay #PocketIreland #Photography #vocabulary #MacroPhotography #FlowerPhotography #GardenersOfBluesky #BotanicalPhotography #FloralMacro #Dahlia
🌱🇳🇿 Waiting for the weather to warm up? Go by soil temperature, not air temperature. Many seeds need soil around 10-15°C (50-60°F) to germinate reliably, and a cheap soil thermometer tells you when it's safe to plant out.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
October 9, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Waiting for the weather to warm up? Go by soil temperature, not air temperature. Many seeds need soil around 10-15°C (50-60°F) to germinate reliably, and a cheap soil thermometer tells you when it's safe to plant out.
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
#GardeningTips #GardenersOfBluesky
🌱🇳🇿 Calendula petals were once called "poor man's saffron" because cooks used them to add a similar golden color to dishes, at a fraction of real saffron's cost.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
October 6, 2026 at 8:00 AM
🌱🇳🇿 Calendula petals were once called "poor man's saffron" because cooks used them to add a similar golden color to dishes, at a fraction of real saffron's cost.
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky
#PlantFacts #GardenersOfBluesky