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randireigns.bsky.social
#vernalpools #wildlifegardener #greenfrog #backyardhabitat #bringnaturehome
May 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
randireigns.bsky.social
#vernalpool #amphibians #greenfrog #backyardhabitat
#wildlifegardener
May 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
skamanianatives.bsky.social
Hello Bluesky! 👋 Here’s a little of what we’ve been up to this winter:

📸:
1: Sowing native seeds! 🌱
2-4: Attacking invasives! ⚔️ Removal of a large patch of Vinca and replanting with natives.

#pnwnativeplants #invasiveplantremoval #backyardhabitat #nativeseeds #biodiversity #plantnative
Several rows of plug trays for seed starting, filled with native seeds. A large patch of invasive Vinca in a forest. Dozens of potted native plants are placed and ready for planting on a site freshly cleared of invasive Vinca. The site freshly cleared of Vinca and planted with over 40 native plants.
January 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
goodneighboria.bsky.social
#FloralFriday #NativePlants #BlueflagIris #PollinatorFriendly #GoodNeighborGarden #WetlandWildflowers #EcoFriendlyGardening #BackyardHabitat #PlantNative #GardenGlowUp
July 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
backcountrydiaries.bsky.social
Here are a couple of our backyard visitors today: a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) and a black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus).

#birds #nature #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BackyardHabitat
A black-capped chickadee stands on a railing facing away and to the right of the camera. A dark-eyed junco sits on a railing, looking directly at the camera.
October 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM
sleepycatnatives.bsky.social
Natives can also make fantastic companions for your veggie garden! Check out our mass planting of Elegant Tarweed that both dresses up the garden's deer fence and draws in the pollinators!

#nativeplants #companionplanting #gardening #flowers #pnw #permiculture #backyardhabitat
This beautiful yellow wall is self sown from Elegant Tarweed I planted last year! It's an excellent pollinator plant, has a very yummy resinous pineapple-ish smell for us humans, and the deer don't like it! Elegant Tarweed helps draw in more pollinators for our Zucchini and green beans! These yellow flowers will roll up tight in the afternoon heat to conserve water, and will open again when the sun starts to set in the evening. It would be interesting to do a moth survey to see how many species visit this plant throughout the night! Elegant Tarweed flowers have so many interesting color variations, sometimes even on the same plant!
July 23, 2026 at 8:07 PM
sleepycatnatives.bsky.social
Bleeding Heart and Seaside Daisy seeds are back in stock! These are the fresh 2026 crop.
www.sleepycatnatives.com

#nativeplants #nativeseed #gardening #backyardhabitat #pnw
Summer is the ideal time to sow Bleeding Heart, as they require a three cycle warm - cold - warm moist stratification period to break dormancy. You might be able to skip this period with freshly harvested seeds! Seaside Daisies are such a lovely, long blooming, easy going ground cover for West Coast gardens!
July 9, 2026 at 6:01 PM
alisonbowden.bsky.social
The Chickadee's Guide to #Gardening http://nyti.ms/1D3SN7I via @nytimes #nativeplants #backyardhabitat
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nyti.ms
November 30, 2024 at 9:11 AM
daughterofhera.bsky.social
Time to get that #backyardhabitat certification and make some birds/pollinators happy.
April 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
daughterofhera.bsky.social
So excited to get this Western Hemlock planted. #backyardhabitat
April 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
trisharaicht.bsky.social
@cdundorf - sweet! #backyardhabitat
December 2, 2024 at 9:51 PM
malipdx.bsky.social
Omg. Finally got one tiny adorable flower on the western wahoo. Also, scarlet monkey flowers bloomed!
#pdxnativeplants #nativegardening #backyardhabitat
Close up of western wahoo plant with one small red flower Close up of single Scarlet monkey flower vine with two blooming flowers, in a bed of dried leaves.
June 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
malipdx.bsky.social
Please enjoy our busy lil mason bees
#masonbees
#nativegardening #pnwnativegardening
#backyardhabitat
April 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
malipdx.bsky.social
Put out the mason bee cocoons the other day. I was waiting until flowers were blooming and failed to consider the blooms on our big leaf maple. Should definitely add more early spring bloomers to the yard however. #pnwnativeplants #backyardhabitat
March 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
malipdx.bsky.social
PNW #backyardhabitat folks:
Are we putting out mason bee cocoons now?

Last year I discovered they were laying eggs in our vinyl window trim and got them a little house but lost of some of them.
#pnwnativegardening
#pnwnative
February 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
malipdx.bsky.social
When chatting up our amazing native plant landscaper, I must remember they’re here being paid by the hour 😆 #pnwnativegardening #backyardhabitat
#nativeplants
January 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM
suzannedaley.bsky.social
No matter how small a garden, to #butterflies 🦋 #bees 🐝 #birds 🐦 #lizards 🦎 #worms 🐛 and all manner of other critters ~ a garden is sancuary, safety, shelter, food, water, life 🌱 🌻 🌿

#greenwitch #health #healing #garden #flowers #nature #backyardhabitat #ecofriendly #bethechange
May 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
man316.bsky.social
#PNWNativeGardening/BackyardHabitat
Blooming now in my treebank Oak Prairie/Meadow in Sellwood in Portland: Western Buttercup, Shooting Star, and both colors of Wild Ginger.
March 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
katiesivinski.com
Looking around my yard for flying squirrel evidence. I know I have some. I don’t see a carrying notch but it’s a round hole to nibble the acorn and they ate pretty neatly. Any flying squirrel thoughts? #virginianativeplants #leavetheleaves #backyardhabitat
Acorn eaten with half remaining. Excavated in a round hole.
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
katiesivinski.com
Did some backyard relaxing and exploring today. Found this salamander resting in one of the kids toys under the fallen leaves. #leavetheleaves even if they cover your kids stuff. 😆 #backyardhabitat #nativeplants #virginianativeplants
Red backed salamander hiding in shallow bucket under some leaves. Yes, he can get out.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
katiesivinski.com
My hearts-a-busting is busting and it’s so cute. (Aka strawberry bush, yes I barely ever get deer.) #nativeplants #virginianativeplants #backyardhabitat #berries
Four red berries bursting out of the shell with the dainty leaves of strawberry bush. Light pink bumpy berry shells with red berries bursting out.
September 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
katiesivinski.com
I saw a monarch going into its chrysalis! It was wiggling a bit and the chrysalis looked so crazy, like a grub almost. I had to leave but when I came back, it looked normal and had hardened. #monarchs #backyardhabitat
Monarch wiggling into chrysalis with shed skin on left. Solidified chrysalis
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
katiesivinski.com
Monarch love. #bugsky #backyardhabitat #monarchs
Orange male monarch butterfly warming itself on tree branch.
September 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM