It's Nature's Way

05/29/2023

FYI

04/22/2023

I don’t like horticulture that hurts so I don’t know much about roses but I took a look at this link and it seemed like pretty good information so I thought I’d pass it along😊

Multiply your favorite roses from cuttings! 💚😍 3 best methods here- https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/grow-roses-from-cuttings/

03/22/2023

This will be a fabulous talk!!!

02/20/2023

Judy Pfaff’s iconic exhibit, Smokkfiskur: a tale, is quickly coming to an end but we’ve got quite the treat! Join us this Tuesday for a talk and tour through the museum with Judy Pfaff herself.

This event is free to members, nonmembers can purchase tickets for $25: https://www.monaportsmouth.org/

Light refreshments will be provided. The evening starts @ 5:30pm 🌊🐚

The final day to experience Judy Pfaff’s exhibition is February 26th

For details please visit the FB event page: Artist Talk + Tour Judy Pfaff

05/12/2021

Participating in can have a significantly positive impact on bees, according to a 2020 study. This study measured floral and bee richness and abundance with impressive findings: yards participating in No Mow May had three-times higher bee species richness and five-times higher bee abundance than nearby parks that had been mowed.

Can you guess which flowering plant was found in 100% of the yards? The common dandelion, unsurprisingly!
Let it grow! 🌱 🌺 💐
The study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7518183/

05/08/2021

What makes this moment in the garden so exceptional? The fleeting beauty of flowers you probably didn’t plant.

02/07/2021

https://www.wbur.org/artery/2021/02/05/gardner-museum-horticulturalists-plants-courtyard?linkId=110813894&fbclid=IwAR16zFU-Vg2v0mz1HfjB6B2wX4dIImNHR24BGwiJcUPLfIVzpETUnJ_5xpI

The museum's head horticulturalist Erika Rumbley designed and installed a tropical-themed show with more than 300 flowering plants, orchids and trees.

02/07/2021

https://recyclesmartma.org/results-materials/

01/31/2021

PLANT OF THE WEEK :
Tacca chantrieri, Black Bat Flower

"The black bat flower, also called devil flower and cat’s whiskers, is an unusual tropical herb belonging to the Yam family of Southeast Asia. About 15 species are described, with this one native to Malaysia, where it grows as part of the tropical understory.

The flowers are held aloft on stout stems above the foliage and, though sometimes produced in any season, usually appear in greatest number in late summer, fall and early winter in North America. The flowers of black bat flower are backed by a pair of black, bat-wing shaped bracts that can be as much as six inches across.

Bat flowers are not common, though they are sometimes offered in nurseries in subtropical regions along with other specialty plants and from internet sources. They should be grown as a houseplant during the winter but spend most of their time out of doors in the summer. Avoid exposure to direct sunlight at all times, but during the winter, give them as much indirect light as possible."

Additional information: https://bit.ly/2Uumiuz
Image via wildaboutgardening.co.uk