#horticulture

#Lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell'. Russell lupin.
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

On a white BG a single flower spike and two leaves. The individual flowers are pale greenish yellow and are opening in succesion from the base up - all the way open, through barely a bud.

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · 1d

thegardendude @thegardendude@regenerate.social

#Iris tall bearded 'Buckskin Babe' (Chuck Chapman, 2007)
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

A single iris flower plugged into a glass armature on a white BG. Base colour of whole flower is golden/tan. The falls are ornamented near the shoulder with pathes of gold and lines of a darker shade of the BG colour. Beard vermillion and saffron.

**thegardendude** @thegardendude@regenerate.social · 2d

Fantastic opening day of the symposium! The morning presentation was Koen Camelbeke, director of Arboretum Wespelaar in Belgium, sharing about the history of the gardens there and their plant collections.

Fred Weisensee and Michelle Loughran of Dancing Oaks Nursery followed that up with sharing their favorite plants that grow well for them in Oregon but could also work further east.

After lunch, Ethan Kauffman of Stoneleigh, a historic estate with gardens just west of Philadelphia, talked about conservation efforts there and reimagining the grounds with native #plants. #gardens #horticulture

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · 2d

#Iris miniature tall bearded 'In My Veins' (Charles Bunnell, 2008)
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

On a white BG a single open iris flower and one tightly furled bud. The flags are gold spotted and veined with maroon. The falls are creamy white with a gold edge, spotted and edged with maroon. Beard light yellow tips, white base.

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · 3d

#Paphiopedilum sukhakulii, slipper orchid.
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

Looking at two flowers from the side. Each has a large labellum, greenish veined and netted with dark red. Partially hiding that are the petals and sepals, that stand straight out and slightly formard. The sepals are white with green venation, and the petals are green dotted on the inside with deep red, which shows through the translucent petals here. These are attached to the red and green striped ovar. A few leaves are just visible. Dark BG.

Looking at the same pair of flowers from the front. From here you can see that the flower is quite hirsute, and the yellow column in the middle is shiny yellow.

**All for Gardening** @afg@vive.im · 4d

Master Gardeners share their love, knowledge with ScoutsMaster Gardeners share their love, knowledge with ScoutsMaster Gardeners share their love, knowledge with ScoutsMaster Gardeners share their love, knowledge with Scouts | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1328674/master-gardeners-share-their-love-knowledge-with-scoutsmaster-gardeners-share-their-love-knowledge-with-scoutsmaster-gardeners-share-their-love-knowledge-with-scoutsmaster-gardeners-share-their-lov/ #bee #biology #botany #garden #gardener #gardening #horticulture #organisms #plant #plants

**All for Gardening** @afg@vive.im · 4d

Adopt a Garden program provides opportunity to spruce up downtown | Main Street https://www.allforgardening.com/1328307/adopt-a-garden-program-provides-opportunity-to-spruce-up-downtown-main-street-2/ #agriculture #botany #EnvironmentalDesign #garden #gardening #GardeningIreland #Hobbies #horticulture #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #OutdoorRecreation #parks #PlantAgriculture #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · 4d

#Zantedeschia 'Durban', calla lily.
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

On a black BG a pair of flowers. Each consists of a spathe, that we see here, and a spadix, hidden here. At the bottom are the stems, bright green. The spathe rises from the, going from green through mottling with purple, to pale purple mottled with darker purple, darker lines running its length, textures on the outside a bit like human skin. On the inside, smooth and rich grape violet purple. Lighting mostly from below.

**All for Gardening** @afg@vive.im · 5d

Adopt a garden program provides opportunity to spruce up downtown | Main Street https://www.allforgardening.com/1327109/adopt-a-garden-program-provides-opportunity-to-spruce-up-downtown-main-street/ #agriculture #botany #EnvironmentalDesign #garden #gardening #GardeningCanada #Hobbies #horticulture #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #OutdoorRecreation #parks #PlantAgriculture #PlantsAndHumans #PrimarySectorOfTheEconomy

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · 6d

#Lathyrus 'Fire and Ice' sweet-pea
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

On a white background two stems of fully open flowers. This one is sort of like the distant descendant of 'Cupani'. The outer petals open creamy pink and mature to a deeper magenta, the inner ones are pale bluish purple. The flowers are lightly ruffled. The buds are attractively creamy green splashed with red.

**All for Gardening** @afg@vive.im · 6d

GARDEN COLUMN: How to grow great daylilies | Community https://www.allforgardening.com/1325613/garden-column-how-to-grow-great-daylilies-community/ #agriculture #archaeplastida #biology #bloom #botany #BranchesOfBotany #Cultivar #daylily #EdiblePlants #garden #gardening #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #organisms #perennial #phytopathology #plant #plants #PlantsAndHumans #Root #scape #vegetables

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**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Jun 7

…agricultural waste.

This is the truth of how we treat these vital beautiful creatures.

Indeed academics/researchers also purchase these colonies for research purposes and the exact same treatment and outcomes occur.

Are you okay with all of this? Does it sit right?
13/14
#nature
#bees
#bumblebees
#truth
#food
#horticulture

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**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Jun 7

…the local ecosystem.

And now the real kick in the crotch - Bumblebee colonies produced and traded for pollination services are ‘disposed of’ after 8 weeks.
The industry recommended procedure:
Wait until evening until all the the workers have returned from foraging to…
11/14
#bees
#horticulture
#nature
#bumblebees
#food
#transparency

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**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Jun 7

…and 4 infectious to #honeybees causing significant negative health issues.

Legislation on the so called health of commercial colonies imported does not cover screening for #bumblebee specific parasites - only honeybee specific parasites.

Colonies are supplied with…
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#bees
#food
#horticulture
#nature

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**The Bee Guy** @thebeeguy@mastodon.ie · Jun 7

…annually with over 30 commercial producers worldwide in 2016. This is an industry worth hundreds of millions of euros/dollars.
Horticultural growers buy boxes of bumblebees to pollinate both field and greenhouse crops of tomatoes, strawberries, apples, pears, raspberries,
4/14
#bees
#horticulture
#nature
#bumblebees

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · Jun 7

Liberty of the Forest @libertyoftheforest@mstdn.social

#Lathyrus 'Cupani' heritage sweet-peas
#garden #gardening #flowers #horticulture #photography #bloomscrolling #botany

On a white background two stems of fully open flowers. The outer petals are deep wine purple, the inner ones are more bluish purple. The flowers are a lot smaller than modern-day sweet peas, with simple unruffled petals.

**Liberty of the Forest** @libertyoftheforest@mstdn.social · Jun 6

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Next spring I'm going to experiment and nixtamalize some of my winter barley. #food #gardening #farming #agriculture #horticulture

**Scott Loring Davis** @LoonSongPhoto@mastodon.social · Jun 6

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Scott Loring Davis @LoonSongPhoto@mastodon.social

"Lily Of The Nile"
By Scott Loring Davis, Fine Art Photography https://pixels.com/profiles/scottloringdavis

While photographing on the beautiful grounds of Orlando Florida's Leu Gardens, I came across this gorgeous Galaxy White Lily Of The Nile.. PURCHSE HERE https://pixels.com/featured/lily-of-the-nile-scott-loring-davis.html

#Florida #Orlando #LeuGardens

**ThreeDollarBill** @3DBill@mstdn.ca · Jun 6

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