#Jasmine is blooming again. We keep them indoors for 3/4 of year & move outside for late Spring-Summer. Good indoor natural air purifying #plant. Flowers are #edible & used to make tea & fruits used in #Chinese#TraditionalMedicine.
A forest in Utah made of a single tree known as Pando has 47,000 stems and has amassed 6,000 metric tons of life in its thousands of years on Earth. It’s the largest living organism on the planet in terms of mass. Naturally, something that large and old has something to say, and recordings released this year let us “hear” it like never before. More from Science Alert: https://flip.it/PSwxIA #Science#Biology#Trees#Horticulture#Utah#Forest
Buying plants online,:a short thread. There's no substitute for a good plant nursery/garden center near where you live. I'm lucky to have several. But not everyone does, and sometimes if you're after something specific, something rare, you can find what you want online. But will you get what you paid for? Will they survive?
Last October I discovered a Horse Chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum if you're fancy) tree in the gardens of a local abandoned house and I realised that there are no broadleaf deciduous trees around here, so, over a few dog walks I collected pockets full of conkers.
Around 80 went into bags and into the fridge to stratify over the winter, and now they are germinating.
We are going to have a lot of Broadleaf deciduous trees around here soon.
Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels of bioactive compounds with pharmacological benefits, but many are also threatened by factors including overharvesting and agricultural expansion in the area that...
#Lilium pardalinum, leopard lily, a native to the west coast of North America. Never did well for me in Seattle until I moved it into full shade next to a lilac. Then a squirrel ate it 😭
Have you ever heard of #haskaps? (You may also know the plant as #honeyberry, or (blue) fly honeysuckle, depending on where you come from!)
I hadn't until probably a year ago.
They're a species of #honeysuckle, essentially, with edible #berries, and some growers cultivate them as a commercial crop. They're quite niche in the UK still (but there are a few specialist growers), but more prominent elsewhere. (Apparently, though in some countries they're believed to be toxic!)
I just got an email from my local #rockgarden society notifying the death of a member. In fairness I did not know the person, but here's why it's sad:
When I attend, I am the youngest person there.
I'm 43, and the youngest person in the room.
This is true in many niche clubs. In the Dallas #Orchid Society, I was the youngest. In the #Bonsai I'm one of a few under 60.
The median age of these groups has to be somewhere around 70. As they dwindle, we lose valuable experience. There will be no one to digitize their archives, no one to teach hands on skills, no one to pass the passion down.
I can't stress it enough, join the clubs. Access to their old magazines is worth the money and time.
Yarrow, with its delicate fern-like leaves and clusters of tiny, dainty flowers, is far more than just a picturesque addition to the wild meadows and gardens...
Ghana’s Medicinal Plants, the ‘First Aid’ for Communities, Are Under Threat (goodmenproject.com)
Forest communities in southwestern Ghana use 70 species of medicinal trees to treat up to 83 ailments, according to a recent study. These plants contain high levels of bioactive compounds with pharmacological benefits, but many are also threatened by factors including overharvesting and agricultural expansion in the area that...