@luckytran My dermatologist today asked why I was wearing a mask and when she had me lift it she seemed to spend a very long time checking that part of face and asked several questions as if to ensure I couldn’t hold my breath while her face was inches from mine.
We've finally cleared our main garden of all our inherited plants, except for the yucca. Assuming this is common yucca / Yucca filamentosa, it is native to just south of here, like Virginia, so I think of it as helping the plant move north ahead of global heating. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca_filamentosa
Also, I'm told that previous owners have tried to kill this plant multiple times and failed dramatically (it looks very healthy). I try not to pick fights I expect to lose.
@skyfaller Sounds like you’re on top of things. I should have known. I’m in touch with a botanist in Michigan who grows wildflowers from all over the US by altering the soil in areas of his garden so he can grow almost any species, bogs, woodlands, meadows etc. I remember that pine needles were among the things he suggested to create acidic soils.
@ainmosni oh! Very well done. I’ve often seen WhiskersWednesday but the others are new to me. Although I’ve seen ThrowBackThursday used for old kitten pictures from time to time. And there’s also #ToeBeanTuesday for those who participate. Someone will have to go over Mastodon with a lint brush to get out all of the cat hair!
I hired a landscape designer and he delivered this #LandscapeDesign. It looks good, but somehow communication broke down and they included a lot of non-native plants when I thought I was clear I wanted native plants. If they include obvious introduced plants, how can I trust they'll source plants that meet my less visible criteria, like straight species / open pollinated & local ecotype? So I guess I have to modify and implement it myself, based on what native plants I can source.
@skyfaller When you say native do you mean to your area of PA, to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast? Eastern half of North America? People use this term to mean different things.
I agree that if you want straight species and local ecotypes you’ll probably have to get them yourself. I would trust very few people to understand those concepts well enough to do what you want. People think they know what you mean but the idea in their heads is different from yours.
@skyfaller I keep thinking about this. Native plants are a passion of mine. If I may recommend, consider planting some kind of Joe Pye weed somewhere. Such a tall pollinator-friendly plant to have around. Butterflies love it.
@CTGT Cool. A couple of the early warblers. I’ve heard yellow-rumps and saw a Nashville but I need to spend more time out there. Migration goes so quickly!
@CTGT Thanks. I haven’t been seeing a lot the last couple mornings but maybe the cold is why. I should probably wait on cold mornings until the sun penetrates the woods.
Oh, today is my 8th anniversary of working on Mastodon. I was 23 when I started, finishing my last year of university, still living at my parent's place. I had no idea what I was getting myself into or that it would consume the next 8 years of my life almost completely.
@skyfaller Further thoughts. The problem is that no other site has picked up Tumblr’s unique reblogging style, originally called tumbling, in which a post can be reblogged with added comments almost endlessly, and that style is what imo makes Tumblr the best place on the internet. Posts get reblogged with additions by all kinds of people until they show up in your timeline full of great information, hysterical quips and gifs, or poignant comments, sometimes all 3. It’s unique.