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Chris in Indy
@cmcin.bsky.social
Love being in nature, native plant gardener 🌱, genealogy aficionado, fascinated by history, 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ He/Him/His, Go IU Hoosiers!

Indianapolis, Indiana
INPS Native Plant Sale
Saturday, September 27, 2025
10am - 2pm
Holliday Park Nature Center
6363 Spring Mill Rd, Indianapolis

Full details: www.eventbrite.com/e/inps-centr...

Advanced registration not required.
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Black-eyed Susans blooming in my yard for the first time. Rudbeckia hirta
June 27, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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June 1, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
January 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Indiana Native Plant Society joined Bluesky

bsky.app/profile/inna...
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January 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
December 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
The giant hornets, dubbed "murder hornets", that arrived in Washington in 2019 have been declared eradicated. It's a nice success story of how our coordinated efforts can help fight invasive species.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
‘Murder Hornet’ Has Been Eradicated From the U.S., Officials Say (Gift Article)
The hornet was discovered in a corner of Washington State. Five years later, a massive mobilization has eliminated the invasive species, at least for now.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 12:22 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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"If our landscapes all look the same from state to state and country to country--using the same plants in the same ways--we lose our sense of self, place, and compassion for the community as a whole." Benjamin Vogt in A New Garden Ethic

Spring ephemeral mertensia virginica; my garden April '24
November 24, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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If you have trouble remembering to put alt text you can go to the accessibility settings and set it to MAKE YOU include alt text. so helpful!
November 23, 2024 at 5:07 AM
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November 17, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Friends! #nativeplants people! In collaboration with @beechhollow.bsky.social I put together a starter pack of North American native plants people. If you often post content about your garden, trail sightings, or other cool stuff about indigenous flora, msg me to join. go.bsky.app/MWY25jQ
November 18, 2024 at 2:23 PM
Just a few of the native plants blooming in my woodland garden this year.
November 20, 2024 at 3:00 AM
Last year I was intentional about leaving the leaves in my back yard. Wow, was I ever rewarded by the show of fireflies this summer! I also saw Luna and White-lined Sphinx moths for the first time at my home.
November 20, 2024 at 2:24 AM
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I made a blocklist for some of the new showing up to troll anti trans folks. No oxygen for these schmoes! bsky.app/profile/did:...
November 18, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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hit "subscribe" then "block" to block all these accounts. the vast majority of these accounts have a single, transphobic post. the rest are trumpists or "here to troll the crybabies." i'll keep adding to it when i have time!
November 19, 2024 at 12:09 AM