Dave
@njplantman.bsky.social
Horticulturist, Geek, photographer, bachata dancer, improviser, love Star Trek, Doctor Who, pinball
The song of the dahlias is still going strong in my garden, even at the start of fall. I’m smitten with the picotee edges on Dahlia ‘Lake Michigan’. She isn’t fully open yet, but I had to share the glow anyway.
om1 90mm
#dahlia #lakemichigan #dahliaseason #cutflowergarden #macro_perfection
om1 90mm
#dahlia #lakemichigan #dahliaseason #cutflowergarden #macro_perfection
September 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The song of the dahlias is still going strong in my garden, even at the start of fall. I’m smitten with the picotee edges on Dahlia ‘Lake Michigan’. She isn’t fully open yet, but I had to share the glow anyway.
om1 90mm
#dahlia #lakemichigan #dahliaseason #cutflowergarden #macro_perfection
om1 90mm
#dahlia #lakemichigan #dahliaseason #cutflowergarden #macro_perfection
Found a fallen star in the garden. Earthstar mushroom (Geastrum sp.) with its rays spread and the spore sac ready. Plains peoples called them fallen stars, a sign of something special. OM-1 90 mm macro.
#earthstar #geastrum #mushroom #fungi #mushroomphotography #macrophotography
#earthstar #geastrum #mushroom #fungi #mushroomphotography #macrophotography
September 19, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Found a fallen star in the garden. Earthstar mushroom (Geastrum sp.) with its rays spread and the spore sac ready. Plains peoples called them fallen stars, a sign of something special. OM-1 90 mm macro.
#earthstar #geastrum #mushroom #fungi #mushroomphotography #macrophotography
#earthstar #geastrum #mushroom #fungi #mushroomphotography #macrophotography
Dahlia ‘Tahiti Sunrise’ living up to its name. Lemon cream petals brushed with rosy pink, like first light on water.
#dahlia #tahitisunrise #dahliaseason #flowerphotography #macroflower #macro_perfection #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OM1 #90mmmacro
#dahlia #tahitisunrise #dahliaseason #flowerphotography #macroflower #macro_perfection #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OM1 #90mmmacro
September 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Dahlia ‘Tahiti Sunrise’ living up to its name. Lemon cream petals brushed with rosy pink, like first light on water.
#dahlia #tahitisunrise #dahliaseason #flowerphotography #macroflower #macro_perfection #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OM1 #90mmmacro
#dahlia #tahitisunrise #dahliaseason #flowerphotography #macroflower #macro_perfection #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OM1 #90mmmacro
Aloe blooms today, coral pink tubes arcing over Colocasia ‘Redemption’. Hoping a hummingbird stops in for a sip. OM1 90mm macro.
#aloe #aloebloom #colocasia #colocasiaredemption #tropicalgarden #hummingbirdgarden #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #macro
#aloe #aloebloom #colocasia #colocasiaredemption #tropicalgarden #hummingbirdgarden #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #macro
September 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Aloe blooms today, coral pink tubes arcing over Colocasia ‘Redemption’. Hoping a hummingbird stops in for a sip. OM1 90mm macro.
#aloe #aloebloom #colocasia #colocasiaredemption #tropicalgarden #hummingbirdgarden #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #macro
#aloe #aloebloom #colocasia #colocasiaredemption #tropicalgarden #hummingbirdgarden #flowerphotography #gardenphotography #macro
The queen has taken her throne. This passion flower only unfurled halfway, but that purple coronet and fringe still rule the garden while her bee subjects buzz around. OM1 90mm macro.
#passionflower #Passiflora #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #purpleflowers
#passionflower #Passiflora #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #purpleflowers
September 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The queen has taken her throne. This passion flower only unfurled halfway, but that purple coronet and fringe still rule the garden while her bee subjects buzz around. OM1 90mm macro.
#passionflower #Passiflora #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #purpleflowers
#passionflower #Passiflora #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #purpleflowers
@actordougjones.bsky.social
Thank you for the kindness and empathy you show your fans. I really felt valued today. What a gift. Thank you!
Thank you for the kindness and empathy you show your fans. I really felt valued today. What a gift. Thank you!
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 AM
@actordougjones.bsky.social
Thank you for the kindness and empathy you show your fans. I really felt valued today. What a gift. Thank you!
Thank you for the kindness and empathy you show your fans. I really felt valued today. What a gift. Thank you!
It was a dark and dreary day, but this variegated SunPatiens lit up the moment. Those gold and green leaves make the magenta bloom pop.
om1 90mm
#SunPatiens #Impatiens #variegatedfoliage #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #summerblooms #feralflowerphotography
om1 90mm
#SunPatiens #Impatiens #variegatedfoliage #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #summerblooms #feralflowerphotography
September 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
It was a dark and dreary day, but this variegated SunPatiens lit up the moment. Those gold and green leaves make the magenta bloom pop.
om1 90mm
#SunPatiens #Impatiens #variegatedfoliage #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #summerblooms #feralflowerphotography
om1 90mm
#SunPatiens #Impatiens #variegatedfoliage #flowerphotography #macro #macrophotography #gardenphotography #summerblooms #feralflowerphotography
Spotted this zinnia in the pick-your-own bed at Ort Farms. In a patch of pinks, this one wore streaks and freckles, and that’s what made it sing. To everyone with your own streaks and freckles, you’re outstanding. #zinnia #flowerphotography #macro #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OrtFarms
September 1, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Spotted this zinnia in the pick-your-own bed at Ort Farms. In a patch of pinks, this one wore streaks and freckles, and that’s what made it sing. To everyone with your own streaks and freckles, you’re outstanding. #zinnia #flowerphotography #macro #gardenphotography #cutflowergarden #OrtFarms
Butterfly ranunculus are pure magic. When they open, the petals look glazed like porcelain and catch every bit of light. Snagged this bunch at Trader Joe’s and it’s glowing on the table. OM1 90mm macro.
#butterflyranunculus #ranunculus #cutflowers #flowerphotograph #dailyflower
#butterflyranunculus #ranunculus #cutflowers #flowerphotograph #dailyflower
August 30, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Butterfly ranunculus are pure magic. When they open, the petals look glazed like porcelain and catch every bit of light. Snagged this bunch at Trader Joe’s and it’s glowing on the table. OM1 90mm macro.
#butterflyranunculus #ranunculus #cutflowers #flowerphotograph #dailyflower
#butterflyranunculus #ranunculus #cutflowers #flowerphotograph #dailyflower
Terrarium joy: my miniature begonia popped a fresh bloom today. The petals are lying perfectly flat, so the flower looks like a bright yellow bowtie. It thrives in its closed jar w/a drink 4x a year.
#begonia #terrarium #houseplants #macrophoto #macro_perfection #flowerphotography #yellowflowers
#begonia #terrarium #houseplants #macrophoto #macro_perfection #flowerphotography #yellowflowers
August 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Terrarium joy: my miniature begonia popped a fresh bloom today. The petals are lying perfectly flat, so the flower looks like a bright yellow bowtie. It thrives in its closed jar w/a drink 4x a year.
#begonia #terrarium #houseplants #macrophoto #macro_perfection #flowerphotography #yellowflowers
#begonia #terrarium #houseplants #macrophoto #macro_perfection #flowerphotography #yellowflowers
One fading hydrangea, one floret in the spotlight. Up close those silky “petals” are sepals, and the tiny stars in the middle are the real flowers. Fading can glow.
#hydrangea #macrophoto #flowerphotography #floralart #botanicalart #njgarden
#hydrangea #macrophoto #flowerphotography #floralart #botanicalart #njgarden
August 15, 2025 at 1:26 AM
One fading hydrangea, one floret in the spotlight. Up close those silky “petals” are sepals, and the tiny stars in the middle are the real flowers. Fading can glow.
#hydrangea #macrophoto #flowerphotography #floralart #botanicalart #njgarden
#hydrangea #macrophoto #flowerphotography #floralart #botanicalart #njgarden
Trialing Mandevilla Sun Parasol Original XP Pink. Electric petals &a golden throat light up the pot, and Colocasia ‘Redemption’ makes the perfect moody backdrop. Heat loving and bloom crazy, total porch showstopper.
#mandevilla #sunparasol #summercontainer #trialgarden #macrophoto #flowerphotography
#mandevilla #sunparasol #summercontainer #trialgarden #macrophoto #flowerphotography
August 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Trialing Mandevilla Sun Parasol Original XP Pink. Electric petals &a golden throat light up the pot, and Colocasia ‘Redemption’ makes the perfect moody backdrop. Heat loving and bloom crazy, total porch showstopper.
#mandevilla #sunparasol #summercontainer #trialgarden #macrophoto #flowerphotography
#mandevilla #sunparasol #summercontainer #trialgarden #macrophoto #flowerphotography
Trialing Dipladenia SUNDENIA SUPREMA ‘Vivid Pink’ and loving how yesterday’s bloom fades to raspberry while today’s opens candy pink, two colors on one vine.
#dipladenia #sundenia #flowerphotography #trialgarden #macrophoto
#dipladenia #sundenia #flowerphotography #trialgarden #macrophoto
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Trialing Dipladenia SUNDENIA SUPREMA ‘Vivid Pink’ and loving how yesterday’s bloom fades to raspberry while today’s opens candy pink, two colors on one vine.
#dipladenia #sundenia #flowerphotography #trialgarden #macrophoto
#dipladenia #sundenia #flowerphotography #trialgarden #macrophoto
One zinnia floret still points skyward long after its neighbors have fallen. A reminder to trust your gut even when you stand alone.
#zinnia #macrophoto #gardeninspiration #summerblooms #njgarden #photo
#zinnia #macrophoto #gardeninspiration #summerblooms #njgarden #photo
July 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
One zinnia floret still points skyward long after its neighbors have fallen. A reminder to trust your gut even when you stand alone.
#zinnia #macrophoto #gardeninspiration #summerblooms #njgarden #photo
#zinnia #macrophoto #gardeninspiration #summerblooms #njgarden #photo
Penny the baby mantis hitchhiked in on a hydrangea bloom tonight. Snapped a quick portrait, returned the flower to the bouquet, then set Penny into the border to hunt. First mantis here in two summers and it feels like luck.
#prayingmantis #tinywildlife #macrophoto #gardenhelpers #njgarden #bugs
#prayingmantis #tinywildlife #macrophoto #gardenhelpers #njgarden #bugs
July 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Penny the baby mantis hitchhiked in on a hydrangea bloom tonight. Snapped a quick portrait, returned the flower to the bouquet, then set Penny into the border to hunt. First mantis here in two summers and it feels like luck.
#prayingmantis #tinywildlife #macrophoto #gardenhelpers #njgarden #bugs
#prayingmantis #tinywildlife #macrophoto #gardenhelpers #njgarden #bugs
Six 4-inch pots of Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Mix’, already three feet tall, went into my cut-flower row. They’re tossing dahlia-size heads nonstop and will keep the vases full all summer.
#horticulture #benarysgiantzinnia #cutflowergarden #summerblooms #macrophoto #flowerphotography #photo
#horticulture #benarysgiantzinnia #cutflowergarden #summerblooms #macrophoto #flowerphotography #photo
July 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Six 4-inch pots of Zinnia ‘Benary’s Giant Mix’, already three feet tall, went into my cut-flower row. They’re tossing dahlia-size heads nonstop and will keep the vases full all summer.
#horticulture #benarysgiantzinnia #cutflowergarden #summerblooms #macrophoto #flowerphotography #photo
#horticulture #benarysgiantzinnia #cutflowergarden #summerblooms #macrophoto #flowerphotography #photo
Summer isn’t official without cicada song. I watched Aiden the cicada split his nymph shell on the porch rail, then snapped him again a few hours later as a fresh green adult. 2–5 yrs underground, only weeks to fly and sing.
#cicada #neotibicen #macrophoto #insectwatch #naturephoto #tinywildlife
#cicada #neotibicen #macrophoto #insectwatch #naturephoto #tinywildlife
July 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Summer isn’t official without cicada song. I watched Aiden the cicada split his nymph shell on the porch rail, then snapped him again a few hours later as a fresh green adult. 2–5 yrs underground, only weeks to fly and sing.
#cicada #neotibicen #macrophoto #insectwatch #naturephoto #tinywildlife
#cicada #neotibicen #macrophoto #insectwatch #naturephoto #tinywildlife
Volunteer sunflower appeared in the same spot for the third year, but this time it opened on the 14th anniversary of Dad’s passing. Russet ring around the center, earliest bloom yet. I like to think it’s a quiet hello from him, a garden memory.
#horticulture #sunflower #macrophoto #photo
#horticulture #sunflower #macrophoto #photo
July 20, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Volunteer sunflower appeared in the same spot for the third year, but this time it opened on the 14th anniversary of Dad’s passing. Russet ring around the center, earliest bloom yet. I like to think it’s a quiet hello from him, a garden memory.
#horticulture #sunflower #macrophoto #photo
#horticulture #sunflower #macrophoto #photo
Agapanthus ‘Alan Street’ blooms at last. Bought at Chelsea 2021, the root spent 6 months forgotten in a plastic bag, lived in a 4-inch pot, then moved to the garden fall 2024. Survived a NJ winter, now flaunts the deepest purple.
#horticulture #agapanthus #flowerphotography #macrophoto #garden
#horticulture #agapanthus #flowerphotography #macrophoto #garden
July 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Agapanthus ‘Alan Street’ blooms at last. Bought at Chelsea 2021, the root spent 6 months forgotten in a plastic bag, lived in a 4-inch pot, then moved to the garden fall 2024. Survived a NJ winter, now flaunts the deepest purple.
#horticulture #agapanthus #flowerphotography #macrophoto #garden
#horticulture #agapanthus #flowerphotography #macrophoto #garden
Back porch break with my container: cobalt Lobelia ‘Techno Blue’ spilling over, pink lisianthus cupping open, red cuphea flickering like sparks, and one tough viola still blooming through the heat. Small pot, big color.
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #containercolor #gardenjoy #photo
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #containercolor #gardenjoy #photo
June 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Back porch break with my container: cobalt Lobelia ‘Techno Blue’ spilling over, pink lisianthus cupping open, red cuphea flickering like sparks, and one tough viola still blooming through the heat. Small pot, big color.
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #containercolor #gardenjoy #photo
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #containercolor #gardenjoy #photo
Down at the Intracoastal in Port Salerno, I watched bait fishermen turn the shoreline into a living pinwheel. Twist, coil, spin, & a perfect circle of net hissed across the water twist, spin, splash, gather, repeat
#coastallife #castnet #waterphotography #portsalerno #motioncapture #everydaymotion
#coastallife #castnet #waterphotography #portsalerno #motioncapture #everydaymotion
June 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Down at the Intracoastal in Port Salerno, I watched bait fishermen turn the shoreline into a living pinwheel. Twist, coil, spin, & a perfect circle of net hissed across the water twist, spin, splash, gather, repeat
#coastallife #castnet #waterphotography #portsalerno #motioncapture #everydaymotion
#coastallife #castnet #waterphotography #portsalerno #motioncapture #everydaymotion
Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica peeks through the hydrangeas, flashing red tubes tipped with yellow stars. Deer steer clear thanks to bitter pinkroot alkaloids. Hummingbirds haven’t shown yet, but the nectar bar is open.
#horticulture #macrophoto #nativeplants #indianpink #flowerphotography #photo
#horticulture #macrophoto #nativeplants #indianpink #flowerphotography #photo
June 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Indian Pink Spigelia marilandica peeks through the hydrangeas, flashing red tubes tipped with yellow stars. Deer steer clear thanks to bitter pinkroot alkaloids. Hummingbirds haven’t shown yet, but the nectar bar is open.
#horticulture #macrophoto #nativeplants #indianpink #flowerphotography #photo
#horticulture #macrophoto #nativeplants #indianpink #flowerphotography #photo
Meet Jay-bee, our first fledgling blue jay. He hoplanded in the mulch, all fluff and big feet, while Mom & Dad zip in with snacks and scold anyone who gets too close. Watching those tiny wings grow stronger by the hour is pure backyard magic.
#birdwatching #wildlifephoto #backyardbirds #tinywildlife
#birdwatching #wildlifephoto #backyardbirds #tinywildlife
June 27, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Meet Jay-bee, our first fledgling blue jay. He hoplanded in the mulch, all fluff and big feet, while Mom & Dad zip in with snacks and scold anyone who gets too close. Watching those tiny wings grow stronger by the hour is pure backyard magic.
#birdwatching #wildlifephoto #backyardbirds #tinywildlife
#birdwatching #wildlifephoto #backyardbirds #tinywildlife
Yesterday’s calla visitor gets a solo moment: a metallic green long-legged fly, garden bodyguard. It snaps up aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and its larvae munch mosquito wigglers in damp soil. Tiny jewel, mighty appetite.
#horticulture #macrophoto #tinywildlife #gardenhelpers #insectphoto
#horticulture #macrophoto #tinywildlife #gardenhelpers #insectphoto
June 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Yesterday’s calla visitor gets a solo moment: a metallic green long-legged fly, garden bodyguard. It snaps up aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and its larvae munch mosquito wigglers in damp soil. Tiny jewel, mighty appetite.
#horticulture #macrophoto #tinywildlife #gardenhelpers #insectphoto
#horticulture #macrophoto #tinywildlife #gardenhelpers #insectphoto
Calla bloom pierced an allium seed head, a bright orange burst inside a second firework. A sesame seed sized long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae) gleams green at the core. Garden surprises like this keep me looking closer.
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #naturephoto #tinywildlife
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #naturephoto #tinywildlife
June 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Calla bloom pierced an allium seed head, a bright orange burst inside a second firework. A sesame seed sized long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae) gleams green at the core. Garden surprises like this keep me looking closer.
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #naturephoto #tinywildlife
#horticulture #macrophoto #flowerphoto #naturephoto #tinywildlife