Todd Boland
@toddboland.bsky.social
I'm a plantaholic from Newfoundland. Author of 10 books on wildflowers and gardening for Atlantic Canada.
Hisor Fortress, Tajikistan
April 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Hisor Fortress, Tajikistan
Can you guess where these photos were taken on March 31st?
March 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can you guess where these photos were taken on March 31st?
Views from within and without the Blue Mosque of Istanbul.
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Views from within and without the Blue Mosque of Istanbul.
Honeybees having a fine feed after a long winter.
March 22, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Honeybees having a fine feed after a long winter.
Galathus nivalis Flore-pleno , double-flowered snowdrop.
March 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Galathus nivalis Flore-pleno , double-flowered snowdrop.
Hamamelis Arnold's Promise
March 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hamamelis Arnold's Promise
First Crocus of the year in St. John's, Newfoundland
March 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
First Crocus of the year in St. John's, Newfoundland
To my American followers who want to get the hell out of Dodge, come visit my home province of Newfoundland. Picturesque coastal towns.
March 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
To my American followers who want to get the hell out of Dodge, come visit my home province of Newfoundland. Picturesque coastal towns.
Tulipa kaufmanniana hybrid. Blooming in the greenhouse....will bloom outside here in mid May.
March 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Tulipa kaufmanniana hybrid. Blooming in the greenhouse....will bloom outside here in mid May.
A dwarf Aloe hybrid I purchased at Home Depot a couple of years ago. Blooms two or three times a year.
March 15, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A dwarf Aloe hybrid I purchased at Home Depot a couple of years ago. Blooms two or three times a year.
Salix daphnoides....a sign of spring in Newfoundland.
March 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Salix daphnoides....a sign of spring in Newfoundland.
Cymbidium Mighty Sunset
March 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cymbidium Mighty Sunset
Allium wallichii, a species from the Himalayas. The twisted petals are reminiscent of pinwheels.
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Allium wallichii, a species from the Himalayas. The twisted petals are reminiscent of pinwheels.
Aloe humilis looking happy!
March 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Aloe humilis looking happy!
Amaryllis Red Lion....produced two stems at Christmas and now a third is blooming.
March 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Amaryllis Red Lion....produced two stems at Christmas and now a third is blooming.
First bloom of the season on Cyclamen pseudibericum.
March 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
First bloom of the season on Cyclamen pseudibericum.
Encrusted saxifrages are looking great right now. The cold weather seems to be making their lime-encrusted margins pop!
March 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Encrusted saxifrages are looking great right now. The cold weather seems to be making their lime-encrusted margins pop!
Bird of Paradise. Blooms for months from late fall to spring.
March 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Bird of Paradise. Blooms for months from late fall to spring.
First sign of spring in Newfoundland!
March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
First sign of spring in Newfoundland!
An Aloe hybrid I created is blooming. Pleased with the result.
March 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An Aloe hybrid I created is blooming. Pleased with the result.
Sinningia insularis....a tuberous species that is hummingbird pollinated. Grace's the greenhouse in late winter -early spring, and sometimes again in mid to late summer.
March 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sinningia insularis....a tuberous species that is hummingbird pollinated. Grace's the greenhouse in late winter -early spring, and sometimes again in mid to late summer.
Part of a mural in the Deer Lake airport in Newfoundland, featuring several of the special orchids of Gros Morne National Park.
February 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Part of a mural in the Deer Lake airport in Newfoundland, featuring several of the special orchids of Gros Morne National Park.
First time bloom on Paphiopedilum Erika Potent.
February 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
First time bloom on Paphiopedilum Erika Potent.
Vaccinium vitis-idaea....locally called partridgeberry but elsewhere known as lingonberry or rock cranberry. THE best jam!
February 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Vaccinium vitis-idaea....locally called partridgeberry but elsewhere known as lingonberry or rock cranberry. THE best jam!
I see these are blooming now in the UK and BC but will be at least two months or more before they start here....a forced pot of Tete-a-tete narcissus.
February 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I see these are blooming now in the UK and BC but will be at least two months or more before they start here....a forced pot of Tete-a-tete narcissus.