Hana
@ladyhana.bsky.social
Book worm, garden nerd, nature nut. I also cook a bit
🌱🪶 I have a dilemma. I built a custom orchid growing/display bench on my balcony. Birds (presumably blackbirds) have uprooted and/or knocked over orchids. Made a heck of a mess. However one is building a nest in the back corner. How do I protect my orchids without making an avian family homeless?
October 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
🌱🪶 I have a dilemma. I built a custom orchid growing/display bench on my balcony. Birds (presumably blackbirds) have uprooted and/or knocked over orchids. Made a heck of a mess. However one is building a nest in the back corner. How do I protect my orchids without making an avian family homeless?
In about two hours, the neighbours will all be drooling so much they’ll forget I’m the “eccentric next-door”. Even if my reputation is not redeemed, we’ll be replete with Beef ‘n Guinness stew
July 19, 2025 at 5:44 AM
In about two hours, the neighbours will all be drooling so much they’ll forget I’m the “eccentric next-door”. Even if my reputation is not redeemed, we’ll be replete with Beef ‘n Guinness stew
Our brief, intense Autumn has played her part, now it’s time for Winter’s players to take the stage. Fungi breaking down the leaf carpet so that Spring can shine in turn. 🌱
June 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Our brief, intense Autumn has played her part, now it’s time for Winter’s players to take the stage. Fungi breaking down the leaf carpet so that Spring can shine in turn. 🌱
Spent my day off cleaning up some very overgrown pots in preparation for winter and found these gorgeous Schlumbergia happily showing off 🌱
May 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Spent my day off cleaning up some very overgrown pots in preparation for winter and found these gorgeous Schlumbergia happily showing off 🌱
Know your enemy. These are Mealy Bugs. They suck the life out of our botanical friends every bit as hungrily as a vampire would us. 🌱
April 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Know your enemy. These are Mealy Bugs. They suck the life out of our botanical friends every bit as hungrily as a vampire would us. 🌱
A Zygopetalum orchid I was given as a gift around 10 years ago. Her perfume is just as gorgeous as her blossoms 🌱
April 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A Zygopetalum orchid I was given as a gift around 10 years ago. Her perfume is just as gorgeous as her blossoms 🌱
I want to see more #butterflies and #bees in my life. I’m told that Monarda/Betgamot is enticing for nectar feeding bugs .. kinda attractive to this human too! I love that the flowers look like tiny open mouths giving winged visitors a convenient landing pad to rest on while they feed 🌱
December 12, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I want to see more #butterflies and #bees in my life. I’m told that Monarda/Betgamot is enticing for nectar feeding bugs .. kinda attractive to this human too! I love that the flowers look like tiny open mouths giving winged visitors a convenient landing pad to rest on while they feed 🌱
In Australia we have gorgeous #beetles that appear at the beginning of Summer. Christmas Beetles .. a sort of living decoration in golds, purples and this green one I found while weeding 🌱
#nature
#simplejoy
#nature
#simplejoy
December 10, 2024 at 11:58 PM
In Australia we have gorgeous #beetles that appear at the beginning of Summer. Christmas Beetles .. a sort of living decoration in golds, purples and this green one I found while weeding 🌱
#nature
#simplejoy
#nature
#simplejoy
I won’t get a lot of fruit from these peach and nectarine trees because it was a dry winter and the birds are hungry/thirsty. I’m ok with that because they make a gorgeous “shade house” protecting orchids, bromeliads, fuscia, ferns and “indoor” plants that would shrivel in the Summer sun. 🌱
December 3, 2024 at 10:02 PM
I won’t get a lot of fruit from these peach and nectarine trees because it was a dry winter and the birds are hungry/thirsty. I’m ok with that because they make a gorgeous “shade house” protecting orchids, bromeliads, fuscia, ferns and “indoor” plants that would shrivel in the Summer sun. 🌱
Over the years I’ve grown apples, nectarine, peach, loquat, mandarins, lemon, passion fruit, tamarillo, icecream bean and curry tree from seed. If I eat the fruit, I plant the seed. I’ve grown dozens of others from cuttings. Here’s my young peach ..
December 3, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Over the years I’ve grown apples, nectarine, peach, loquat, mandarins, lemon, passion fruit, tamarillo, icecream bean and curry tree from seed. If I eat the fruit, I plant the seed. I’ve grown dozens of others from cuttings. Here’s my young peach ..
Good morning Blue Sky. I thought I’d share a dawn sky.
December 2, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Good morning Blue Sky. I thought I’d share a dawn sky.
Those who know me from the bird-site or IRL are familiar with my terrible photos of tasty food. Time for me to make good on my promise that I cook “a bit”. This is my version of chicken pot pie. Local extra smoky ham, wild mushrooms and (almost too much) garlic.
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Those who know me from the bird-site or IRL are familiar with my terrible photos of tasty food. Time for me to make good on my promise that I cook “a bit”. This is my version of chicken pot pie. Local extra smoky ham, wild mushrooms and (almost too much) garlic.
A quick google says it’s the same genus, different species
www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood...
www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood...
December 2, 2024 at 1:37 AM
A quick google says it’s the same genus, different species
www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood...
www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood...
When I was a small child, I could never resist “popping” fuscia buds in Gran’s garden. My Mother, would tell me off. Gran would whisper that she liked to do it too. It was a race to see who popped them first. Today marks 40 years since she passed. These are for you Gran 🌱
December 1, 2024 at 12:02 AM
When I was a small child, I could never resist “popping” fuscia buds in Gran’s garden. My Mother, would tell me off. Gran would whisper that she liked to do it too. It was a race to see who popped them first. Today marks 40 years since she passed. These are for you Gran 🌱
I’ve encouraged Viola tricolor (Wild Pansy) to self seed everywhere in my garden. The joy I get from seeing their little faces nodding in the breeze confirms their antique name of “Hearts ease”
November 30, 2024 at 9:56 PM
I’ve encouraged Viola tricolor (Wild Pansy) to self seed everywhere in my garden. The joy I get from seeing their little faces nodding in the breeze confirms their antique name of “Hearts ease”
Another of the nameless, neglected orphan bulbs that followed me home has flowered. Who would leave this beauty languishing in a shelf? 🌱
November 30, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Another of the nameless, neglected orphan bulbs that followed me home has flowered. Who would leave this beauty languishing in a shelf? 🌱
Or if flashy cultivars are not your thing, Iris chrysographes (the Black Iris) might be. 🌱
November 30, 2024 at 11:08 AM
Or if flashy cultivars are not your thing, Iris chrysographes (the Black Iris) might be. 🌱
I know I’m late to the party, but if we’re showing off black flowers for Black Friday .. how about irises? Meet the gorgeous tall bearded “Midnight Oil” 🌱
November 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM
I know I’m late to the party, but if we’re showing off black flowers for Black Friday .. how about irises? Meet the gorgeous tall bearded “Midnight Oil” 🌱
Ever seen Salvia discolor? Black petals, green calyx on a startling olive green and silver shrub
November 30, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Ever seen Salvia discolor? Black petals, green calyx on a startling olive green and silver shrub
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
November 29, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
20/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
November 28, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
19/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
November 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
18/20
#BookSky
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#Books
#BookChallenge
This Hoya (Wax Flower) is reaching for the sun on a dreary morning. Hope your day has such a cheerful start 🌱
November 26, 2024 at 9:54 PM
This Hoya (Wax Flower) is reaching for the sun on a dreary morning. Hope your day has such a cheerful start 🌱
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
17/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
17/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
17/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
16/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
November 25, 2024 at 10:09 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
16/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge
16/20
#BookSky
💙📚
#Books
#BookChallenge