Fran Chismar
@nativeplantfran.bsky.social
I start conversations about native plants. Co-host of the Native Plants Healthy Planet Podcast
The Native Plants Healthy Planet Podcast is being featured by Apple Podcasts as part of their new collection of podcasts called Learn Something New!!!
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September 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Native Plants Healthy Planet Podcast is being featured by Apple Podcasts as part of their new collection of podcasts called Learn Something New!!!
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Sharing is caring.
September 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sharing is caring.
I framed my first print from Ireland.
September 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I framed my first print from Ireland.
Our 8 day vacation to Ireland in 60 seconds.
August 2, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Our 8 day vacation to Ireland in 60 seconds.
Morning Garden Observations
May 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Morning Garden Observations
What’s that Bloom with Native Plant Fran? It’s Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) #nativeplants #pollinators #birds #nature #flowers #nativeplantfran #bees
May 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What’s that Bloom with Native Plant Fran? It’s Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) #nativeplants #pollinators #birds #nature #flowers #nativeplantfran #bees
Coming to a movie theater near you…or not.
May 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Coming to a movie theater near you…or not.
Just going to leave this right here…
May 4, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Just going to leave this right here…
I asked ChatGPT to roast me. Here are highlights
let’s talk about your look. Bald head, goatee, bright blue glasses— like Mr. Clean had a midlife crisis at a botanical garden
Oh & your superhero version? What are your powers—Photosynthesize Awkwardness? Summon Latin plant names to confuse enemies?
let’s talk about your look. Bald head, goatee, bright blue glasses— like Mr. Clean had a midlife crisis at a botanical garden
Oh & your superhero version? What are your powers—Photosynthesize Awkwardness? Summon Latin plant names to confuse enemies?
May 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I asked ChatGPT to roast me. Here are highlights
let’s talk about your look. Bald head, goatee, bright blue glasses— like Mr. Clean had a midlife crisis at a botanical garden
Oh & your superhero version? What are your powers—Photosynthesize Awkwardness? Summon Latin plant names to confuse enemies?
let’s talk about your look. Bald head, goatee, bright blue glasses— like Mr. Clean had a midlife crisis at a botanical garden
Oh & your superhero version? What are your powers—Photosynthesize Awkwardness? Summon Latin plant names to confuse enemies?
Heard these things are flying off the shelf.
April 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Heard these things are flying off the shelf.
I spy with my little eye…
March 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I spy with my little eye…
I never thought I'd see the day when 'Black Market Eggs' stopped meaning human eggs, and started meaning chicken eggs.
March 24, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I never thought I'd see the day when 'Black Market Eggs' stopped meaning human eggs, and started meaning chicken eggs.
My wife just informed me that when she orders food for pick up, she uses a fake name - not because she’s worried about identity theft, she’s just trying out new names. 🤣
March 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My wife just informed me that when she orders food for pick up, she uses a fake name - not because she’s worried about identity theft, she’s just trying out new names. 🤣
Stop looking on Amazon. You don’t need anything else. You’re good. That sofa pillow with the zen saying wont bring you peace You have everything you need. Go stand in the woods. Just listen. Breathe. Repeat.
(Btw - I learned this from Fight Club. I just replaced fighting with trees.)
(Btw - I learned this from Fight Club. I just replaced fighting with trees.)
March 20, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Stop looking on Amazon. You don’t need anything else. You’re good. That sofa pillow with the zen saying wont bring you peace You have everything you need. Go stand in the woods. Just listen. Breathe. Repeat.
(Btw - I learned this from Fight Club. I just replaced fighting with trees.)
(Btw - I learned this from Fight Club. I just replaced fighting with trees.)
Well, I’m back down to 5’11” 😕
March 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Well, I’m back down to 5’11” 😕
I just had a Gen Z tell me he liked my drip game. No cap, yo. I got rizz. That’s my vibe.
February 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just had a Gen Z tell me he liked my drip game. No cap, yo. I got rizz. That’s my vibe.
Fire pit, hot tub, and a new bird unlocked. This is my kind of morning.
February 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Fire pit, hot tub, and a new bird unlocked. This is my kind of morning.
What are the odds I find an Eagles hat with what looks like a Blue Flag Iris?!?
February 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
What are the odds I find an Eagles hat with what looks like a Blue Flag Iris?!?
Maybe their slogan should be, “We take unbalanced ecosystems and make them worse.”
February 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Maybe their slogan should be, “We take unbalanced ecosystems and make them worse.”
What’s my favorite native plant? Let me show you! Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor). Thank you Connor Shiffert and Iron Thorn Tattoo for the amazing work! #tattoos #nativeplants #iris
February 5, 2025 at 1:44 AM
What’s my favorite native plant? Let me show you! Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor). Thank you Connor Shiffert and Iron Thorn Tattoo for the amazing work! #tattoos #nativeplants #iris