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native and medicinal plants
beautiful spaces
zone 4
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Montana drivers can now sport a new specialty license plate that will help fund wildlife connectivity and vehicle-animal collision risk reduction programs throughout the state. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/11/18/m... #mtnews #montana #mtpol
Montana wildlife crossing license plate revealed • Daily Montanan
Montana wildlife crossing license plate revealed, Zinke seeks permanent federal funding for similar programs
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November 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Montana drivers can now sport a new specialty license plate that will help fund wildlife connectivity and vehicle-animal collision risk reduction programs throughout the state. By @mddrew.bsky.social: dailymontanan.com/2025/11/18/m... #mtnews #montana #mtpol
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Enjoying this blog this week. 🌱
lovelygreens.com
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Lovely Greens • Natural Soapmaking & Organic Gardening
Natural soap making recipes and organic gardening tips from Tanya Anderson of Lovely Greens. Live Simply, Grow Your Own, Make Natural Things
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October 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Enjoying this blog this week. 🌱
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I've spent more than a year investigating housing insecurity in tribal communities across Montana. Part 1 of our series, The Shelter Gap, explains how the housing shortage thwarts the development of a middle class on reservations, perpetuating cycles of poverty. montanafreepress.org/2025/09/29/h...
No roads home: How a chronic housing shortage keeps reservation communities in crisis.
Part 1 of a three-part series examining barriers to buying, renting and building homes on reservation land and highlighting the community benefits of secure housing.
montanafreepress.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I've spent more than a year investigating housing insecurity in tribal communities across Montana. Part 1 of our series, The Shelter Gap, explains how the housing shortage thwarts the development of a middle class on reservations, perpetuating cycles of poverty. montanafreepress.org/2025/09/29/h...
September 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Never sure what form abundance will take in the garden from year to year, but this year it's a mass of pom pom shaped marigolds. Drying the petals for now until inspiration strikes. Maybe I'll give plant dyes a try. #gardeningfeed
August 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Never sure what form abundance will take in the garden from year to year, but this year it's a mass of pom pom shaped marigolds. Drying the petals for now until inspiration strikes. Maybe I'll give plant dyes a try. #gardeningfeed
The packet said sea shells cosmos, but it appears to have gone a little rogue. The bees don't mind.
#gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling #bees
#gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling #bees
August 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The packet said sea shells cosmos, but it appears to have gone a little rogue. The bees don't mind.
#gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling #bees
#gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling #bees
Occasionally I'll run into an especially appealing unplanned plant combination in the yard and I wonder if it's a happy accident or if the plant kingdom led me there. Here it's Culver's root and ornamental oregano nearing full bloom in shared pinkish purple tones. #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling
July 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Occasionally I'll run into an especially appealing unplanned plant combination in the yard and I wonder if it's a happy accident or if the plant kingdom led me there. Here it's Culver's root and ornamental oregano nearing full bloom in shared pinkish purple tones. #gardeningfeed #bloomscrolling
I can usually find bumblebees backing out butt first from the tubular flowers of this Rocky Mountain penstemon. It's a small thing I always take delight in this time of year (on warmer days). #BloomScrolling #NativePlants
June 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I can usually find bumblebees backing out butt first from the tubular flowers of this Rocky Mountain penstemon. It's a small thing I always take delight in this time of year (on warmer days). #BloomScrolling #NativePlants
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As a herbalist I really enjoyed the information found on this webpage from The Farmers’ Almanac. Check out the recipes there while you’re at it. #herbchat
www.almanac.com/stinging-net...
www.almanac.com/stinging-net...
Stinging Nettle: Plant of a Thousand Uses
Stinging nettle: wild plant with many benefits in the kitchen (nettle soup), in the garden (nettle liquid plant food), and as a natural remedy (nettle allergy tea). See how to harness the power of net...
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June 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
As a herbalist I really enjoyed the information found on this webpage from The Farmers’ Almanac. Check out the recipes there while you’re at it. #herbchat
www.almanac.com/stinging-net...
www.almanac.com/stinging-net...
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it might not be the commencement speech you expected. but maybe it’s the commencement speech you needed. 🎓
May 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
it might not be the commencement speech you expected. but maybe it’s the commencement speech you needed. 🎓
Welcomed me with open arms. #thicktrunktuesday
April 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Welcomed me with open arms. #thicktrunktuesday
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"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
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Great article by Dana O'Driscoll of the AODA, on how Druids (and others) can develop honorable relationships with Nature, rather than seeing it only as a resource for use by humans. /|\
thedruidsgarden.com/2025/02/09/r...
thedruidsgarden.com/2025/02/09/r...
Tools for Resisting Anthropocentrism - The Druids Garden
Want to cultivate a more eco-centric or biocentric view? This article provides an overview of tools and strategies for resisting human-dominated relationships in nature.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Great article by Dana O'Driscoll of the AODA, on how Druids (and others) can develop honorable relationships with Nature, rather than seeing it only as a resource for use by humans. /|\
thedruidsgarden.com/2025/02/09/r...
thedruidsgarden.com/2025/02/09/r...
Favorite garden blog right now 🌱
gardentherapy.ca/blog/
gardentherapy.ca/blog/
Blog - Garden Therapy
Garden joy all year long – Featured in – What’s in Season
gardentherapy.ca
February 12, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Favorite garden blog right now 🌱
gardentherapy.ca/blog/
gardentherapy.ca/blog/
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We are so close to 1000 followers on this new platform - that’s huge for just a couple of months of trialling #GardensHour here. Keep inviting friends to help us grow this community 💚
January 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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🌱🌿🪴🥀 #summerdry #organic-gardening #Californiagardening
The hobby of gardening doesn't have to be expensive. If you'd like to do more gardening but are a little short ($), or if you currently spend "too much," here's some ideas for making your pennies go further:
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The hobby of gardening doesn't have to be expensive. If you'd like to do more gardening but are a little short ($), or if you currently spend "too much," here's some ideas for making your pennies go further:
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GARDENING ON THE CHEAP
28 Practical and Creative Ways to Garden without Breaking the Bank
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January 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
🌱🌿🪴🥀 #summerdry #organic-gardening #Californiagardening
The hobby of gardening doesn't have to be expensive. If you'd like to do more gardening but are a little short ($), or if you currently spend "too much," here's some ideas for making your pennies go further:
open.substack.com/pub/joeseals...
The hobby of gardening doesn't have to be expensive. If you'd like to do more gardening but are a little short ($), or if you currently spend "too much," here's some ideas for making your pennies go further:
open.substack.com/pub/joeseals...
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"Red Fox" by contemporary Japanese artist Mikiko Noji #WomensArt
(via Into the Dark Forest)
(via Into the Dark Forest)
January 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Red Fox" by contemporary Japanese artist Mikiko Noji #WomensArt
(via Into the Dark Forest)
(via Into the Dark Forest)
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January 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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In the arid region of northwestern Kenya, the Turkana people have perfected the art of building homes that are practical, portable, and sustainable. Known as "ekaru", these circular homes are crafted using locally available materials like wooden poles, palm leaves, grasses, and animal hides.
December 30, 2024 at 4:51 PM
In the arid region of northwestern Kenya, the Turkana people have perfected the art of building homes that are practical, portable, and sustainable. Known as "ekaru", these circular homes are crafted using locally available materials like wooden poles, palm leaves, grasses, and animal hides.
Glad to see growing #peatfree as an item on this list. 🌱 I think reducing the use of plastic also needs a shout out.
Bedding plants to make way for more eco-friendly options in 2025, predicts RHS
Bedding plants to make way for more eco-friendly options in 2025, predicts RHS
Royal Horticultural Society anticipates low-maintenance edible perennials will become more popular in its new-year forecast
Petunias, begonias and other classic bedding plants like busy Lizzies will be out of fashion for 2025, the Royal Horticultural…
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December 30, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Glad to see growing #peatfree as an item on this list. 🌱 I think reducing the use of plastic also needs a shout out.
Grateful for our #publiclands this holiday season.
December 24, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Grateful for our #publiclands this holiday season.
If you're thinking about giving plants as gifts this year - some tips from Epic Gardening
Don’t Give These Plants as Gifts This Year: What to Avoid and Why
We are pro-plant when it comes to top gift ideas, but like any great gift, digging a little deeper yields the best fit. Honing in on the right pick becomes tailor-made for your recipient by relating t...
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December 14, 2024 at 12:45 AM
If you're thinking about giving plants as gifts this year - some tips from Epic Gardening