For the Love of Plants and Nature

Hiiii, I am currently a student in the Agriculture Science program and I decided to major in Crop and Horticulture Science. Although, I'm not sure what direction I will take in my future. I want to live the present taking in as much information as possible in plants, nature, environment, permaculture, homesteading...the list goes on. ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿ ✿

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Echeveria!! 💙💚💛 (at Centennial Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMYN5cSnzyjYGst-Rprb8c7HnOwpkY8wvnqHKc0/?igshid=14bnm8yxqd11n

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Finally getting ready for spring 🥀 Pics 2: Papaya 3-4 pic: Geranium varieties (at Centennial Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMYMjpxHbZT5_B_uL6RcCeXFo4SgGprBISwOH40/?igshid=829r31croeq0

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Newquay, United Kingdom by George Hiles

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In Bed

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nao

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Sweet 100s.

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 ROSES IN A FEW MONTH’S TIME

These images are from my archives. I am longing for roses. At the moment there are new leaves on the bushes but by mid to late October the blooms will be awash in the garden. I wonder if we will have infestations of whitefly or aphids this year. We have had much less rain than last year so it will be interesting to see how they turn out. From the top, ‘Pat Austin’, ‘Princesse de Monaco’ and ‘Pretty Jessica’, ‘Grace’, ‘Summer Song’ and last, ‘The Prince’.

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Wildwood Park, Puyallup, Washington

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you know, it is not very often that I see a gif and experience this strong a desire to put my hand into it.

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This is very calming to watch

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Decorated by roisabborrar

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Clues to why leaves come in many sizes

Scientists are closer to solving one of the big puzzles of the plant world - why leaf size matters.

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Plants of the desert

Story and photos by Alec Bryan, BLM Tumblr blogger

Deserts are often depicted as barren, windblown, rolling hills of interminable grains of sand, devoid of all life and bereft of changes in color but for the shadows of its waves. Many of the deserts of the Western United States; however, play host to a variety of vibrant plant life.

Some of the plants exhibit beautiful symmetry and color like the sego lily. Others, like the wholeleaf Indian paintbrush, get color and nutrients by feeding on nearby plants. The desert trumpet changes colors in the fall and often is found mistakenly when it pops under someone’s footfall.

Monsoon season in the Southwest is an opportune time to see the blooming cholla cactus, Galisteo sand verbena and numerous other plants that have remained dormant until the swelling skies begin to burst. Some plants exhibit strange growth patterns, like the desert cabbage, which looks like it has been taken straight from the sea floor. Apache plume catches light as it dances across its pink, silky feathers.

If visited at the right time of year, many of the deserts of the Western United States are a canvas of color abounding with vibrant life.

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The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland

photo via donna