Bestiary

[plantbeastbook]

[lionfloss]

by Kevin Moldenhauer

[lake-lady]

gyroporus cyanescens (cornflower bolete)

[sacredsapling]

Honestly I love seeing the finished vs unfinished parts of this flower painting ahhh

[plantbeastbook]

Edible mushroom production

[cute-animals-only]

[steelclaw-firebreath]

@onenicebugperday @beausbugbiome

[plantbeastbook]

A nest 

[seffien]

thinkin bout marimos

[shelovesplants]

Persian shield💜

[mohtz]

to be small even just for a while

[gardeningwithpina]

Twas a mistake to teach ppl indigenous ecological knowledge under the label ‘permaculture’ bc people are quick to forget indigenous people, as well as their values on interconnectedness.

The land the plants and the animals do not belong to you. They do not exist solely for you. When indigenous people say ‘take care of the earth, and she will take care of you too’ they mean take care of the whole ecosystem, not just the plants and animals you use. This means encouraging and maintaining biodiversity. It means some animals are going to come in and eat a bit of the food you’re growing- and if your ecosystem is maintained well, it wont be an infestation bc predators exist, and it wont completely demolish your crops because it’s not a monocrop buffet.

It means sharing food with others (including animals!) because plants don’t just grow for you.

(ps. this also doesnt mean let your sheep go wild eating tree sapplings, or to let garlic mustard crowd out everything else. There’s a difference between taking care of vulnerable plants and animals in the ecosystem, and hoarding them for yourself.)

[sioltach]

gardens should become synonymous with mini ecosystems, not just a pretty place that only serves humans! they should be refuges for bugs and other animals who normally just get sprayed with pesticides or fenced out when they are hungry and needing a place to live out their lives and their babies lives. a garden that gets eaten (to a reasonable amount) is apart of the ecosystem. it’s our duty as humans to sustain our relatives, as they sustain us as well. this is a love transcends species, and they will thank you!

[plantbeastbook]

Some pink pepper/Acacia

[sosuperawesome]

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[hobbyfotobu]

Graugänse an der Este, Buxtehude

[alexislours]

Dunnock on a fence post.

[elliejaybird]

Video to show how the ladybug clusters I just posted about were everywhere. It’s pretty low quality but I just wanted you all to be able to see the distribution of them. They are vibrant when viewed in person, but the photo captures that effect better.

[happyheidi]

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