NPR put together this really cool visualization tool for how USDA plant hardiness zones have changed. 🪴

It’s super interesting and does a great job of explaining what the maps and data really mean! 📊

#Gardening #Outside #USDA #Data #NPR #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Garden #Plants

https://apps.npr.org/plant-hardiness-garden-map/

Blue Dasher #dragonfly on a Red Yucca flower spike in our front #garden yesterday evening. Last year dragonfly sightings/photo ops at the house were very few and far between so I’m hoping this is a sign of better luck this year.

#SilentSunday #photography #insectphotography #nature #naturephotography

Rosa | Rose.

#Red #rose #roses #flowersphotography #FlowersOfMastodon #flowerphotography #spring #springtime #springflowers #nature #naturephotography #naturephoto #green #freshness #flowerslovers #naturelovers #photography #photo #photographylovers #photolovers #photographer #waterdrops #waterdroplets #mastodonphotography #photographyonmastodoon #fediphoto #fediphotography #garden #gardenflower #mobilephotography #mobilephoto #shotonmobile @photography

"Using their case as a basis, Maryland passed the first law in this country protecting native plants from HOA bans."

"Valiant couple's ferocious lawn feud with heavy-handed HOA leads to change in state law: 'If they fight back, they can win'

https://www.thecooldown.com/green-home/rewilded-yard-maryland-hoa-rules-law/

#maryland #nativeplants #garden #pollinators

Valiant couple's ferocious lawn feud with heavy-handed HOA leads to change in state law: 'If they fight back, they can win'

When their HOA demanded they remove their lush rewilded yard, Janet and Jeff Crouch helped pass a law protecting native plants from HOA bans.

^{Laurelle Stelle (The Cool Down)}

Gulf Fritillary #butterfly on milkweed in our front #garden.

#SilentSunday #butterflies #butterflyphotography #photography #naturephotography #bloomscrolling

Our other clematis vine is doing well & blooming like crazy. Didn’t even notice the caterpillar till I was looking at the photos later. Everything in the #garden does great here until about June when the blast furnace heat arrives.

#flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #flowerphotography #gardening

Happy Sunday to you! This is called Poppy Dance...

ARTWORK - https://peggy-collins.pixels.com/featured/poppy-dance-peggy-collins.html

#poppy #flowers #garden #wildflowers #orange #floral #art #arte #mothersday #kunst #wallartforsale #wallart #artprints #artforsale #fineart #decor #gifts #giftideas #interiordesign #homedecor #ayearforart #buyintoart #contemporaryart #modernart #creativetoots #artbooster #fediverse #fedigiftshop #mastodonart #mastoart