This is the #Chinese #bramble #Rubus tricolor, completed for The Field Studies Council. It appears on the #Urbanplants of Scotland fold our chart, on sale through FSCs website. I loved illustrating the textured leaves and shiny berries. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #rubus

Orobanchaceae is such a crazy group of plants

No water, no food. 💧🥗 A new Nature Food study calls for integrating water & aquatic foods into #agroecology—embracing fishers, aquatic biodiversity & land-to-seascape approaches for resilient food systems. Read more:🔗 bit.ly/4jylmAN #aeTPP #FoodSystems

The recent announcement from Defra that they will no longer be accepting applications for the #SustainableFarmingIncentive has come as a huge blow to our members. You can read our full response here: landworkersalliance.org.uk/defra-announ...

“My community has been gutted. The trail crew, wilderness crew, timber crew. We truly care for this resource we’ve been protecting. You have to be standing there to understand the beauty of it & how delicate it is.” On Trump's felling of the US Forest Service. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Please sign the petition to save @agroforestryrt.bsky.social established food forest garden from eviction: www.change.org/p/stop-the-d...

In the last few weeks, I’ve built a pergola with the help of @vanderdecken.bsky.social, weeded and mulched beds and netted my brassica cage. Today I sowed a few seeds to mark the start of the growing season at the #allotment #horticulture #vegetablegarden #gardening #growyourown #permaculture

Exciting time of year! I need to get some more experience grafting (and graft a few more apples for my own allotment) #horticulture #orchard #fruittree

As Norbot would say "all neat and tidy"

Iris reticulata 🌱📷 #bloomscrolling #gardening

This week’s update from the #allotment . Still weaving the compost bay with Hazel and willow, mulching beds with manure and wood-chipping pathways. Already passed last year’s progress at this time #vegetablegarden #horticulture #gardening #permaculture

The destruction of trust in science. The burning of the books. The erasure and harm towards queer people. It’s happening. America went to countless wars and lost many of its children, making the ‘ultimate sacrifice’ for these freedoms. And one evil megalomaniac went and threw all of that away.

There's a petition to ban conversion practices (targeting LGBTQIA+ people) in the European Union. We need one million signatures, and we currently have 180,000+. If you live in Europe (even if you don't), spread the word ! 🌈🔥✊ eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

Not sure what this means…

This week I had my first try at baking sourdough focaccia for a dinner party. Kneadless to say… I bubbled with joy. Also, I’ve decided to name my starter ‘The Rise of Wisley’. #sourdough #bread #sourdoughbread #breadsky

Tomorrow morning, if you're experiencing withdrawal symptoms after #ORFC25 #Agroecology

Caroline Lucas, "We keep being surprised by these phenomenon.. Floods in Valencia.. Hurricanes that hit the US" "What else does nature have to throw at us to wake us up to recognise that this is being massively exasperated by climate change" Well said @carolinelucas.bsky.social

Can’t wait to try this crunchy and springy malt & seeded sourdough loaf… my 4th loaf since receiving this starter from a friend. Anyone got any tips on scoring? Not sure my blade is sharp enough. #sourdough #sourdoughbread #bread #bakesky

Pumpkin is very good at relaxing and taking things easy #cat #cats #gingercat #gingercats

Ice crystals from freezing fog right now 🌿

Took a lovely wintry sunset walk around the common. It was so nice to get out for a quiet one to mark my last day off before returning to work tomorrow. And I’m very impressed with the new headphones I was given at Xmas. Some photos for you to enjoy. #walk #hiking #woodland #wildlife #surrey

I may have the day off work but I don’t fancy a day at the allotment in 0oC, even despite the beautiful sun. Instead I’m doing some allotment planning, using Excel and Sutton’s Garden Planner. #allotment #vegetablegarden #horticulture #gardenplanning

several times a day i ask “am i hungry or am i just bored” and then i have a little snack while i think about it

How do we deal with racist or derogatory scientific names? Are there really that many of them? This NPR article from 2024 dives into the conversation from all angles - really interesting! #science #plants www.npr.org/2024/07/31/g...

Progress at the #allotment today continuing the bed prep after ordering 2,000L of manure. Finally dug over the neglected potato patch, harvesting enough to eat and replant. Tucked the weeded beds under plastic temporarily. Edging and netting being installed soon. #vegetablegarden #horticulture

Bluesky at the #allotment today. Pro tip: after the birds have taken the seeds from your standing sunflowers, use the woody stems as a coat hanger. 😂🌻 #horticulture #gardening #vegetablegarden

Baked some sourdough today. Needed to get outside my head for a bit and this helped. ☯️

All first watch favourites of 2024 (scoring 4.5 stars or above) Follow me: boxd.it/9kJ0R #letterboxd 🧡💚💙

It’s me, I’m the boyfriend. And I am jealous of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s tinsel dress although I’m not a fan of single use plastics 🎉🥳 Happy new year everyone!

On this (Boxing) day of walks, some good walking/access news: c. 40,000 miles of historic rights-of-way in England & Wales have been reprieved from deletion from the “definitive map” of such paths. Great work @ramblers.org.uk & other campaigners on this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

*admittedly unprofessional moment* This Raspberry cultivar always makes me giggle, so much so that when this label was decommissioned, I had to save it. I’m not sure if whoever named this variety knew what it means in certain circles 😂 #funny #horticulture #gardening #taxonomy #lgbtq

Biofungicide Approved for German Organic Vineyards: Terpene-Based Fungicide Revolutionizes Organic Grape Protection #OrganicFarming #Biofungicide #Vineyards #GrapeProtection #SustainableAgriculture

FYI: Caviro Group Unveils Italy's Largest Agrivoltaic System in Vineyard: Revolutionary System to Protect Vines and Generate Clean Energy #Agrivoltaics #SustainableEnergy #CleanEnergy #Vineyard #Innovation

This morning in RHS Wisley vineyard was bliss, as I was moving prunings from the rows to a new habitat hedge in the Orchard #vineyard #viticulture #horticulture #garden #biodiversity #sunrise

Did you ever do that thing where you put a game on your Steam wishlist and then watch it go on sale year after year, event after event, sale after sale, and never buy it, and eventually it dawns on you that you never actually wanted it

Red Sprites and Andromeda over Missouri lining up perfectly with a lone tree. Chaos in our atmosphere paired with cosmic chaos. Nature is awesome. Single image

Here are some nice mushrooms

Would love to visit this as it’s being installed/ when it’s finished. Sounds like good work! #horticulture #wetland #riparian #biodiversity

#Letterboxd vibe check

This Edinburgh Botanics light show installation is designed to illustrate mycelium networks. It’s almost as impressive in daylight as when lit up!

Hi Bluesky! Not that I was on it for long, but I’ve migrated from the other app. First post on here is just a hello from me, so I’ll include this photo of a wreath I made at work today. I’m a young horticulturist passionate about edibles, sustainability and community! Let’s connect #horticulture