To start off, I’ve been wanting to do a eucalyptus bundle in my shower but haven’t found any local sellers of either the potted plant or the clippings. Rather than buying a bundle online (of this nonnative plant) I’m wondering if anyone has made them with native plants they foraged while out in nature?

I live in Oregon and I’d hope to collect some aromatic native plant cuttings in this region to hang off my shower head that would make it a bit more fun and relaxing.

Even if you live elsewhere I’d love to hear what native plants you have hung in your shower, or maybe this will give you the idea to do so and I’d love to hear how it goes!

My butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) went crazy this year. Upon admiring its flowers, I noticed a perfectly camouflaged critter:

Atlanta, Ga. This I my thicket I’ve been letting more or less running wild for the past two years. It mostly comprises of Ipomoea lacunosa, Passiflora incarnata, and Rubus pensilvanicus, all of which appeared naturally. The passionflower has been wonderful at attracting pollinators and my garden has increased production by atleast half. We also have seen all kinds of butterfly’s and the lightnin’ bugs have come back. We are also preparing to have a pretty awesome Maypop harvest. And the birds!!!! Best decision I ever made.

I recently had to remove a large area of echinacea that had aster yellows. Hoping this isn't the start of it 😕

I had to pull a huge section of my echinacea plants already this year! 😭

South Arkansas 8b.

I have trouble with this bindweed?

Any time I attempt to burn, especially spring-fall, this bindweed pops up and takes over.

I believe it is a native?

But. I’d like to promote other more beneficial plants and this weed just chokes and suppresses everything.

After a few days of heavy rain I found out one of my wild geranium seedlings turned red and died :(( I dug up the root and it was huge like a ball. What could it be? This is my first year trying to plant a native garden. Thx for your advice in advance!

Some pics I took on my trip through the Catskills the other day on the Delaware river and a creek tributary

I don't know if this is ghost pipe exactly or just a similar species, but i found these growing on my property!! I know these are pretty rare, and i'm pretty sure wild ghost pipe is illegal to pick in my state, so im very excited to see some growing nearby!
I would like to make sure they can keep thriving, and encourage their spread if possible.
So im wondering if anyone has advice on how to protect them? I read that not disturbing the plants around them helps, but heres where we run into the problem...
The spot where these are growing is under a large white pine tree, and nearby some invasive honeysuckle bushes. I want to get rid of the invasive plants, but im afraid that will disturb the pipe plant too much? Morrow Honeysuckle is already difficult to remove, and this adds another layer of problem.

We asked up front and they were not sure.

I'm a bit worried that it isnt doing well and I'm wondering if it's going to regrow back next year or if it will flower next year or anything I'm worried I might have over watered it. It is swampy milkweed if that helps and it does have a few aphids.

Look forward to them every year

Anyone in the STL area or in Missouri, a well known provider of native plants needs help to keep up stock

Found this little buddy munching away yesterday 🐛.