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Ilena Gilbert-Mays

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Horticulturist in coastal North Carolina🐚 πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έwho loves tropicals, gingers and exotic plants, oh who am I kidding! I am obsessed with all plants and please, be kindπŸ™πŸŒŽπŸŒ±πŸŒΈπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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Here is one that fell on the path (luckily before I got there!) next to my phone for scale. They were all around - even on the roads.

The Bunya nuts inside are supposed to be tasty, chestnut like, and a favourite seasonal food for the local Murri people for thousands of years.

14.03.2026 11:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So interesting πŸ€” thank you for sharing that

14.03.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Joy, too you as well πŸ˜ƒπŸ’›

14.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#SixOnSaturday: bucolic trail in the Bunya Mountains

Including the two most dangerous living things I have met in Aus
Bunya Pine Cone: 10kg falling from 40m
Stinging Tree: giant nettle tree and way, way more painful

Start at the hospitable Bunya Mountains Tavern

#Queensland

14.03.2026 07:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I would love one of those pine cones 😍 if it didn’t knock me out first πŸ˜‚

14.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#sixonsaturday 14-03-26 : Another camellia, cyclamen, 2 anemone flowers, muscari, gunnera awakening and a bonsai fig tree. 🌱

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14.03.2026 07:31 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe @bonsaiguy.bsky.social (love his work) would know the answer to your fig question πŸ™Œ

14.03.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Six, flowering in the garden this week. It’s really colouring up now! πŸŒΏπŸ’•πŸ’œπŸŒΌπŸŒΏ #sixonsaturday #springflowers #pinkflowers

14.03.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous photos PollyπŸ’œπŸ©·

14.03.2026 10:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Collage of 6 photos of bright yellow daffodils and yellow wallflowers

Collage of 6 photos of bright yellow daffodils and yellow wallflowers

Another frosty morning but there's a sea of yellow daffodils and wallflowers in the sunshine for #sixonSaturday

14.03.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Spring is such a beautiful time πŸ’›

14.03.2026 10:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#SixOnSaturday The #SpringEquinox will be this coming week but the temperatures are still very much up and down 🎒 now is the perfect time to move bulbs in the green to spread the flower love πŸ˜ƒπŸŒ±πŸŒ±

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #SpringBulbs #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport

14.03.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A dahlia bloom filled with a carnival of colors: magenta, pink, yellow and white petals.

A dahlia bloom filled with a carnival of colors: magenta, pink, yellow and white petals.

#March #CapeCod #Peepers
It’s snowing and I can hear the peepers. New England weather plays games with us as we move toward spring. Lots of surprises 😍🌱

13.03.2026 03:58 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ˜‚so true Joy! Mother Nature is quite the trickster β˜€οΈπŸŒ§οΈβ„οΈπŸ’¨β˜€οΈ

13.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not enough to kiss under the #mistletoe

But things are looking good for cats and mice.😁

13.03.2026 11:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope you these under it 🐞🐞❣️

13.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They better have jackets on this morning πŸ˜‚ happy Friday JoyπŸ’œ

13.03.2026 12:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This #Hyacinth has the largest flowers I’ve ever seen, I’ve had it a few years so no tagπŸ€·πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

#Flowers #Gardening #FlowersOnFriday #Spring #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport #ILoveRocks

13.03.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cherry blossom coming out. #FlowersOnFriday #BlossomWatch

🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #Spring #SpringWatch

13.03.2026 09:53 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

So beautiful πŸ’˜

13.03.2026 11:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🀣now winter moved back in with a wind and rain storm yesterday afternoon and heavy frost on the ground this morning ❄️

13.03.2026 11:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Pam, happy Friday πŸ₯³

13.03.2026 11:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Patsy, we had a quick windy rain storm πŸ’¨πŸ’¦yesterday afternoon that pounded it😒 glad no others were open

13.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The first #BeardedIris in #MyCollection is in bloom🀍white are always the first out of the gate letting me know the rest of the colors are on the wayπŸ˜ƒπŸŒˆ

#Flowers #Gardening #Iris #Spring #Plants #GulfOfMexico #FlowerReport

12.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

They do😁🌡

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It been like a summer day hereπŸ˜ƒπŸπŸͺ»

12.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much ken😁

12.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I always let some of my radishes ho to seed😁

12.03.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I love radish seed pods, like nasturtiums they are spicy😁

11.03.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My #Epimedium pink champagne is looking splendid this morning 😍

#Flowers #Gardening #Plants #GulfOfMexico #Spring #FlowerReport

11.03.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0