June Flanagan
@juneflanagan.bsky.social
🍁 Botanist, environmental horticulturist, nature photographer, author/coauthor of 5 books for prairie plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Aspiring botanical illustrator.
🇨🇦 www.juneflanagan.ca
Nature inspires my inner artist. 🌿
🇨🇦 www.juneflanagan.ca
Nature inspires my inner artist. 🌿
One of my wheel-thrown ceramic vases, with a copper glaze and impressions on the lower right from where the red hot pot was taken out of an outdoor kiln and placed on a bed of flaming pine needles, enclosed in a metal can during a raku firing. Very exciting process!
December 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
One of my wheel-thrown ceramic vases, with a copper glaze and impressions on the lower right from where the red hot pot was taken out of an outdoor kiln and placed on a bed of flaming pine needles, enclosed in a metal can during a raku firing. Very exciting process!
Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
‘Bull’s Blood’ beet, watercolour on hot press paper
I grew a clump of heirloom beets from seed, harvested the beautiful leaves as baby greens for salads, then painted this one at the end of the season, and roasted the roots. Delicious!
‘Bull’s Blood’ beet, watercolour on hot press paper
I grew a clump of heirloom beets from seed, harvested the beautiful leaves as baby greens for salads, then painted this one at the end of the season, and roasted the roots. Delicious!
December 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
‘Bull’s Blood’ beet, watercolour on hot press paper
I grew a clump of heirloom beets from seed, harvested the beautiful leaves as baby greens for salads, then painted this one at the end of the season, and roasted the roots. Delicious!
‘Bull’s Blood’ beet, watercolour on hot press paper
I grew a clump of heirloom beets from seed, harvested the beautiful leaves as baby greens for salads, then painted this one at the end of the season, and roasted the roots. Delicious!
October 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
It’s that glorious time of year, when the alpine larch trees (Larix lyallii), a deciduous conifer, turn gold before shedding their soft, fine needles.
#nativeplants #photography
#nativeplants #photography
October 3, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It’s that glorious time of year, when the alpine larch trees (Larix lyallii), a deciduous conifer, turn gold before shedding their soft, fine needles.
#nativeplants #photography
#nativeplants #photography
Good morning, October.
October 1, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Good morning, October.
You know it’s fall when the seed heads of our native blue grama grass
(Bouteloua gracilis)
curl up like eyelashes and scatter their seeds.
#nativeplants
(Bouteloua gracilis)
curl up like eyelashes and scatter their seeds.
#nativeplants
September 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
You know it’s fall when the seed heads of our native blue grama grass
(Bouteloua gracilis)
curl up like eyelashes and scatter their seeds.
#nativeplants
(Bouteloua gracilis)
curl up like eyelashes and scatter their seeds.
#nativeplants
Plant day-neutral types of strawberries like this ‘Seascape’ variety and you’ll be picking right up until frost. Our cool September nights produce the sweetest fruit of the season. 🍓
#ediblegarden
#ediblegarden
September 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Plant day-neutral types of strawberries like this ‘Seascape’ variety and you’ll be picking right up until frost. Our cool September nights produce the sweetest fruit of the season. 🍓
#ediblegarden
#ediblegarden
After another spell of smoke blurring our sun, it’s fantastic to see bright garden sunflowers against a clear blue sky. If you look closely, you can see a bumblebee heading to join the pollinating frenzy on this flowerhead. This impressive ‘Pikes Peak’ variety is over 3 metres tall.
September 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
After another spell of smoke blurring our sun, it’s fantastic to see bright garden sunflowers against a clear blue sky. If you look closely, you can see a bumblebee heading to join the pollinating frenzy on this flowerhead. This impressive ‘Pikes Peak’ variety is over 3 metres tall.
August 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Yesterday was cool, cloudy and quiet except the call of a loon on water like glass. Happy weekend!
August 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Yesterday was cool, cloudy and quiet except the call of a loon on water like glass. Happy weekend!
Spotted these tiny night-blooming wild scarlet gaura (Oenothera suffrutescens) still open on an early morning prairie walk. Their petals open white and fade to pink with age, giving the appearance of two-toned flowers.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
August 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Spotted these tiny night-blooming wild scarlet gaura (Oenothera suffrutescens) still open on an early morning prairie walk. Their petals open white and fade to pink with age, giving the appearance of two-toned flowers.
#nativeplants
#nativeplants
August 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Homegrown ´Evans’ cherries ready for pie
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July 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Homegrown ´Evans’ cherries ready for pie
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The midsummer bumblebee buffet has begun on the tall white flowering candelabras of Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum).
This is a beautiful, hardy tallgrass prairie plant for your pollinator garden.
#nativeplants #pollinators
This is a beautiful, hardy tallgrass prairie plant for your pollinator garden.
#nativeplants #pollinators
July 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
The midsummer bumblebee buffet has begun on the tall white flowering candelabras of Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum).
This is a beautiful, hardy tallgrass prairie plant for your pollinator garden.
#nativeplants #pollinators
This is a beautiful, hardy tallgrass prairie plant for your pollinator garden.
#nativeplants #pollinators
Pulled some giant radishes from our salad garden yesterday.
I’m impressed with this ‘Rivoli’ variety from #WestCoastSeeds. Even at this size, they are crunchy and very tasty, not woody.
I’m impressed with this ‘Rivoli’ variety from #WestCoastSeeds. Even at this size, they are crunchy and very tasty, not woody.
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Pulled some giant radishes from our salad garden yesterday.
I’m impressed with this ‘Rivoli’ variety from #WestCoastSeeds. Even at this size, they are crunchy and very tasty, not woody.
I’m impressed with this ‘Rivoli’ variety from #WestCoastSeeds. Even at this size, they are crunchy and very tasty, not woody.
Like dazzling red jester caps on tall fragrant green stems, Monarda didyma begins its long bloom season in my pollinator garden, extending through August when hummingbirds stop to fuel up on its nectar during their southward migration.
July 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Like dazzling red jester caps on tall fragrant green stems, Monarda didyma begins its long bloom season in my pollinator garden, extending through August when hummingbirds stop to fuel up on its nectar during their southward migration.
Picked loads of home-grown, tasty raspberries this morning from a row of just six plants.
‘Steadfast’ variety developed by U of S has strong prolific canes and rarely suckers so it’s good for small gardens. #ediblegarden
‘Steadfast’ variety developed by U of S has strong prolific canes and rarely suckers so it’s good for small gardens. #ediblegarden
July 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Picked loads of home-grown, tasty raspberries this morning from a row of just six plants.
‘Steadfast’ variety developed by U of S has strong prolific canes and rarely suckers so it’s good for small gardens. #ediblegarden
‘Steadfast’ variety developed by U of S has strong prolific canes and rarely suckers so it’s good for small gardens. #ediblegarden
A cool natural spring is a delightful destination on a hot summer day.
July 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
A cool natural spring is a delightful destination on a hot summer day.
Celebrated Canada Day with a mountain hike. Our country has so much beauty. ❤️🇨🇦
July 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Celebrated Canada Day with a mountain hike. Our country has so much beauty. ❤️🇨🇦
Discovered a snowberry clearwing moth investigating the nectar guides on our native iris (Iris missouriensis) blooming this week.
#pollinatorweek
#pollinatorweek
June 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Discovered a snowberry clearwing moth investigating the nectar guides on our native iris (Iris missouriensis) blooming this week.
#pollinatorweek
#pollinatorweek
Wish I could share the lovely fragrance of our native ‘Waterton’ mock orange, blooming in my garden. The shrub originated in Waterton National Park and was bred in a program at the former Alberta Horticultural Research Centre. The 2017 Kenow Fire burned the park area where the wild population grew.
June 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wish I could share the lovely fragrance of our native ‘Waterton’ mock orange, blooming in my garden. The shrub originated in Waterton National Park and was bred in a program at the former Alberta Horticultural Research Centre. The 2017 Kenow Fire burned the park area where the wild population grew.
Wild iris blooms to wish you a lovely Father’s Day
June 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Wild iris blooms to wish you a lovely Father’s Day
Did you know freshly ripened prairie crocus seeds will sprout now if planted as soon as you can pluck them from the seed-heads?
In nature, feathery tails on each seed curl like a corkscrew when moistened and help drill the spear-shaped seed into the soil.
In nature, feathery tails on each seed curl like a corkscrew when moistened and help drill the spear-shaped seed into the soil.
June 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Did you know freshly ripened prairie crocus seeds will sprout now if planted as soon as you can pluck them from the seed-heads?
In nature, feathery tails on each seed curl like a corkscrew when moistened and help drill the spear-shaped seed into the soil.
In nature, feathery tails on each seed curl like a corkscrew when moistened and help drill the spear-shaped seed into the soil.