Ilena Gilbert-Mays
@ilenagm.bsky.social
Horticulturist in coastal North Carolina🐚 🇺🇸who loves tropicals, gingers and exotic plants, oh who am I kidding! I am obsessed with all plants and please, be kind🙏🌎🌱🌸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇧
Colorful and fragrant Rhynchorides Bangkok Sunset blooming now in #MyGarden. 🌱 #Orchids #Plants #Flowers #Gardening #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling #Orchid
Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia) blossoms seen in Akumal, Mexico. 🌱 #Plants #Flowers #FlowerReport #BloomScrolling
It had already rained by the time I got up this morning, Betty decided to be the “early bird” and beat all the rest of the turtles to the snacks😂🐢 #Gardening #Nature #Turtles #EasternBoxTurtles
Forty years ago today, I married the love of my life,💍we had already been friends for ten years when we married. Here’s hoping for many more years💘 #Flowers #HappyAnniversary #Gardening #MarriedForLife #Nature #Summertime
🌱 I’m still making my mind up about this one. #Passiflora ‘Beauty of Hannover’ (and yes it appears to have been registered with a spelling mistake!) is hardy, very striking & feels as though it should be a good partner to P. ‘Snow Queen’ but it seems quite shy flowering. We will see!
I love Hibiscus at this time of year #FlowersOnFriday 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling
Chilli fiesta 🌶️💛🌶️💜🌶️ 💛Naga ‘Yellow blaze’ 🔥🔥🔥 ❤️Sweet pepper ‘Ramiro’ 💜Naga ‘Smooky rainbow’ 🔥🔥🔥🔥 💜‘Buena Mulata’ 🔥🔥 #chilli #chillies #chillipepper #homegrown #greenhouse #kitchengarden #sixonsaturday
#SixOnSaturday it has been hot, and a splash and dash 💦 here this past week. Still lots of flowers blooming but the vegetable garden is full of sun scorched or split tomatoes from the downpours💦🤷🏼♀️ #Flowers #Gardening #Summertime #Tropical #SummerFlowers #Nature
Coming along nicely but not as bountiful as last season, but I will have fresh oranges, lemons, and pink grapefruits! 🌱🌿🍃 #citrustrees #citrus #EastCoastKin #PhotographersofBluesky #Photography
Quiet time close to the 2nd pond #waterlilies #japanesefountain 🌱💦
Finally, it’s raining! ☔️ Not a drop since June 19th, and at least 2 heatwaves. #clivia first flowers (rescued from a green waste bin 3y ago—and it has worked!)🌱
More vibrant ginger blooms are appearing now that rain is almost a daily presence 💦💦 #Flowers #Gardening #Tropical #GingerFlowers #TropicalFlowers #Summertime
It’s a triple pollinator day on the Orange Tithonias 😂 even though there’s plenty of flowers they all want the same one 🐝 #Bees #Flowers #Gardening #Plants #Nature #Summertime #FlowerReport
My Saturday #TurtleNation is Betty Bubble snacking on #MyPatio in the rain🐢 #Gardening #EasternBoxTurtle #Turtles #Nature
Before and after the rain. #SixOnSaturday Native winter flowering Banksia and Grevillea in the botanic garden. #queensland #canonphotography
#sixonsaturday 25-07-26 : lotus flower ! … and also cosmos sulphureus , beans, melon, cucumbers and leeks. fredgardenerblog2.wordpress.com/2026/07/25/six…
A flavoursome and aromatic selection from my herb garden for #SixOnSaturday this week; rosemary, bay, oregano, parsley mint and basil. #UKGardening #PlantSky #GreenSat #ColorADay #ECK
🌱 #sixonSaturday from my tiny garden. We are heading into another week of heat and no rain unfortunately. Luckily my diary is fairly empty so I can shelter in my cool house and restrict gardening activities to early morning and evening. I managed to cut my hedge this week so my green bin is full!
#SixOnSaturday is another #RainyDay here so I’m inside waiting for #TurtleNation to appear😅I love the tiny pig planter with lime begonia, my idea😉 #Flowers #Plants #Gardening #Summertime #FlowerReport
A brief moment of freshness and relaxation, featuring part of my pond and the lovely #lotus in bloom. 🌱
#FlowersOnFriday are my #Lagerstroemia starting to bloom. They are a southern staple.❤️🤍 #Flowers #Gardening #Plants #Summertime #SummerFlowers #FlowerReport
