Welcome back! How are we all doing?
Hosted my baby shower this weekend and of course, we had a nor’easter! That being said, we still had a good turnout. It was just a very validating experience, seeing all the people who make up our community in our home. It was also the first time we had hosted a gathering of that magnitude. I’d say it was a big success!
Other than that, it’s starting to feel like fall in New England and I couldn’t be happier about it.
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Let’s kick things off with our only link not submitted by the SBTB community! The AI Resist List highlights different pillars of AI resistance and was compiled from October 2025 to May 2026. I would love to see this as an ongoing project, especially with AI dominating headlines right now.
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Tee sent in a link to Homegrown National Park, which helps promote biodiversity by cultivating native plants.
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If you’re plugged into fashion, you might enjoy this link to Thom Browne’s Spring 2027 collection. There’s a video and a Vogue article. Obsessed with the ladybug dress. Shoutout to Shoesforall for sending this to us!
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Lastly, Darlynne sent in this video of a bachelor party gone wild!
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
We bought a house in the NC mountains 5 years ago that had only native plants. They are beautiful, and attract many hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, etc. The great thing about native plants is that they also are very tolerant of the weather – we never have to water, because they are perfect the climate we have. My favorites are the St. John’s Wort, the Rhododendrons, and the Mountain Laurel. The bees in particular go crazy for the St. John’s Wort and often look pollen drunk as they crawl over the flowers. Just a lot of joy.
I’m totally into native plants! Besides my own garden, I spearheaded the creation of a native plant garden at an environmental education center I’m on the board of. If you don’t know where to get started with native plants you can try joining a native plant society. I’m a member of the Native Plant Society of New Jersey. They have webinars, garden tours, native plant walks, notices about good plant sales, all kinds of stuff if you want to learn more.
@Laurel, I too love the St. John’s Wort. And I found out it roots really easily! When I trim it, I just stick the cuttings in a flower pot, water it, and at least some of the cuttings end up making new plants.
I’ve been glomming YT videos on gardening lately. I’ve done a little bit in the past, mostly tomatoes and herbs in containers. I found a couple of creators that focus on Florida gardens, including native pollinator plants and veggies like Everglades tomatoes and Seminole pumpkin. How have I never heard of these before? Now I’m retired with more free time on my hands, and Florida is just entering peak fall garden season. But man, starting from scratch is expensive. I’ll probably settle for tomatoes in grow bags again.
Maryland has a law against listed non-native invasive plants, and they add to it annually.
https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/Pages/maryland_invasive_plant_law_and_regulations.aspx