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#WordlessWednesday – A Dandy Dandelion

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:47:08 +0000

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Gardening For Pollinators Birds and other Wildlife!

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:35:57 +0000

Preserving the environment is one of the most fundamental elements of gardening.

When we strike a balance with the creatures we share our yards with, not only do we benefit aesthetically, by creating a beautiful garden full of life, but when we cater to the needs of our local wildlife we are creating an eco friendly garden that in turn provides refuge for the many beneficial visitors. Insects, birds and smaller mammals begin to thrive and visit often, which means all of us who share this planet benefit from a healthy ecosystem.

Spring is the ideal time to embrace biodiversity. Gardeners can see the effects, perhaps not overnight, but over a season it becomes evident that our plots are thriving when we’ve attracted wildlife into our gardens by helping to create the balance that nature needs to properly prosper.

Take the humble bumblebee for example. It really is our best friend in the garden! Even though these hard working pollinators might seem scary to some people, they very rarely sting and when they do, it’s always used a last resort when defending themselves.
As pollinators, a bee’s importance cannot be overstated. Approximately 80 percent of food crops grown around the world require pollination and that’s mainly done by the hardworking bee. Unfortunately the bees are having a particularly hard time at the moment. It’s become entirely clear that the use of pesticides and herbicides are the main contributor to what has been described as ‘colony collapse disorder’. Millions of bees have died and this disturbing occurrence is not just taking place in North America, but all over the world. Because of this, it’s crucial that we home gardeners do what we can to ensure the survival of the bee by offering them a safe haven from chemicals. Considering just how important they are with respect to our food supply, the consequences could be devastating to say the least.

We can help by offering bees and other pollinators, plants that are attractive to them when foraging for food. Consider growing bee balm (monarda) in the garden. It’s an excellent choice and certainly lives up to its name! The bonus is that bee balm is extremely appealing to hummingbirds and some butterflies, too! Other varieties that appeal to bees are Aconitum (Monkshood), Delphinium, Digitalis (Foxglove), Lupinus X polyphylla (Lupine) Physostegia virginiana (Obedient Plant), and Pulmonaria (Lungwort).

As luck would have it, the same gardening practices that attract and help wildlife also improve our air, water and soil quality so the benefit goes beyond our gardens, and it only takes a few plants and some forethought to create a habitat for butterflies, bees and hummingbirds. We can even attract these wonderfully helpful creatures to our garden by adding just a couple of containers with some flowering annuals. Gardeners with limited space may want to plant vertically by using wall space or fences to grow perennial vines like honeysuckle, Virginia creeper or annuals like sweet pea or morning glory. Even planting a hanging basket or two attracts pollinators.

By selecting a wide variety of plants that provide blooms from early spring into late fall, hummingbirds who happen to prefer red tubular flowers, will visit all season long!
Butterflies are drawn to more open-faced yellow and purple flowers, as well as herbs like dill, thyme, oregano and parsley, but by choosing native plants to our region, we offer the ultimate gift as they are even more attractive to pollinators than anything else we could grow.

By making a conscious effort to not use harmful chemicals in the garden, we are encouraging beneficial insects like ladybugs to visit and they eat aphids! Toads and frogs are also great allies in the garden because they eat slugs and grasshoppers. I have a couple broken clay pots, turned upside down, which offers these creatures some shelter during rainstorms, and placing by placing seashells in the garden which will collect water, that offers them a place to drink.

With very little maintenance, the garden will be a welcome haven for all kinds of insects and birds, and wildlife, while adding beauty and creating sustainability at the same time. Whether it’s mulching beds, reducing the size of lawn, which happens to be the most unnatural landscape of all considering the chemicals and water use that go into maintaining one, or by harvesting rainwater in a barrel for use on annual containers, we all benefit by preserving the environment and creating an ecological balance in our own backyard.

Thanks for visiting! Have fun in the garden and help out those pollinators where you live! : )

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Wordless Wednesday – Woodland Wakerobins at Wall Flower Studio

Thu, 10 May 2012 08:38:42 +0000

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Flowering Friday – Muscari & Trilliums Blooming Now

Sat, 05 May 2012 17:11:53 +0000

Muscari or Grape Hyacinth above – Red Trilliums below

It sure is nice to see the flowers blooming in the garden again!

Well, actually, the Muscari are in the garden, but those Trilliums I can’t take credit for planting as they’re growing wild, off to the side of our house.

Happy Flowering Friday!

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Vinca – Periwinkle flowers [Flickr]

Fri, 04 May 2012 18:52:02 +0000

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#WordlessWednesday – Spring #Garden #Blooms

Wed, 02 May 2012 21:49:10 +0000

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Flying Friends in the #Garden – #Lepidoptera

Tue, 01 May 2012 23:16:39 +0000

We had a little visitor to the garden this weekend!

A very friendly fellow! Was happy to pose for pictures.

It was flying around outside for quite a while and even landed on me at on point.

This Moth isn’t quite as large as a Monarch, but quite pretty, and just as welcome!

Have a great day!

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Tue, 01 May 2012 00:40:04 +0000

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Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:32:39 +0000

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:25:49 +0000

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