Redefining the Beauty of Nature and Wildlife in Our Gardens
Spring Wildflowers-Part 2 Last week we looked at some of the early spring wildflowers that can be found in the moist woods throughout the United States and Canada. Many of these wildflowers are known for their beautiful flowers. And then there are the unusual wildflowers, those whose flowers are not always the highlight of the… [Continue Reading]
Happy Valentine’s Day tomorrow everyone. Carole Brown has graciously asked if I would like to write weekly for BWG. My answer….Heck yes! So you will see me every Tuesday sharing many of my favorite native plants and critters from my now zone 5b garden in central New York. Spring is rapidly approaching, and the first… [Continue Reading]
“I had to fire my Gardener…” The other day when I was talking to my neighbor Marcie, I learned that she had fired her gardener. She had to cut expenses, so the gardener had to go. As a result, her perfectly manicured green lawn was dying. I have to admit I was secretly delighted with… [Continue Reading]
Today, January 20, 2012 is Florida Arbor Day, a day for revering trees and a great day for planting trees in our state. Unfortunately, Floridians are not in a particularly celebratory mood this week. One of the world’s oldest trees (said to be the 5th oldest), a resident of Florida for purportedly 3500 years (not… [Continue Reading]
Photo courtesy of Las Pilitas nursery The Pasadena Rose Parade is behind us now, but the weather it is famous for remains: clear, sunny skies and short-sleeve temperatures. January, what better time for the California native gardener to start a new Wildlife Garden! In reflecting on last year’s garden, I have decided that I don’t… [Continue Reading]
January in the Rockies is cold, sometimes snowy, and definitely non-gardening weather. It’s too early to start seeds in the sunroom, the ground is too frozen to dig in, and while many parts of the country have beautiful blooms already, the gardens here are happily sleeping. My gardening fingers are itching to do something plant… [Continue Reading]
Well it’s a New Year and I hope your New Year’s Day was wonderful. In thinking about planning for the new year’s garden, I offer you Part 2 of my fall favorite native plants. You can read about Part 1 if you missed the post. There are some tried and true natives in the list,… [Continue Reading]
Talk to anyone who speaks, writes, or teaches about creating welcoming habitats for wildlife in our gardens, and sooner rather than later they will mention Bringing Nature Home by Doug Tallamy. This book has become the “bible” for wildlife gardeners everywhere. Doug Tallamy clearly shows in this book how native plants form the basis of… [Continue Reading]
Happy New Year all! For those of us in the frigid northeast US, we still have the benefit of TIME before our gardening season begins. So why exactly is that a benefit? Instead of impulse buying from nurseries in the spring (everybody guilty of this raise your hands), you can spend some time planning, researching and… [Continue Reading]
Santa Claus is coming to town so I thought I get a few entries ready for the Florida Naughty and Nice List. Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolia) NAUGHTY! “This shrub/tree is one of the most aggressive and wide-spread of the invasive non-indigenous exotic pest plants in the State of Florida. There are over 700,000 acres in… [Continue Reading]
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