Learning to See the Beauty of Nature in Our Gardens
I thought it was a bad news day at the old corral. While out and about on a recent blustery Hurricane Sandy day, I saw the “great reptile hunter” go on alert and then dive in some brush at the fence line. October can be a time for box turtles and I thought Chili had [...]
Last week I spotted a bunny rabbit hopping through my neighbor’s yard. Far away, I got a photo that looks more like a painting. But the rabbit appeared to me to be an adult. As I’ve said in the past, my property always provides an article idea for me, and this week very timely and [...]
Ok, it’s a domestic dog, but she’s “wild” and full of “life”, so give me a little leeway here. Meet Chili, World Class Reptile Hunter, ok, maybe World Class is a stretch…Holopaw’s Furriest Reptile Hunter. That better? When I originally set out to write this article, it was the day before Meredith’s article appeared, and [...]
Early morning is often the best time of day to observe wildlife. The other morning was no exception. I noticed the Bidens alba moving under the weight of some unseen critter. This particular section of B. alba is somewhat overgrown, nearly as tall as I am. I quietly guessed what this critter could be. Was [...]
Do you want to know what one of the most welcome visitors to my garden is? Garter Snakes, also known by some as Garden Snakes, live in the various boulder walls that are my raised bed gardens. I see one almost every day in the summer time, either slithering through the understory of the flowers, [...]
One spring morning when our family was walking home from the neighborhood park, I did a double take as we approached a tree snag in the woodland that borders our yard. There, hanging out, was a reptile we’d not seen before. After admiring it for a spell, we popped inside the house to grab a [...]
News from Team Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens
