Last summer and fall, we followed our tradition of planting as many free native plants as we could into the soil on our land. One neighbor’s tragedy was our good fortune, and I hauled two full-sized SUV loads of mature native plants home from a huge native garden that was bound for the utility company’s
Spring is Springing Read More »
For much of the spring and summer, I mow around these leggy, shrubby plants that look weedy and have no blooms. That’s because I know the payoff is in October. When many of the other blooms are spent and reduced to empty seedheads that the birds eat, the asters are just getting started. I have
I was so excited that my natural habitat was chosen to be a stop on the Native Backyard Habitat Challenge garden tour! We had more than 40 visitors who wandered through the paths, followed along the tour, asked questions, and used my temporary plant bed “labels” (I attached a list of plants on a cardboard
Garden Tour and speaking opportunity! Read More »
I’m raising corn in the “Three Sisters” indigenous method, with the corn planted first in mounds, then pole beans that climb up the corn, then squash to cover the ground to minimize weeds. The beans are not doing well and I was late with the squash planting, but the corn is doing amazing and has
Tree frog sleeping in the corn Read More »
Something beautiful happened this morning! Background: A favorite passion of my late partner Daniel was backyard birdfeeding. He was always improving and squirrel-proofing the birdfeeders, and spending lots of money on the very best bird food. He loved watching all of the birds from the windows, especially the finches. Occasionally we would get a visit
First Hummingbird at a flower Read More »
