Monarchs visiting!
At last! So many of us have been worried because we had seen only very few monarchs throughout the summer. And now they are making their...
Pollinators in the garden
From morning to evening, our pollinators are so fascinating to observe. Here is a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee sipping nectar from a Pozo Blue...
A Green Sweat Bee visits
After having been away for nearly a month due to a family member's health issue, seeing so much activity in our native garden is such a...
Be part of the change
Read this great article https://www.lewisginter.org/doug-tallamy-productive-native-plants/?fbclid=IwAR0oW9JMRe09xHoKAB-n6ECPoful0pJGMEQQZ...
Little Sleepyheads
Since I hadn't seen Summer Long-horned males sleeping in the garden for several days, I was feeling rather sad, thinking it was the end...
Scarlet runner bean arbor for pollinators
I planted scarlet runner beans again this year, from dried beans collected last autumn. The blossoms are so beautiful and pollinators...
Echinacea Rainbow Marcella
I love these echinaceas/coneflowers! Look at those delicious colors. This is their third year growing in a large container pot and look...
Don't spray mosquitoes
Please remember this! Read about an excellent alternative to spraying here: https://ui.charlotte.edu/story/try-%E2%80%98bucket-doom%E2%80...
Lovely, tattered Ladies
The sight of female butterflies that are a little tattered is a poignant one. They survive close calls, intent on creating a new...
Encore Sleeping Bees
When you least expect it, there's always a surprise in the garden. I had never seen a Yellow-faced Bumble bee sleeping on Godetia...
