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Unnatural Acts
Gardening is an unnatural act. Here we are, lovers of nature, birds, bees, green stuff, and what do we do? We go outside and dig it up, turn the tiny world of our gardens upside down, and start interfering every which way. Continue reading
Posted in animal life, garden tasks, plants, seasons
Tagged achillea (yarrow), aster (Symphyotrichum), balloon flower, Baptisia, bearded iris, bee balm (Monarda fistulosa), black swallowtail, blazing star (Liatris spicata), blue star (Amsonia tabernaemontana), blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), Butterfly bush, cardinal flower, Carolina lupine (Thermopsis villosa), coneflower (Echinacea), fall cleanup, foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), Garden in the Woods, golden Alexander (Zizia aurea), hibiscus, hori hori, hyssop (Agastache), Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium), Leave It Lie, lupine (hybrid), milkweed (Asclepias), moss phlox (Phlox subulata), Native Plant Trust, native plants, No Mow May, prickly-pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa), red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), sneezeweed (Helenium), sundial lupine (Lupinus perennis), tickseed (Coreopsis), trailing arbutus (Epigaea repens), wood poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
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What’s in a Name?
Well, what is in a name? A rose by any other name might smell as sweet. But if you’re in New England and the rose’s species name is Rosa multiflora, you have stumbled upon an invasive and better get rid of … Continue reading
Posted in plants, reflections, spring
Tagged Indigenous peoples, invasive species, multiflora rose, native plants, native plants nursery, orchids, roses
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What bugs me
Don’t worry; this isn’t a rant.
No, I’m just going to talk about bugs. Real bugs. Or, to be more precise: insects.
Let me tell you about the reeducation I’ve been getting as I pivot towards more native plants in the garden. Continue reading
Posted in animal life, pests and problems, plants
Tagged Baltimore checkerspot, black chokecherry, black-eyed Susans, butterfly weed, Canadian hemlock, caterpillars, coral hairstreak, cranesbill, lupine, native plants, native plants nursery, painted lady, pin oak, serviceberry, sugar maple, summersweet, tiger swallowtail, wild bergamot, wild columbine, winterberry
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