Supporting native insects is easy
Yesterday I planted two drought-tolerant native Ontario wildflowers in my front garden: Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) and Antennaria dioica (pussytoes). I wanted to…
Read MoreYesterday I planted two drought-tolerant native Ontario wildflowers in my front garden: Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly milkweed) and Antennaria dioica (pussytoes). I wanted to…
Read MoreMy garden this year has shifted focus from vegetables to flowers. This morning’s offering include a new lover, the California poppy, and an old boyfriend, ‘Abraham Darby’ rose.
Read MoreBees attract attention. Even if you’re not afraid of them, when there’s a bee around, you take notice. Besides the fact that they…
Read MoreAfter observing a black swallowtail butterfly laying eggs, I’m pleased to host its caterpillars on my dill plant.
Read MoreThis morning while digging the last potatoes from the garden, I disturbed this vole. At first sight, it darted from a clod of…
Read MoreIf you grow it, they will come. A tiger moth caterpillar is feeding on my indoor succulents. Burro’s tail sedum might not be…
Read MoreWe see it almost every day now. The gray treefrog that arrived recently has taken up residence in the potted garden on our…
Read MoreYesterday morning I lifted one of the bonsai pots on our deck and found this gray treefrog resting underneath. This frog is an…
Read MoreGood morning, katydid nymph. Welcome to my porch kale. I look forward to your August night ambience.
Read MoreWe have a new visitor at our bird feeder: a red-breasted nuthatch. Danny first noticed the unfamiliar bird on Sunday, but I did…
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