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…
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Floral celebration
My 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.
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Know your hoverflies
Bees attract attention. Even if you’re not afraid of them, when there’s a bee around, you take notice. Besides the fact that they…
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Backyard habitat for black swallowtail caterpillars
After observing a black swallowtail butterfly laying eggs, I’m pleased to host its caterpillars on my dill plant.
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The vole that ate my potatoes
This morning while digging the last potatoes from the garden, I disturbed this vole. At first sight, it darted from a clod of…
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Caterpillar in my houseplants
If you grow it, they will come. A tiger moth caterpillar is feeding on my indoor succulents. Burro’s tail sedum might not be…
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Treefrog among the bonsai
We see it almost every day now. The gray treefrog that arrived recently has taken up residence in the potted garden on our…
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A gray treefrog visits our deck garden
Yesterday morning I lifted one of the bonsai pots on our deck and found this gray treefrog resting underneath. This frog is an…
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Katydid nymph
Good morning, katydid nymph. Welcome to my porch kale. I look forward to your August night ambience.
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New bird feeder visitor: red-breasted nuthatch
We 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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