Tag: Pollinator Gardening
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How A Designed Native Plant Garden Differs from the Natural Landscape
A native plant garden and the natural landscape are similar in that they both utilize plants native to a region, but they differ in several key ways. A native plant garden is designed to replicate and enhance the natural landscape of a specific region, but with intentional planning and selection of plants to suit a…
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Spring Garden Clean-Up: Timing for Pollinators’ Emergence
As the days grow longer and the temperatures rise, it’s tempting to jump into garden clean-up mode on the first warm day of spring. However, it’s essential to be mindful of when you clean up your garden to ensure that pollinators, like bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects, have time to emerge and thrive. Pollinators…
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The First Day of Spring: An Annual Beginning for Gardeners
Today is the first day of spring, March 20th 2025. The first day of spring is a time of renewal, signaling the end of winter’s chill and the start of longer, sunnier days. For gardeners, it’s a moment to embrace new possibilities and prepare for the growth and beauty that lie ahead. As the earth…
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A New Garden for a Historic Home (& video)
This historic home received a new landscape makeover, complete with an updated pergola, a custom built arbor, custom wood privacy trellis, a pond with a waterfall, stepping stones, and many new native plants. This garden became a certified Wildlife Habitat and certified Monarch Waystation too. We also solved some drainage issues on the site. All…
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Monarch Waystations: Certify Your Garden
What is it about butterflies that we love? Their colors and patterns are striking, they fly elegantly in the air and drink nectar from colorful flowers. Not only do they bring a lot of joy, pollinators are an important part of our ecosystem. They pollinate flowers and food, and they are a building block of the food…