This month’s Bloom Day is a native plants for native bees theme once again. I’m a lazy gardener I’ve decided. All of the shrubs presented here are low maintenance, prune and shape if you wish or let go if you don’t feel like it. Basically I just dig a hole (having good soil in the …
» Read the rest...I dedicate my bloom day photos to native plants for native pollinators.
Aronia melanocarpa Chokeberry Autumn Magic. Can a habitat garden have too many native chokeberries? Not only is Aronia a spring food source for bees, in the fall they produce berries which are a preferred food source for birds. The autumn color is stunning.
Neviusia …
» Read the rest...Wildlife gardeners naturally plant berries, berries and then some more berries to provide food sources for critters. I don’t even want to count the number of chokeberries, viburnums, shrub dogwoods, serviceberries, hollies and other fruiting plants which have gone into my garden. It might alarm me. All of those food shrubs are going to need …
» Read the rest...When a box of mail ordered plants arrived I was instantly charmed by a tiny Swamp Titi (pronounced tie tie) Cyrilla racemiflora packed in there. This native shrub was ordered from Nearly Native Nursery to go in my habitat garden based upon reading about it, not by knowing the plant personally. I’d never seen one, …
» Read the rest...Participate in helping to track native bees in the United States. The Great Sunflower Project is an easy backyard citizen science program where you can help track bee populations by simply planting sunflowers and counting how long it takes for five bees to visit. Their site provides forums for help along with photo galleries if …
» Read the rest...A lot of effort has gone into the bee garden portion of my backyard habitat. I’ve studied, I’ve planned, I have lists dang it of plants for the best food sources to provide bee friendly blooms all year. I’m obsessed with attracting a feral hive but you know how these things go, the best laid …
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