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Early Autumn

Early Autumn

We’re enjoying the autumn garden -fall foliage, pollinators and the gorgeous fruit of the Common Milkweed!

Last Days of Summer

Last Days of Summer

The rain brought this enchanting Yellow-spotted Salamander to the Garden!

Late Season Stars

Late Season Stars

The native garden truly brings bizarre surprises – this week we found a Larch Toltype Moth looking like a tiny Viking warrior!

Mesmerizing Moths, Monarchs, Milkweed and More…

Mesmerizing Moths, Monarchs, Milkweed and More…

A Painted Lichen Moth is one of many hard to see moths – true gems of the native garden!

Bzzz, Bzzz, Bzzz …

Bzzz, Bzzz, Bzzz …

Close-up views of insects reveal the hidden charms of the native garden!

Our Garden was part of the Mountain Garden Club Tour

Our Garden was part of the Mountain Garden Club Tour

Ours was one of eight Valley gardens included on the Mountain Garden Club tour July 21 and 22nd!

A Very Rainy Start to the Season Makes For a Lush Garden

A Very Rainy Start to the Season Makes For a Lush Garden

It’s been a very rainy spring and early summer, but the plants are lush, the pollinators are buzzing and the birds are breeding!

Serviceberry Attracts Cedar Waxwings to Nest in Garden

Serviceberry Attracts Cedar Waxwings to Nest in Garden

The fruit of our Serviceberry attracted a group of Cedar Waxwings to feed and nest in the garden!

A Bear Destroys Our Tree Swallow Nest Box

A Bear Destroys Our Tree Swallow Nest Box

In a heartbreaking turn of events, a Black Bear destroyed the Tree Swallow nest box.

Delightfully Acrobatic Tree Swallows Nest in our Garden

Delightfully Acrobatic Tree Swallows Nest in our Garden

Tree Swallows delight us with their aerial maneuvers at the nest box we put up for Eastern Bluebirds.