Mesmerizing Moths, Monarchs, Milkweed and More…
A Painted Lichen Moth is one of many hard to see moths – true gems of the native garden!
Recent Posts
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
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
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
In a heartbreaking turn of events, a Black Bear destroyed the Tree Swallow nest box.
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.
Rose-breasted Grosbeaks Courting in Our Garden
A gorgeous male Rose-breasted Grosbeak used our native garden as a stage to attract a female this week.
If You Build it, they Will Come
A well designed, well placed brush pile is a wonderful part of a native garden and will attract “better” birds!
The Garden Springs to Life
I love this time of year. The garden springs to life with migratory birds and flowering serviceberries.