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!
Recent Posts
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.
The Spongy Moth Caterpillar Nightmare
We’ve had 2 years of heavy defoliation from these introduced pests. Now is the time they start to emerge. How likely is another bad outbreak this year?
The Window Box Saga
The window box saga – are there good alternatives to planting annuals which might harm the pollinators? There are, but it’s not as easy as going to the local garden center. Here’s what we decided to do.
Spring Migration Underway – Plan Your Native Plant Garden
Spring migration is underway. It’s a great time to think about what native plants to add to your garden and where to put them!