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.
Recent Posts
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!
Could Annual Flowers Harm Pollinators?
Bright showy annuals are showing up at garden centers and are hard to resist after our long snowy winter. But could they be harming our pollinators?
Spring Clean Up – Leave the Leaves!
Protect New Hampshire’s pollinators by leaving them cover. Avoid raking leaves or removing dead plants until we have a steady stretch of temperatures above 50 degrees.
Eastern Bluebirds at Our Nest Box
We looked out the window yesterday morning and saw a gorgeous male Eastern Bluebird investigating the box we put up last fall for Black-capped Chickadees.
“Spring”
One day we have five inches of snow and the next day it’s warm enough to lounge on the deck. How can we know how far off spring really is?