A good practice for butterfly and pollinator gardens is to ensure something is blooming from spring to fall. While many annuals keep producing until first frost, it can be tricky to find late-blooming perennials. Thankfully, fall asters are great for attracting pollinators. Asters feature in some of my best butterfly pictures. About asters Asters are ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalI know I write a lot about native plants on this blog, but they are the heart of a wildlife-friendly landscape. It's hard to have one without the other. So, with spring on the horizon, I want to encourage you to plant natives this year. Then: Ugh! My plants are being eaten! I like to ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalFall is here, bringing a promise of relief from scorching hot summer days. The last two weeks of September and the first of October are always busy in my yard. The butterflies arrive in clouds, often visitors from the south and west arriving on stiff winds. This year has been no different, and I thought ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalMy dog has helped me develop a new appreciation for moths. She loves the moths in my yard. Specifically, she loves to eat them. We discovered this because my dog is also afraid of the dark. Consequently, we leave the back porch light on at night so she will go do her business outside, rather ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalIt has been a wet winter here, and I now have more than enough information to identify where the soggy parts of my yard are, and where I need to locate a future rain garden. NOAA is predicting a damp spring for us, as well, so it’s a good opportunity to try to establish some ...
Read More | Wildlife Gardening JournalIn my last blog, I mentioned the importance of pollinators, and I provided several pollinator-related resources, including four native plants that are beneficial to them. In this blog, I thought I'd introduce you to our most common groups of pollinators, plus explain what pollination actually is and how it works. Pollination Pollination is the transfer ...
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