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Showing posts with label Spring Bulbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring Bulbs. Show all posts
Thursday, April 09, 2015

Maintenance in the Native Plant Garden

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As I've given talks about utilizing native plants in our landscapes, I've become aware that many people are scared of "losing c...
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Saturday, March 21, 2015

First Day of Spring

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Just for kicks and giggles, I went around the yard yesterday and took a few photos which I thought I'd share.  Nothing particularly exci...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

The Garden in the First Part: Heirlooms and Memories

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Early spring in Kansas is spring bulb time.  Little else can take the roller coaster weather and still be willing to "put it all out th...

Three in One: Gardening for Different Purposes in One Landscape

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I've been wanting to share posts of how great the garden is looking this spring, but I haven't been able to decide what to emphasize...
Friday, February 21, 2014

Signs of Spring

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The boys and I took a walk this morning, our first in several weeks.  We saw 2 major signs that spring is almost here, but I'm not sur...
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Gaia Gardener:
First it was bugs in jars. Then it was toad races in the sand box. Next, I obsessed over seashells and all the animals living in tidal pools and along the shore. Finally I went to college and studied biology, accidentally becoming a birder and amateur entomologist along the way. Raising a family gave me the impetus to start gardening. Now, many years later, I have come full circle back to bugs, though rarely do I catch them in jars any more. The more I learn, the more fascinated I become with the intricate web of biological connections surrounding us every day. Wasps that lay their eggs on paralyzed grasshoppers. Mosquitoes that prey on other mosquito larvae. Flea beetles that will only consume plant material from one genus of plants. What I can observe and learn in my own backyard is staggering. By caring for that yard organically, the small world that I provide for a huge variety of creatures is enlightening, enlivening, and enriching. How can anyone ever get bored?!
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