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Tag Archives: bee balm
Photo Friday: August Flowers
Today I want to show some of the things we have blooming here in early August. The pollinator garden (aka Wild Garden) is loaded with blooms right now. Everything there was planted to provide some sort of appeal to pollinators, … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged allium, bee balm, bees, Brown-Eyed Susan, butterflies, coreopsis, hibiscus, Joe Pye Weed, rudbeckia, scarlet hibiscus
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Photo Friday: Late June Blooms
I’m taking a break from edibles today to showcase some of the things we have blooming here in late June. Every year I plant petunias all around Happy Acres in various containers and planters, and they are all in full … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday, Uncategorized
Tagged bee balm, buttonbush, coneflower, Echinacea, petunias, Wave petunias, yarrow, zinnia
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Harvest Monday June 13, 2022
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The weather sure feels like summer here, and the harvests are beginning to reflect that change in season. Summer squashes are coming on now, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged bee balm, broccoli, butterflies, napa cabbage, summer squash, zucchini
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Photo Friday: July Blooms
Today I want to give you a sampling of what’s blooming now in our Wild Garden and Sun Garden areas. The Wild Garden is so named because the plants in there are beneficial to butterflies, bee and other pollinators. We … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged annuals, Becky daisy, bee balm, bronze fennel, buttonbush, coneflower, coreopsis, ratibida, rudbeckia
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Harvest Monday June 21, 2021
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The spring veggies are still coming in even as more summer crops join our meals. I made another cutting from the sprouting broccoli plants, this time … Continue reading
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Tagged bee balm, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, cabbage, kohlrabi, squash, zucchini
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