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Tag Archives: bees
Photo Friday: Wild Garden Makeover
The last few weeks my wife and I have been cleaning up and mulching the area we call the Wild Garden. It’s planted with flowers and other plants that are attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators. It’s been quite a … Continue reading
Hand-Pollinating Squash
Most gardeners don’t worry much about how their vegetables get pollinated. For one thing, almost all of the popular vegetables people grow do just fine without any help from the gardener. But squashes can sometime be an exception to that. … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bees, hand pollination, pollination, squash, summer squash, winter squash
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Photo Friday: May Bloomers
Today I thought I would share some of the things we have blooming here in late May. First up is the catmint growing in the Wild Garden. It’s been blooming for several weeks now, and the bees are loving it. … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged agastache, astilbe, bees, butterflies, catmint, Echinacea, petunias, spiderwort
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Photo Friday: Wild Butterfly Garden
It’s been quite a while since I shared any photos from the area we call the Wild Butterfly Garden. My wife worked hard this spring to get it cleaned up and mulched, and we are now filling in a few … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged bees, butterflies, coneflower, herbs, hummingbirds, petunias, pollinators, sedum
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Monday Recap: A Busy Month
May is usually one of the busiest gardening months for me, with lots of prep work, planting, weeding and mulching to be done. Last week I started seed for the cucurbits that are going in the main garden area. I … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
Tagged bees, cell flats, Cima di Rapa, gooseberries, greenhouse, kale, lemongrass, lettuce, lilac, Monday Recap, rapini, spinach
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