Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bees. Show all posts

Friday, August 18, 2023

Garden Wildlife

The idea was to fill the yard with native plants, so the wildlife could eat it's fill, pollinate their little hearts out, and make babies so the cycle can repeat.
The bees like the Ironweed.
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A smallish groundhog pigged out on my Cup Plants and Milkweed.
Don't mind one bit; eat up, lil fella.
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Even slugs are welcome!
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And then one looks up from the garden, to witness more wildlife!
(My educated guess is that this is Chili Bruce)
😻

Monday, October 04, 2021

October 4: World Animal Day

Each and every one of us can make a difference for animals.

Make animal issue front page news - a vital catalyst for change.

Help make this world a fairer place for all animals.

Go to: https://www.worldanimalday.org.uk for more information!

One of our choices for helping animals:

Planting native-to-Midwest plants.

Native plants and native animals evolved together, and are co-dependent.

My gardens attract bees, birds, and bats.

We don't use pesticides.

Virginia Bluebells, in early Spring
Wild Petunia, in early Summer
Hyssop in Autumn

Be nice to Mother Nature and all of her children.

Don't buy furs or give your business to any company that promotes the fur trade.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

Spring Flora and Fauna

Am thankful that the yard is coming back to life!
Our beehouse is buzzy!
Columbine
Virginia Bluebell
Wild Geranium
Pussytoes

Let's Hop!
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Saturday, May 23, 2020

Wildlife

As we plant more native Michigan/Midwest flowers, bushes, and milkweed, we are experiencing an increase in pollinators!

We have a long way to go yet, as I'd like to replace every inch of lawn.

Here are a few images of what's coming up:

Raindrops on clover

Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Wild Ginger bloom
They flower right at the base of the plant, on the ground!

Pussytoes

Our bee house

Bats!

Paddy O'Malley is backyard security!

Tuesday, July 09, 2019

Two-zday!

Sitting on the newspaper, so technically, they are NOT on the table!
CB left, Manny right

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Bonus image!

The rose milkweed garden in our yard had a Monarch butterfly visit this weekend!  Hope for more butterflies, hummingbirds, or native bees to stop by for sustenance!


Or go here: https://youtu.be/bs0x-WCG-Ig


Monday, July 10, 2017

Home and Garden Walk

This Saturday, Chucky allowed me to leave home after taking photos him in the sunshine. I attended a Home and Garden Walk in historic Palmer Woods, Detroit Michigan, with friend BG.  I did NOT see any cats, but that was because they were safely behind closed doors. We visited about fifteen different homes.  Thought you might enjoy some of my photos:

I like the way Chuck's black fur is different colors!


Such a luscious garden!

Home designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright

Wonderful pond at the
Frank Lloyd Wright home

Metal sculptures of goats


This particular home had two beehives in the garden


If you bigify, you'll see toy cars and trucks at
the top of each metal circle
This was in someone's front yard


Fountain and garden


It took a lot for me to keep from jumping in this fountain!

Funky birdhouses


This is a master-bedroom shower,
big enough for a few people, methinks!
Had a lovely time, and now I want a fountain in my backyard too!  I'll leave the beehives to someone else.