In The Garden

Am so very thankful that our garden plants seem happy!

Red Columbine

Prickly Pear

Wild Geranium

Maple Leaf Viburnum

Virginia Waterleaf

And I cannot help it; Henry is so cute!

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Amidst the Leaves

Mother Nature shows off in our native plants gardens:

Stonecrop

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Early Meadow Rue

White Snakeroot

Thimbleweed

Wild Geranium

We allow the autumn leaves to fall and stay in our backyard, and are thankful for it.

The leaves are havens for overwintering insects.

Some day, our entire yard...front and back...will have no lawn, only plants and trees that are the same as what was in our part of Michigan before Europeans came a'calling.

The wildlife and ecosystem evolved together, and invasive species take away nutrition and pollinators.

Wild plants are acclimatized to Michigan's seasons, and therefore are almost maintenance free.

There is one plant, however, that volunteered itself, yet must go:

🙀Poison Ivy🙀

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Gone Native

We are thankful for our yard and gardens.

I choose native species, and am always delighted with what comes up in the spring.

Jacob's Ladder

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Canada Anemone

Columbine

Wha OH!!!!
Poison Ivy

When a plant shows up that wasn't put in by the gardener, it's called a volunteer.

Sorry, this volunteer cannot stay, even though the berries are terrific for birds in Autumn.

Nope, The Hubby is allergic, and I don't want to find out if I am!

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