Showing posts with label poison ivy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poison ivy. Show all posts

Thursday, November 09, 2023

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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Thursday, June 09, 2022

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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