Over on my nature blog, I’ve celebrated National Invasive Species Awareness Week and featured 5 invasive species we’re battling in my mid-Atlantic area. If you’re adding to the garden this spring, check out what to avoid to help wildlife & nature. Here’s the first post on periwinkle on The Squirrel Nutwork!
It’s #BookQW and Cor gets a ‘lift’ he doesn’t expect. More from Chapter 1: In September—three weeks from now—Cor’s parents would return from their summer’s travel for the Gruen Foundation, and their family would be off again. Autumn in the States. The winter in Costa Rica. Spring somewhere else he’d forgotten after hearing they’d have […]
It’s #BookQW and Cor won’t trust his ‘luck’ to confide in Oy. More from Chapter 22: “Let’s hope I’m long gone by then,” Cor replied. “Or…” What was he saying? “Really?” Oy asked. “You’re working like you want this. All that singing and such.” “Heck, that was more of an automatic thought.” Cor snorted. “I […]
It’s #BookQW and it’s the start of ‘friend’ship for Fern & Cor. More from Chapter 10: “We, uh, this must be a misunderstanding. This is my grandmother’s house, the Meadows, where I…” Hold it, she was in charge of the Meadows. Why was she stammering around when she belonged here? “I was just coming home, […]
It’s #BookQW and now is ‘better’ to plant flowers! More from Chapter 11: Lady Pina began asking wildflower questions. That cut off Fern’s scrolling thoughts of her own shortcomings. She thought she’d identified every species when Lady Pina put up a finger. “This is a fine collection, but where is your ratna?” The one question […]
I follow a number of ‘green’ accounts on twitter. This morning: Little Green Space is a UK-based person/group, but their messages can be applied anywhere: Do what you can. Yes, that’s gardening AND household changes AND voting. I’ve done a little of each this November, the latest being planting a few shrubs. I’m by no […]
I’ve had my head down on my upcoming book release, but not so much that I missed this: The first swallowtail I’ve seen in our townhouse yard–or habitat as I like to refer to it. I’m dismayed by how few butterflies there are this season, but then the Joe Pye Weed has just begun to […]
I grew up in National Parks and became a naturalist myself. Though I no longer work in a natural history career, I am a nature lover, native plants gardener and blog about nature. I’ve noticed a decline in insects in our garden, frogs in our pond and birds at our feeders. What can I do? […]
Along with the extensive banks of flowers and topiatries, sample gardens flourished, some for people, some for wildlife. Places to play. Popular food crops for gardens, including crops as landscape plants! Sweet potato ground cover, rosemary and sugarcane accents–as the earth becomes more developed, we’ll need to reconsider how we use every foot of ground. […]
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Are you ready for spring gardening? By happenstance, I booked a Disney World trip during the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. If you love flowers and gardening, I highly recommend it–topiaries (I counted over 55!), specialty gardens and market stands. I dearly love gardening (er, see recent book release, The Witch of the Meadows) so […]