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Stoked about my new book!!
Rainy day gardening...fine until the soil is saturated and sticky. Great when the air smells delicious. #peterboroughgardener #peterboroughontario #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
Some June gems in the native flora department: Anemone canadensis and False Solomon's Seal
If you aren't prepared to pull every little weed before it gets big, say "NO" to landscape fabric!!
Some stunning spring flora in the Kawartha Highlands
#pinkladiesslipper #brackenfern #bunchberry
#nativefloraofontario
Flower bloodmoon faerie tales
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Sometimes garden restoration looks like this too.
This gorgeous flagstone walkway was so slippery to walk on when it rained. The before and after was stunning!!
Does your flagstone need a refresher? I now have a handy pressure washer to help! -->Landcare@fornature.ca
When we bought this place, it was all lawn, except for a healthy Norway maple, a dieing sugar maple, a lilac and 2 concrete-encased front gardens. Slowly but surely we are reclaiming this space for nature. We are doing so in an intentional way that allows us to feed, not only pollinators, but also ourselves. This type of nature connection, of our own land and our own doing, is above all nourishing for the soul.
#permaculture #fusiongardening #nativeplants #ecologicalfunction #aestheticpleasure #ediblefusion #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
So yesterday, I finally got to plant this new bed up with a large selection of native plants. Since j wanted to plant it all at once, and am working on a budget, I acquired small plants. While I don't get the satisfaction of an insta-garden, I know with these native plants that will change within the next 2 years. For me, saving nearly $1000 is well worth the wait. In the mean time, I have planted some dahlias and annuals such as cosmos and zinnias to fill the space.
Species planted include:
#prairiebuttercup
#sullivantsmilkweed
#obedientplant
#wildbeebalm
#palespottedlobelia
#compassplant (which a stinkin rabbit ate all 3 of last night grrr)
#showyticktrefoil
#foxglovebeardstpngue
#sweetoxeyesunflower
#greyheadedconeflower
#floweringspurge
Red-osier dogwood has just sprung into flower in my front garden. It is a pollinator magnet!!! I adore this shrub for its winter colour (red twigs) and the structure it holds in the front garden. These flowers have sweet aesthetic, it's a native shrub here in ontario, I never have to water it, and is so good for the bees!!! This shrub rocks!!
#pollinatormagnet #gonativeplants #nativeshrubsofontario #whatisnottolove #healthyyards
So many Trilliums!
I went on a lovely home today and saw this beautiful selection of native forest understory plants that could be used in a shade garden.
1) White baneberry
2) Wild Columbine
3) this is just a funky white trillium I saw today and had to share
4) False Solomon's Seal
5) Downy Yellow Violet
6) Dog Violet
7) Hairy Solomon's Seal
8) Broad-leaf Toothwort
9) Sharp-lobed Hepatica
10) Rose Twisted-stalk
#nativeplantsofontario #shadegarden #springephemerals #nativelandscape #healthyyards #ecofriendlygardening #gonative #gardenforbiodiversity #biodiversitygardening #biodiversity #fornaturegardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
A fabulous time this morning helping @threesistersptbo with a little piece of this epic job converting lawn to pollinator garden! These humans work hard and accomplish such inspiring and beautiful works of eco-art!
Thank you for having me out, ladies!
Ooo some awesome native plant friends that I planted over the last couple years are coming back in full force!!
1) #bloodroot and woollyblueviolet
2) #wildginger
3) #falsesolomonsseal
4) #jackinthepulpit
5) #ostrichfern
6) #alternateleafdogwood aka #pagodadogwpod
7) #chokeberry #aroniamelanocarpa
8) #tallmeadowrue #thalictrum
9) #pasqueflower (STILL pumping out the gorgeous blossoms, and more of them. 5 weeks and counting 💚)
#plantnativeplants #joysoflife #feedthefoodweb #happypollinators #noinvasiveplants #ecofriendlyliving #ecofriendlygardening #ecofriendly #naturallandscaping #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #nativeplantsofontario #peterboroughontario
Flowering crab apples are buzzing with life this week all across the region. What a display!!!
I'm thinking these lumpy nodes on this lupin root are mychorizal fungi which benefit both the lupin and the fungi.
Fungi get nutrients from the plant, and the plant receives increased surface area for nutrients and moisture uptake from earth.
Any followers out there able to confirm or reject my guess at what these are?
Loving this combination that is evolving in my garden. A mix of native and cultivated, with an emphasis on the native plants for ecological function. Here we have #trillium #europeansolomonsseal #falsesolomonsseal #anemonecanadensis #bleedingheart and hidden in the bottom right there is #wildginger and #broadleavedttoothwort
For some reason I have undervalued bulbs and pansies for years. These ornamentals bring explosions of joyful colour that really feel like a celebration of the awakening of life at this time of year. I have decided they are a delightful compliment to the native-scaping I am primarily motivated to undertake in my work. #morebulbs #cantgetenough
New garden build: after sod removal we added a bit of compost to make up for what we removed, and added about 5 cm of mulch to help protect the soil from parching sun, compacting rain, and weed seeds. This garden is now ready to plant!
The world needs more #serviceberries
#ontarionativeplants #nativeshrubsofnorthamerica #nativeshrubs #nativeontarioplants #nativeplantsofontario #nativeshrub #ecogardeningchallenge #plantsfornature #plantsforwildlife #ecofriendly #ecofriendlygardening #regenerativelandscaping #regenerativelandscapes #regenerativegardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
2 weeks, still blooming. #pasqueflower #nativeontarioplants #springflora #peterboroughpollinators #pollinatorgardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #fornaturegardening #fornature
New Garden Creation Part 3: Sod Removal using a sod cutter. #sodcutter #gardencreations #gardencreation #buildingagarden #newgarden #fornewgardeners #newgardener #pollinatorgarden #serviceberries #serviceberryinbloom #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
#virginiabluebells #ontarionativeplantsofspring #ontarionativeplants #peterboroughpollinators #gardenfornature #fornaturegardeningandlandcare