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My garden progress update: Things are looking good after much work to resurrect the pollinator garden I built last year (along left border of my property). The new garden is getting nicely established over the new septic tanks and pump, and the thyme bed is starting to fill in nicely over the new tile weeping bed. Also, a #monardafistulosa that I planted last year is going insane!!!
Today, gardening looked like this. Lasagna garden building today, planting native grasses next spring. In the mean time, the cardboard is killing a very weedy lawn underneath.
To toot my own whistle, that's about 8 cubic yards of compost that I spread by hand. The muscles are real! (Mulch is going on top of this to try to prevent weeds from establishing)
#humantractor
@threesistersptbo and I have worked like crazy these past 2 days and accomplished so much beauty together! Annnnnd we found the most wonderful spot for a refreshing swim enroute home today.
Check out this cicada that graced me in the garden today! What an enchanting creature!!
After-before-after with a fresh coat of mulch. We built this pollinator garden in 2020, and it is doing great!
#nativeplantsofontario #polinatorgarden #grow #growmeinstead #gardeningforbiodiversity #gardeningfornature #gardening #gardeninspiration #gardeningideas #plantsforpollinators
The beautiful native #liatrisspicata with sweet little beeeeees! #nativeplantsofontario #nativebloomsofjuly
#nativeplantsofontario #polinatorgarden #grow #growmeinstead #gardeningforbiodiversity #gardeningfornature #gardening #gardeninspiration #gardeningideas #plantsforpollinators #beeslife #beesofontario #ontariopollinators #nativebees #nativebeesofontario #bombus #liatrisspicata
Visit Greenside Up nursery in Omemee for some wonderful exhibit gardens of native plants, and to purchase your native trees, shrubs and flora.
In order as shown: Echinecea purpurea, Culver's Root, Echinicea pallida, Salvia numerous.
#nativeplantsofontario #polinatorgarden #grow #growmeinstead #gardeningforbiodiversity #gardeningfornature #gardening #gardeninspiration #gardeningideas #plantsforpollinators
Some stunning flowering native Ontario plants that bloom in late July, as shown: Mountain mint, Cardinal flower, blue vervain, Monarda fistulosa, Compass plant, Monarda didyma purple Prairie Clover, Anise hyssop, Culver's Root. Add these to your garden to attract beneficial pollinators and support biodiverse and resilient ecosystems.
#nativeplantsofontario #polinatorgarden #grow #growmeinstead #gardeningforbiodiversity #gardeningfornature #gardening #gardeninspiration #gardeningideas #plantsforpollinators
Black-eyed Susan time!!
A wee pot created by the Potters Wasp. This pot is the casing where an egg would be laid, the pot capped, then left for the egg to develop into larva and then emerge as an adult wasp. This one was crafted upon a New Englad Aster in my garden. Now THAT'S a natural artist!
#potterswasp #gardeningfornature #wildthing #gardenart #invertebratesofinstagram #inmygarden
I set up this little water feature in my yard this year. I used an antique wash basin, purchased a solar fountain to keep it aerated, added a couple of water plants and rocks, and looky who has moved in!!! I often see flying invertebrates stopping by for a drink too.
#gardeningforbiodiversity
A snakeskin shed from that lovely pollinator garden we built in 2019. It now creates refuge, not just for pollinators, but also birds, frogs and toads, and snakes!!
After building a new garage, these clients were left with a steep slope that washed out during every rain storm. With the intention of using this space to create polinator habitat with flowers blooming in every season, the client and I have added plants and kept the unwanted weedy plants out. We initially added some swales to retard fast- flowing washout, stabilized slopes with clover until our perennials and shrubs established. Greenside Up Environmental Services added the stairs last year, and now in its 3rd year, this garden puts on a stunning display and provides incredible habitat to reptiles, amphibians, birds, bees, and butterflies. It has supercharged the biodiversity of this human-buult space!
#polinatorgardensofinstagram #beforeandaftergardens #gardeningfornature #gardeningforbiodiversity
A little TLC for these gardens with @threesistersptbo at the @ptbokawarthaschamber . Added some lovely pollinator-friendly plants including asters, coreopsis, and catmint.
#gardensofpeterborough #beforeandaftergarden #beforeandaftergardens
An inspiring garden that I have the great privilege of tending and adding to.
This red-brrried elder was vibrating a higher frequency in this garden from last Friday. Isn't it gorgeous?!! #nativeshrubsofontario #floraofontario #plantnative #gardeningfornature #plantsforwildlife #natural beauty #fornaturegardening #sambucusracemosa #redberriedelder
Another joyful, beautiful day in the gardens of Peterborough, ON with these lovely humans! @dawn.pond @carlottasjames @threesistersptbo #monardadidyma #gardeningwomenofig #pollinatorgardens #lifeisjoyful #beebalmheaven
If you haven't smelled milkweed before, go do it now! You will thank me. And then you will fall in love and plant more of it which monarch butterflies and you and everyone, everyone EVERYONE needs!!
#wedependonnature #milkweedlorax #pollinatorawareness #milkweedformonarchs #gardeningfornature #biodiversity #gardenforbiodiversity #nativeplantsofontario #ontarionativeflora #monarchconservation #flowersthatsmellamazing
Day 2 of filming for #countyblooms which will air on @fibetv1 next spring. I am so thankful to have been part of this brilliant experience which will be showcasing floral-related businesses in Peterborough and the Kawarthas!
@carlottasjames @jpo_and_co @avifedergreen
#pollinatorconservation #spreading the word #ecogardening #peterboroughcounty #ptbokawartha #ptbocounty #gardeningfornature #nativefloraofontario #ecolandscapers
Oh ya baby, another amazing garden transformation from weeds and invasive species to pollinator-friendly garden. The plants were buzzing with pollinator activity before we even got them in the ground!! This is blissfully empowering work!! Cannot think of a better way to spend these summer days!! Incredibly inspiring company, and together making a difference one backyard at a time.
Another great design by @threesistersptbo , and muscle power of @carlottasjames , @dawn.pond and yours truly.
#pollinatorgardening #womenwhogarden #biodiversityenhancement #gardeningfornature #ecogardeningg #bethechange
What a brilliant opportunity to educate on pollinator-friendly gardening practices and pollinator conservation today! Thank you for pulling me into this fun experience @carlottasjames @threesistersptbo with host @jpo_and_co
#countyblooms #womenwhogarden # #ecolandscaping #pollinatorgardening #ptbocanada #ptbocounty #landcareethic
The show County Blooms will air starting on March 2023 on Fibe!
This badass mama spider held her ground as I weeded around her in a client's garden today. Since becoming a mother, I find myself feeling a connection and sense of empathy for even the tiniest of mighty moms. #gardenspiderwitheggs #gardenspider
Today we paused from gardening to tend to our hard-working bodies @spaeuphoriaandlaserclinic . I cannot describe the bliss of this experience! We are renewed and ready to take on this next month of beautiful garden building!!!
@threesistersptbo
Spruced this garden up yesterday using the lasagna gardening method. Planting of the expanded garden spaces still to come...
#lasagnagardening