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The incredible #maidemhairspleenwort .
The fuzz of the unfurled flowers of the #anemoneacutilobia #sharplobedhepatica reminds me very much of the sweet unfurled Pasque flower that I posted last week.
More lovely #springephemerals awaking on our Ontario landscape days of late.
#nativeplantsofontario #nativeplantsontario #ontarionativeplants #ecogardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #fornaturegardening #fornature #growwild #bringnaturehome
#carolinaspringbeauty #springbeauty #ontarionativeplants #springephemerals #fleetingbeauty #beforethetreesleafout #beforethecanopycloses #naturalgarden #naturalgardening #ecogarden #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #fornaturegardening #fornature #pollinatorfriendly #earlypollinatorfood #forthebees
Bloodroot was a high traffic area today! #nativeplants #happypollinators #naturalbeauty #fornaturegardening #forthebees #ecofriendlygardening #bloodroot #sanguinariacanadensis #springephemerals #gonativeplants
A freshly-created palette awaits the native plant nursery down the road to open. I forgot the before photo, but this is going to be a stunning, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant pollinator meadow garden. It will contain mostly native plants including #indiangrass , #yellowconeflower , #purpleconeflower , #queenoftheprairie , #falsesunflower #monardafistulosa #liatrisspicata and #monardadidyma , and hardy tough #rugosarose . A backdrop of #serviceberry might be included. A few others will likely find their way in there just for good measure.
Stoked about this first garden creation of the year.
#fornaturegardeningandlandcare #pollinatormeadow
Some of the first sources of pollinator food on the landscspe appears on our trees and shrubs. These are an important source of much-needed nourishment for early-rising pollinators.
#softmaple (red, silver or Freeman's), #speckledalder #catkins
#plantanativetree #pollinatorgardening #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfood #pollinatorfoodsource #healthylandscapes #gardeningforwildlife #gardeningfornature #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #fornaturegardening #fornature #ecofriendlygarden
Red-berried Elder (#sambucusracemosa ) is leafing out, with flowers coming close behind!!
For those elderberry fans out there, it is notable that Sambucus canadensis var. nigra (more popular for edible/medicinal purposes) does not flower until much later in the season. The flowers of racemosa are raceme shape, whereas canadensis is unmbel shape.
Both elderberry varieties are native shrubs that are beautiful additions to the residential landscape!
Pansies are anything but wimpy. These beauties bring welcome colour to my planters this time of year, and do not beg my doting at the threat of frost. Thank you, pansies for being so tough and gorgeous!
The waking. Some lovely native plants rising in my garden this week. #pasqueflower #noddingwildonion #prairiesmoke #bloodroot #nativeplantgardening #gardeningforbiodiversity #feedthefoodweb #gardensofinstagram #fornature #fornaturegardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #ecofriendlygarden #ecologicalgardening #gonativeplants #gonative
Critter in my leaf litter. #norake #leafitbe #fornature #ecogardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
#wildginger is thinking about unfurling soon!!!!
Beaked Hazel!!!
The teeny tiny flower that packs a punch of colour!! Can you find them on the landscape near you?
A very cold-hardy native deciduous shrub that grows in dry woods and forest edges.
Named for its (tiny) husk- enclosed nut that is edible to humans and an imprudent wildlife food. Being one of the first spring flowers to emerge, could be an important source of nourishment for early-rising pollinators/insects.
Consider adding this native shrub to your landscape design!
#beakedhazel #coryluscornuta #aprilflowers #nativeshrubs #ecologicalgardening #fornaturegardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
Love finding these tiny fungi in my garden! All the rain has the bryophytes and fungi in all their maturing glory! #birdsnestfungi
#sporeproducers
Happy Spring!!!
Sprouting garlic - peel, chop and freeze it before it's too late! #growsomeofyourownfood #ediblegardening #reduceyourfootprint #fornaturegardeningandlandcare #fornature #garlicgrowing
Good reads for the depth of winter.
In the depths of winter now 😍
Happy Mew Year folks!!
Happy Solstice! Here's to making like the plants in peaceful quietude and rest, while tending that inner light.
The last harvest of the year.
November perfection in the pollinator meadow that resides at the back of my property. A sweet winter refuge for the wild ones. #pollinatorhabitat #fornaturegardening
October in the veggie patch means a colorful back-drop, adding lots of organic matter to my soil, prepping beds to plant garlic, dividing and transplanting perennials. Joyously we still are bringing in daily harvests of brocolli, kale, spinach, swiss chard, herbs, raspberries, carrots, onions, and beets. Garden season is not over yet, even after several hard frosts. Also, the bees are loving the brocolli blossoms! A great late-season pollinator food!! 🤗 #growyourownfood #ediblegardening #the100meterdiet #betterthanlocalorganic #permaculture #forthebees #pollinatorfriendly #reduceyourecologicalfootprint #ecogardening #fornaturegardening #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
Today's inspiration. What to teach, what to teach? Nature says "listen".
A quick little bed-prep today for a client, just to clean-up the view. Curious to see what they will plant here next year.