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The invertebrate activity around these native flora in the sun today was out of this world!
#theworldneedsmoreinvertebrates #insectconservation #insectdieoff #insectsforlife #biodiversity #biodiversitymatters #weneedinsects #wherehavealltheinsectsgone #insectlovers #nativeplantpower #grownativeplants
When we bought our home almost 7 years ago, it came with golf course lawn (our first fix), 2 native sugar maples and a very healthy Norway maple. Sadly this past spring we had to remove 1 of the 2 sugar maples as it had declined to just one living branch. This summer we noticed this happening to our second sugar maple. Sadly, the end is near.
When I'm not gardening, this is what I'm doing... on an ideal day, like today!
!!! Found this amazingly huge pupa in my garden this morning. Does anyone know what it is? Maybe Imperial moth?
#unidentifiedmothsofinstagram #soilbiota #thingsifindinmygarden #notill #notillforlife #incrediblemothernature
A beautiful evening at the Market Hall in Peterborough tonight celebrating international monarch conservation initiatives. Local artists brought together a beautiful display of works for the event that will be sent to Mexico where it will reside in a museum near the reserves of the monarch butterfly.
Thank you for the magical and inspiring evening @the_monarch_ultra @carlottasjames
Post-secondary academia can look like this, at least when you're at this awesome school! #frostcampus #flemingcollege #ecosystemmanagement
Today I got to spruce-up this creation from last year. The hibiscus is stealing the show right now!!
Fourth pic is what it looked like in May of 2021 before I began the build.
Critters eating your plants? Don't panic! It might be okay.
This time of year, I ease up on the gardening and take my passion back to the classroom to help inspire and coach next generation ecologists to do the important work of collaborating with Mother Earth!
The mix of instructing at a college and running my own business is such a beautiful manifestation of my passions and desires at this stage in my life. So much gratitude for these opportunities. I am one fortunate woman!
Does anyone know why wasps moved in to decapitate and eat the carcass of this dead wasp? At the end you can see it flew off with it
Our half acre is comprised of carefully curated garden spaces and a lawn area to kick a ball with our child, but the very back of our property is reserved for this pollinator meadow that was created through naturalization (letting it grow on its own), then supplemented with seeds and starts of flora that I wanted to include. I occasionally selectively weed the space to keep bad guys out or to prevent the goldenrod from completely dominating the area. These vignettes showcase my pride and joy, and how this space completely flourishes in August. In these photos you will see many Ontario native plants including #newyorkironweed #cupplant #joepyeweed #culversroot #purpleconeflower #greyconeflower #anisehyssop #jewelweed #blackeyedsusan #monardadidyma
Isolation with covid means I have time to build my garden gate at last!!
Have you considered adding a water garden to your yard? This one is just in an antique wash basin. This little fellow moved in just over a month ago, and we have watched it grow. I call it Fred (my son calls it Hopper). I'm kind of falling in love with this little leapin' lizard.
Processing my garlic harvest in the shed off the garden while it storms outside. This is honestly one of those moments that tells me I'm right where I need to be in life. What bliss!
Sidewalk face-lift #edge #pressurewash
Check out this incredible sunflower!
Every year the birds plant us sunflowers (from the winter seed we give in the feeders). Of course some of them are in the perfect spot and are left to show their beauty in our garden. We never know what we are going to get.
Look what's blooming in my garden right now!! #wildlupine (normally blooms in June)
Sunflower time!!
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.