It’s National Pollinator Month, and that means it's time to celebrate all things winged and crawling with a perennial pollinator garden!
The plants we choose for a pollinator garden and the practices we employ make a huge difference. Choosing nectar rich plants, native plants, host/habitat plants, and opting for low … Continue Reading ››
Miss Mary Garden Phlox
Just the other night, this hungry, Giant Swallowtail butterfly stopped to take nourishment from the Miss Mary garden phlox. I was fortunate to walk down this particular … Continue Reading ››
The penstemon are blooming! Cue the hummingbirds. Penstemon create long stems of tubular flowers in summer that are hummingbird and butterfly magnets! These North American native perennials bloom in a range of colors from … Continue Reading ››
'Pretty Belinda', 'Moonshine', 'Terra Cotta', and 'Strawberry Seduction'... With names as fanciful as these you may not expect me to bring up “native roots”. Yarrow is native all over North America and shows it's resilience … Continue Reading ››
Home and Garden Show time is near. This Spring you will find us at the Lakeville Chamber of Commerce sponsored Landscape & Home Expo & Consumer Showcase on Saturday, March 14th, 2015. This Expo will be held from 9 am to 3 pm … Continue Reading ››
