American Goldfinches, April 2010
What can you find in a nature garden? Here’s an update on mine. I hope you’ll be inspired. Do let me know what is happening in yours.
Beautiful Birds
Back in December 2009 I asked the question How Long Does it Take Birds to Find a Feeder?
If you hang a feeder full of [...]
Moreton Bay Fig by Caro Webster
Gardening friends are the best friends. Today’s post is the first of a planned series brought to you through my friendship with Caro Webster.
“When I sit under a tall, majestic tree something amazing happens. I feel embraced, calmed, part of something larger, transported.” Alison Kerr, 2010
Tall trees: awe-inspiring; humbling; [...]
Gardening with Prairie Plants is a book by Sally Wasowski. Of all the “how to” native gardening books I’ve read this is my out and out favorite. It’s a definite inspiration, full of wonderful detail.
Subtitled “how to create beautiful native landscapes“, if you live east of the Rocky Mountains, you’ll want to add this [...]
Self-seeded Wild Flowers
I don’t know if you’ve really stopped and thought about this, but nature hates bare soil, which means you can carpet your nature garden with masses of flowers, practically for free.
My native plant woodland garden was planted nine years ago. I’ve spent very little on plants for it over the years, yet [...]
Which evergreen trees are native to Kansas and Missouri? Read about which trees you can grow and factors to [...]