Even though we live in the middle of suburbia, we get a wide variety of wildlife. My children love watching the birds from our living room window. At various times of year, you will see doves, gold finches, blue jays, sparrows, cow birds, phoebes, hummingbirds, chickadees, cardinals, and woodpeckers all hanging out on the feeders …
After a very rough summer in the garden where everything died, I have been very happy with how the start of fall has been going. In late September, I was able to plant a few fall crops. Considering I am starting them from seed, and its a bit late in the season, only time …
I spent a lot of time outdoors this past week. From working to set up the pollinator garden, which will be a work in progress for a few more weeks, to just enjoying everything coming back to life now that spring has finally decided to stick around and stay awhile. Here is a peak into …
If you garden, you know the importance of pollinators. Pollinators are the bees, bugs, butterflies, and birds that help to pollinate flowers. Without pollinators we wouldn’t have any fruits nor most vegetables (things like eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers are all botanically fruits because they form from a flower). Each year, as we have added to …
