It's says 'asters and goldenrod provide vital nectar for monarchs in fall before migration'
Does anyone else try to explain their less than tidy looking yard/educate passersby? I'm trying to figure out how to do it without coming off as preachy or judgemental, hoping this is light hearted enough to engage instead of irritate.
I dream of making cute yard cut outs of sleeping bees and lightning bugs to put in my dead plant stalk and deep leaf litter areas this fall/winter/spring but who has the time when there's bind weed to pull and seeds to get started.
I also have the "prairie in progress" sign from pm and a native friendly yard certification sign (an I'md a native planting no mow no spray at the edge of my yard next to the easement the county mows, so far it's been respected – also talked politelyto the crew that's in charge of it and asked for a knock or note if it's ever a problem before they do something).
by havalinaaa
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I what I do with my property is my own business! Idgaf if others find it unappealing they dont pay me property taxes
This is a really cute and smart idea! It doesn’t seem overly preachy, and since it’s temporary I don’t see an HOA having a problem with it, and it could be a fun and encouraging convo starter with kids in the neighborhood.
I’m going to give this a try as our yard is getting wilder. I had been considering getting those garden signs but I worried it would look cluttered and get too much negative attention like those yards with political signs and flags everywhere.
My kids and I did this with butterflies and their food plants. Kind of want to go downtown and do it on the sidewalk
I’d change ‘Monarchs’ to ‘pollinators’ or ‘butterflies.’
Some people won’t even know what you mean by Monarchs.
I also think using Monarchs as the poster child for butterfly conservation can backfire because people get fixated on Monarchs rather than seeing them as one of thousands of pollinators worthy of our concern and action.
You could even use a message like “So fall pollinators don’t go hungry!” to remind people that some pollinators need food from early spring to late fall (e.g., bumble bees).