Native Plant Gardening I’ve never seen plants that bumblebees spend more time on than our native thistles (Cirsium species). It’s like a giant light pink landing strip for foraging! August 23, 2025
Native Plant Gardening My workplace removes milkweed from the gardens – I dig it up and plant it in our yard! August 23, 2025
Native Plant Gardening New record for number of monarchs on a single plant! Liatris aspera, button blazing star August 22, 2025
Native Plant Gardening Do any of you grow common sunflowers despite them not being native to your state? Here they’re not invasive, so easy to grow, and I plant them because the birds go nuts for the seeds in the fall. Saw many tufted titmice and black-capped chickadees last year. August 22, 2025
Native Plant Gardening You know that meme about spending hundreds of dollars and tens of hours to eat a tomato you planted? Here’s the equivalent — and I love it! August 22, 2025
