Garden Experiments
For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat
Despite the name, you’ll find this ‘weed’ in more and more gardens. Joe Pye Weed is a good garden staple for attracting pollinators from bees to butterflies. I planted it last fall and this summer the blooms have been prolific and I have seen all sorts of bees, wasps, and flies feeding on the nectar. Joe Pye weed flowers are gorgeous. The stem …
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A few years ago, I acquired a new plant that has quickly become one of my favorites - Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis). These stunning purple-blue flowers simply captured my heart. I really like incorporating native plants and flowers into my garden. They are easy to grow and very hardy AND they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. (Read my top …
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In late spring and early summer, scentless mock orange (Philadelphus inodorus) is covered with bright white, 4-petaled flowers with a yellow center. These deciduous shrubs make a great privacy screen and are easy to grow. They can reach a height of 12 feet, so prune them back in summer, just after the flowers are over. (The blooms are produced …
I’m in love with all salvias. They grow really well and are so popular with hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees. And did I mention they are beautiful? That’s the perfect combination for my garden. The pineapple sage is no exception. Attract Butterflies with Pineapple Sage This past summer, it was a delight to discover that cloudless …
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Having a variety of trees that bloom or produce fruit at different times of the year with a mixture of both deciduous trees and evergreens can offer good habitat for wildlife and birds. Arbor Day is a reminder to all of us of the benefits of trees and this day encourages us to add some trees to our backyard landscape. A little Arbor Day …
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The secret to the beauty of these container gardens is the contrasting plant colors used and the fact that the plants spill over the sides of the container. On a trip to Jackson, I toured around the town a bit, checking out some new places. In the parking lot where the new Whole Foods is located there is a shopping center that had some amazing …
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