Life in the Garden

AS A GARDEN AGES – LIFE INCREASES

The labyrinth in summer

WHAT BEGAN AS A FEW PLANTS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS

Newest pollinator native plant garden

Twelve years ago this did not exist. It was a grass slope up to the steps. What will the pollinator garden look like in twelve years?

A REFUGE FOR ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL

Twin fawns

 

Native bee on our native Echinacea

TAKE A MOMENT, LOOK CLOSELY AT A FLOWER, LOOK TO THE TREES …

Sweat bee on native Turk’s Cap lily

Blue Jay

 

Bits and Pieces Green fly on a Sunflower

A multitude of colors

Beauty or revulsion

Inconsistencies in preconceived messages

 

Beyond the Veil of Night – part two

Stepping outside into the blackness I knew I was not alone

Oblong-wing Katydid

I could hear the clicks, buzzing and underlying drone of creatures all around me

Common Black Ground Beetle

 

I felt the wisps of silken threads brush my body

Six-spotted Orb Weaver

 

Only the flash of light from my camera brought them into view

Brownish-gray Fishing Spider

Looking Into Their Eyes – A Place to Live and Grow Naturally

When we strive to provide an environment which welcomes wild creatures

Green Frog

We are creating not only habitats where humans and wildlife coexist

Northern Mocking Bird

We are creating opportunities to look into their eyes and see

Green Frog

Nursery Web spider with her egg case

They are more than feathers

Juvenile flycatchers

Scales

Eastern Garter Snake

Or fur

Eastern American Grey Squirrel

Working in a garden that is also designated a Certified Wildlife Habitat

Green Bottle fly on Daisy mum

Allows an individual the time to commune with the natural world.

Tussock moth

Ribbon snake

Beauty abounds

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Tiger Lily

And life is everywhere

Mining Bee

 

 Joy is contagious!

Silver-Spotted Skipper butterfly on Flat-leaf parsley

 

CERTIFIED WILDLIFE HABITAT #139,583

Praying Mantis on Coleus plant

 

Green Frog

 

 

Take Time to Do More than Just Smell the Flowers Certified Habitat 139,583

Beyond our need to create beautiful spaces

Beyond our need to have color and scent in our lives

Flowers provide a vital link in our existence

Look closer at the flowering plants in your yard

You will be amazed at the variety and number of species that frequent your plantings

But even more amazing is the knowledge that without these pollinators we would not have our orchards, gardens and meditative spaces.

Sitting quietly beside a Daisy mum in my garden I watched and captured in photos many of the creatures who frequented the plant.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Take a moment in time and sit outside in a green space or garden. Choose a plant to focus your attention and watch life unfolding around you.