AS A GARDEN AGES – LIFE INCREASES
WHAT BEGAN AS A FEW PLANTS HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN OASIS
A REFUGE FOR ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
TAKE A MOMENT, LOOK CLOSELY AT A FLOWER, LOOK TO THE TREES …
Life in the Garden
Tag: Blue Jay
Feed the Birds
Allowing native trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants to proliferate not only strengthens the web of life it is partnering with Gaia.
Adding additional food sources to the gardens helps to feed the creatures who share our space.
In eastern Pennsylvania October is the time to help gardens ready for the coming winter.
It is also a time to help the wildlife around us get ready for darker, colder days.
Due to their high metabolic rate birds in particular need high-energy foods, those high in calorie and fat content.
Juniper berries provide this important source of energy, containing 46% carbohydrate and 16% fat.
Sunflower seeds contain almost 30 percent fat as well as fiber, protein, calcium, B vitamins, iron potassium and vitamin E.
Sharing a space means becoming a caretaker. We are an important part of the web of life. At this moment in time we are the only ones who can completely destroy it or strengthen each strand.
The Importance of Native Sumac
Numerous articles have been penned extolling the virtues of native plants. The West Virgina Native Plant Society has posted this article
Native Shrubs in wildlife landscaping
Exotics or invasive species squeeze out natives and diminish populations of both flora and fauna.
In order to preserve our native ecosystems we need to recognize the importance of our natives.
This stand of sumac was a mass of shrubs when we became the caretakers of this farmstead.
We carefully thinned out the stand and today we have sumac trees which feed our native bird population.
If you have Staghorn sumac growing on your property consider allowing them to reach their full potential.
Both you and native wildlife will be rewarded!
The Iris and the Lily 