Lots of Fun Bees Out!
Native garden has been a bit more active with the warmth and sun lately, and I’m finding my bee friends on the lanceleaf coreopsis and yarrow! Pictured here is some species of Megachilid bee (pollen on the underside of abdomen, maybe a resin bee), a Lasioglossum sweat bee (dark green to black) and a metallic green sweat bee (Augochlora sp.). I’ve also seen a few bumblebees lately. Super excited to see what summer brings! #nativeplants #nativegardening #bees #pollinators #wildlifegardening
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May Garden Bed Update!
We’ve had a boatload of rain, so the plants are quite happy and filling in great. This is year three for this bed and I’m excited to see how it goes through the rest of the year! (How it grows?) Happy to see a few things that made it back strong including wild quinine and the slender mountain mint is looking fantastic! I think it might be ready to finally put on a show this summer. #nativeplants #wildlifegardening
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Native Bed 4/15
The rose verbena is in full bloom! The sweet smell hits me in the face every time I come home from work. Yarrow is getting ready to follow soon. Also my coral honeysuckle vine has it’s first flower buds, excited to see if the hummingbirds love it as much as the blue sage. #nativeplants #wildlifegardening
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More Growth After Rain!
Native bed showing more signs of life. Wanted to show closer pics of the yarrow and rose verbena, which is starting to pop off with it’s first round of fragrant flowers for the year! Yarrow is way fluffier than I imagined, and I love it. #nativegardening #wildlifegardening #nativeplants
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