Oh Rosie
Rose of Sharon for pollinators.
Rose of Sharon.
Popular with the pollinator posse!
In my yard it fills up space. Offers me extra privacy. A teaser for all the pollinators to visit, before my gardens.
Each bush is a different color. You can cut them down and manicure for your needs. Their blooms are quite whimsical.
I don't have a substitute plant for the pollinators
Even with all their own problems. It fills a need of nature!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Great Expectations
Researching your garden.
What we picture in our minds and what actually grows, are going to look very different.
Start seeing those gardens in your imagination.
Research 3 things you want to grow. As simple as Wikipedia.
Can it grow in your region? If yes, add it to your seed/seedling list.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Seeds Bloom Best
The benefits of starting by seeds.
To get a garden like mine. Everything possible is planted by seed.
The idea of seeds can be daunting. Don’t worry
We'll work it out together.
Start planning flowers/plants/veggie and herbs that you'd like to grow.
Together we will figure out the best option for your garden. Not everything is possible from seeds.
I promise you'll have a good time learning about your garden!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Garden Thyming
The ups and downs of gardening
A garden never grows as you plan.
You will fail as much as you succeed.
Nothing will seem like it is growing. A storm can destroy your Sunflower Patch. Vine borers will eat your pumpkin vines. The deer or other creature always finds your garden.
On the other side.
You're going to have big wins in the garden. Catch that beautiful pollinator sipping nectar from blooms you grew from seeds. Eat a salad you grew!
Life is filled with ups and downs!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Bumblebee French Kissing
A bumble bee’s tongue.
What do you call a bumble bees tongue?
A proboscis.
This is a complex bee part.
It’s a combination of a “tongue proper”.
Which is a hairy tongue, like little feathers. Designed to allow nectar to literally absorbs onto their tongues.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The Pollinator Posse
List of pollinators.
When I say pollinator, you think what?
It’s alright if you don’t know. Let’s review!
Honey, native and bumble bees
Butterfly
Moth
Bird
Hummingbird
But, also…
Ants
Flies
Beetles
Bats
Plus other insects!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Garden Companions
Parasitic wasps and companion planting.
Think the “rule of three”.
Produce, flower and herb.
Each group, makes a companionship in the garden.
In relationships, sometimes we need a good friend.
Enter the beneficial bugs and pollinators.
Sweet alyssum, leafy greens and dill are a great trio of garden pals. When the aphids start causing trouble. Their dear friend, the parasitic wasp comes to the rescue. Not chemicals!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Bee’s Purple
What is a bee’s purple?
A bee sees blue, green, violet, purple and “bee’s purple”
What is a “bee’s purple”?
This is a combination of yellow and ultraviolet light.
It’s hard to be able to imagine how a bee can see such vivid details, we cannot.
With a sight 5x better eyesight than humans. A bee’s perspective is quite different.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Why Bees Don’t See Red
Why a bee cannot see the color red explained!
Bees have 3 color receptors. Ultraviolet, blue and green.
Bees can see a red wavelength in orange and yellow.
How can they not see that bright and bold red flower?
Because bees don’t have a red color receptor.
Red is literally unseen by a bee!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Native Ohio Bees
Native bees to Ohio
Native bees are always more important than the non-native honeybee
Why…
Native bees are responsible for most of the pollen spreading.
How many native bees are in the “Buckeye State”?
Over 400 native bees are in Ohio!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Without The Color
Seeing nature without color
When you remove the color what do you see?
Beauty
Light
Dark
Life
The wonder of nature continues.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Orange Nature
Orange meaning in nature.
This spring make sure to splash your garden with some orange.
A garden filled with orange inspires creativity, optimism, happiness and excitement.
Don’t allow the impatience of orange, to discourage your enthusiasm for your garden.
Have the patience to wait for each seed to grow.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Extra Oregano
The folklore on orenago.
According to Greek mythology. Oregano was created by Aphrodite as a symbol of joy and happiness.
In Middle Ages oregano was considered highly powerful to ward off the worst evils!
More recently oregano was thought to strengthen the love of newly married husbands.
Only has it been used as cooking herb for about 400 years.
Today oregano is a holiday staple spice
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The Gift of The Monarch
The beauty of the Monarch
What is so spectacular about the Monarch butterfly?
They fly into your yard and pick their favorite flower. It feels like you have called the Monarchs just to your garden.
In my opinion. The gift the Monarch is Hope.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
It’s A Swallowtail World
The many species of Swallowtail butterflies.
What in the world!
550 different kinds of Swallowtails all over the world!
To add to the numbers. There are over 30 different Swallowtails in North America!
What do they like to eat?
Swallowtails have five favorite flowers they love to nectar on!!!
Of course Zinnias made the top of the list!!!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Five Little Monarchs
The endangering world for the Monarch butterfly.
Five little Monarch sitting on the fence.
The 1st one said, 'Oh glad we didn't migrate too late."
The 2nd one said, "A lot smoke was in the air."
The 3rd one said, "We really do care!"
The 4th one said, "We're running out of places to fly.
The 5th one said, "We're ready for clean air fun tonight!"
Woo went Mother Nature greatest wind ever! Out went the polluted air! And the 5 little Monarchs, flied cleanly out of sight!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On
Field Of Dreams
Planning a garden.
A garden is your field of dreams.
To tell a person what to plant is dictating their dreams! Your gardens won't work unless they are from you. Everyone is different. The important thing is to grow for nature.
Put your personal dreams into the seeds of Spring and grow whatever brightness possible!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Winnie’s New Year’s Message
The importance of saving honey bees.
Winnie the Poo has some New Year honey bee advice.
Stop playing with the chemicals and get into companion planting for pest solutions
Let some weeds grow in your gardens. Clover and other weeds are important sources of pollen and nectar.
Plant flowers. Seeds and seeds of whatever you want to watch grow. Start with simple and work up to superstar.
Experience is about trial and error.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
Bee’s Color
Bees favorite color.
Purple is the bumblebee's favorite color.
Bees cannot see the color red.
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
The Allure Of Nature
Seed collection.
The best seeds come from the flowers that have dried out naturally on the plants.
The allure is inside the ideas for next Spring!
We have all Winter to plan our gardens!!!
Until Tomorrow! Smile On!
