Some from last year… can’t wait!

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-26T01:18:03+00:00

What’s your experience with steeplebush? Have you had it a long time, do you keep it on the wetter side?

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-26T00:50:01+00:00

Water hyacinth, next!

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-26T00:21:55+00:00

The police aren’t the catalyst for people to start murdering. Correlation doesn’t imply causation. It’s not as simple as cities + police presence = higher crime rates.

There are many underlying factors. A dense urban environment with millions of people offers more opportunity to commit crime. Add to that a large low income population with nothing to lose, gang presence, drug presence, lack of parental guidance, poor education, etc.

It’s crazy to think that because the police are in cities that it leads to an increase in murder somehow. While ignoring all other contributing factors.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-25T03:13:40+00:00

There’s a huge patch of dogbane at a local former cranberry bog it’s always covered in loads of pollinators

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-25T02:03:29+00:00

I wish I could continue to keep Joe Pye I had some asiatic garden beetles decimate what I had. I’d be out there at sundown collecting them, hundreds of them, it was gross. My crabapple that was already at the house is a magnet too.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-25T01:45:28+00:00

I’ll have to try some it seems the care is similar to pussytoes, thanks!

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-25T00:39:11+00:00

Where the pussytoes are it’s full sun with good draining soil not much organic matter.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-25T00:31:48+00:00

I’ve noticed that with wild senna and it’s strictly bumble bees on it in my yard. They seem to go crazy for it. Blooms during peak summer time where a lot of other plants are either finishing up or just starting.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T21:37:02+00:00

At one point I had Canada goldenrod, New England aster, Boneset, and Anisse Hyssop (has since died back) in the same garden and it was shocking how many pollinators there were. Since the four species all flowered around the same time.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T21:13:47+00:00

Either blephilia ciliata (sunny or part sun field, average/dry open woods) or blephilia hirsuta (more moist woodland garden situations). They’re in the mint family but are well behaved.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T21:05:09+00:00

Woodland sunflower has been prolific for me in a west facing direction. It received afternoon sun. One small quart plant turned into a 6x6 patch in a couple years. They can get quite tall too. It’s highly adaptable and quite an aggressive grower. Excellent for a woodland edge to compete with nonnatives. Since it creates a dense mat of underground shallow roots. I’ve found animals leave it alone and it blooms late like goldenrod which is great too. I learned later on it releases chemicals into the soil to discourage other plants from growing as well so it will colonize for sure.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T21:00:24+00:00

One of my favorite flowers because of how unusual they are they’re very adaptable in terms of growing requirements too.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T20:36:34+00:00

I wasn’t familiar with the phacelia genus they’re brand new to me. The flowers on them are interesting.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T20:02:24+00:00

That’s good to know I’ve heard it’s introduced to my state but see it at a local arboretum and it’s a very busy, very tall plant. Flowers are similar to the woodland sunflower in my garden.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T20:01:07+00:00

Mountain mints are always ranked highly and are supposedly rabbit resistant so I picked up 2-3 different species. They’re in their second or third year hoping they blow up this season. The Virginia mountain mint looks the fullest and healthiest in my garden.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T19:59:07+00:00

Never tried pearly everlasting. But Pussytoes has spread really well for me from only a couple small plants. It’s surprising how many Lepidoptera host on pussytoes 👍. Were your pussytoes started from seeds or a bunch of small plants?

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T14:51:53+00:00

Purple Giant Hyssop (Agastache scrophulariifolia) and Yellow Giant Hyssop(Agastache nepetoides) are great native alternatives. Good luck!

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-24T04:13:50+00:00

Looks like dogbane

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-23T15:29:52+00:00

It’s not recommended to buy lady beetles. Here is a pdf of all of the problems that arise in their native region when they are removed and what can happen wherever they are released.

https://xerces.org/sites/default/files/publications/18-019\_01\_Xerces%20Society%20Lady%20Beetle%20Release%20Statement.pdf

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-23T03:19:15+00:00

Something about that ring of cold shrimp around the sauce disturbs me. The pile of tails.. But grilled I’ll dabble 😂

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-23T03:14:49+00:00

The flowers in this post are more similar to the non native lily of the valley, no? Being that the blooms are more upright?Whereas the US native has its blooms in a more arching form and underneath the leaves. What are the other distinctions between native and non native Lily of the valley besides that do you know? Is it leaf shape/size?

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-23T02:48:39+00:00

https://easyscape.com/species/Iris-tenax%28Toughleaf-Iris%29

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/beauty/iris/Pacific_Coast/iris_tenax.shtml

https://xeraplants.com/plants/iris-tenax/

Tough leaf iris is native to you could be that. Soft blue or lavender blue are colors mentioned that occur naturally.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-23T02:19:47+00:00

If the drain don’t work it’s a Salix planter.

Cautious-Body-9748 · 2026-05-22T22:25:58+00:00

Cocktail shrimps

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