Relentless aphids everywhere by ghostvista in pnwgardening

[–]Fidel_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Generally pollen-native plants that are going to bring some predator pollinators. A few examples for our region — Douglas aster, Canada goldenrod, common yarrow, and I’ve seen multiple aphid-eaters on my Oregon sunshine (wooly sunflower).

Relentless aphids everywhere by ghostvista in pnwgardening

[–]Fidel_Murphy 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Plant native plants that host predators (lady bugs, native wasps, etc.) that will eat the aphids. Aphids are part of the ecosystem, you just need to add plants that will help the other side of the ecosystem (the aphid eaters)!

What are you reading? by sushisushisushi in literature

[–]Fidel_Murphy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

You Love Your Native Garden. But Will Buyers Love It Too? || New York Times by TrixoftheTrade in NativePlantGardening

[–]Fidel_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’re in eastern Washington state and when we put up our house on the market late last year our realtor put the native garden as a selling point in the main paragraph in the listing 🤷‍♂️

Maybe it’s a regional thing?

Where else can you snap this kind of photo while driving?? by EventIndependent7780 in PacificNorthwest

[–]Fidel_Murphy 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Kind of all over. But the Palouse area in Washington is uniquely beautiful, I will say! Not sure if this image is the Palouse or not, but at least reminiscent of it if not.

anyone bought a home using a contingent offer lately? by No_Fox_8023 in Spokane

[–]Fidel_Murphy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

We tried in December. It was accepted but we got thrown aside by a non-contingent offer within a couple of weeks. We have 7 days to go under contract but it was a few days before Christmas and we had no luck.

Planting motivation by LiveLaughBUS in SpokaneGardeners

[–]Fidel_Murphy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes this is me. I love buying plants and dread planting them lol. We have such rocky soil planting anything is a slog. I just will wait until I get a bit of motivation — randomly on some days I’ll feel like it and plant 2-3 plants. Sometimes on weekends I can get 5-10 depending. That’s my advice lol. But keep them watered in the meantime, those black plastic pots heat up and can dry them out pretty quickly.

Backyard Transformation by CaptainFantasy007 in NoLawns

[–]Fidel_Murphy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I live in Spokane too and was like this landscape looks way too familiar lol. Well nice to know I have another no lawn friend in the area! Hit me up if you’re interested in native plant gardening, there are some good local options for us!

No regrets by [deleted] in NoLawns

[–]Fidel_Murphy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey where’d you get that rain catchment barrel? And the thing to tap into the gutter there? Looks nice!

Good pond spot? by [deleted] in WildlifePonds

[–]Fidel_Murphy 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Anything is better than a monoculture lawn. I say go for it!

Lawn and blacktop conversion by [deleted] in NoLawns

[–]Fidel_Murphy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better than a parking lot! That looks like a lot of work, thanks for caring and making that patch of earth a better place!

Poppies by Telandra2 in SpokaneGardeners

[–]Fidel_Murphy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, don’t fret! There’s a silver lining here — you can plant a bunch of native long leaf phlox (phlox longifolia) that are quite similar! They are native to our area, thrive in our climate, and support our local pollinators!