Gardening Archives – Neighborhood Greening

April 18, 2024leslieGardening, Insects, Native Plants

The Ephemeral Spring Wildflowers After a long winter, spring wildflower ephemerals herald a new growing season. The first blooms magically transform the woodland landscape. These early plants emerge in deciduous forests before the overhead trees fully leaf out.Read More Throughout the millennia, the astounding beauty of the butterfly has inspired the imagination, the arts, literature, and poetry. Attracting these magnificent creatures into our own yards requires three basic ingredients: larval host plants, nectar plants, and sheltering habitat.Read More

October 30, 2023leslieBees, Biodiversity, Gardening, Pollinators

Let’s suppose you’re shopping for hot sauce. You probably have a favorite brand. You may be very firm about it. Let’s say you’d definitely buy Tabasco, but you’d rarely buy any other brand.Read More

July 19, 2023leslieGardening

I’ve loved gardening since I was a kid. I’ve engaged in this passion-bordering-on addiction since I could ride a bike and count change.Read More

June 10, 2023leslieBiodiversity, Butterflies, Gardening, Insects

Butterflies are likely the most beloved and recognizable group of insects because of their striking wing coloring and patterning. Butterflies are a subset of moths in the order Lepidoptera. Because our North American butterflies are active during the day, and no species is a pest to the average person, they get more respect than their…Read More

December 24, 2022leslieFood Garden, Gardening, Organic, Vegetables

“One evening I watched a documentary on Netflix called “Fed Up” and that was all it took to get the wheels spinning in my head about the foods we feed our children in school.Read More

September 26, 2022leslieBees, Biodiversity, Birds, Butterflies, Gardening, Insects, Lawns, Native Plants, Pollinators, Soil

How you can help wild animals come in for a soft landing.Read More The Overlooked Space Between Street and Sidewalk:How a Smart Urban Garden Design Can Create Community for People and InsectsRead More

April 18, 2022leslieBiodiversity, Butterflies, Gardening, Pollinators

The Intertwined Relationship between the Common Violet and the Great Spangled Fritillary —By Vicki BonkRead More