Category Archives: Pollinators

Lawns In Bloom

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Little flowers transform lawns into pollinator happy places Helping Lawns Become Meadows Every spring I get questions about how to keep lawns free from weeds and/or moss (or sometimes both). Personally, I’d much rather keep lawns free from turf grass. … Continue reading →

Posted in Annual Color, Birds In The Garden, Butterfly Gardens, Care & Feeding, Climate Change, composting, Easy Care Perennials, Garden Design, Health & Wellbeing, Native Plants, Plant Diversity, Pollination Gardens, Pollinators, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Spring Without Bees? Plant More Flowers!!!!

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Beeless blossoms are everywhere this spring Where Are The Bees? Here we are in the middle of April, many gardens are bright with blossoms, and all those luxuriant spring flowers ought to be alive with bees. But they’re not. Granted … Continue reading →

Posted in Annual Color, Birds In The Garden, Butterfly Gardens, Care & Feeding, Climate Change, Easy Care Perennials, Garden Design, Garden Prep, Gardening With Children, Hardy Herbs, Health & Wellbeing, Native Plants, Plant Diversity, Pollination Gardens, Pollinators, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Weed Control | Leave a comment

Hope Blooms In Unexpected Places

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Ann Lovejoy
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Blooming on despite freezing weather Of Sweet Peas and Smooth Stones This year I planted a late batch of sweet peas, not expecting much as they rarely thrive all summer. To my surprise, they rose up in a huge mass … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening With Children, Hardy Herbs, Health & Wellbeing, Native Plants, Plant Partnerships, Pollinators, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Teaching Gardening | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Welcoming The Rains

Posted on September 25, 2023 by Ann Lovejoy
Print Friendly, PDF & Email

Rosemary garlic salt makes a welcome gift Autumn Is A Good Time For Slow Living After the long summer drought, what bliss to wake in the night to hear rain pattering on the roof and to walk out in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds In The Garden, Care & Feeding, fall/winter crops, Hardy Herbs, Health & Wellbeing, Pollination Gardens, Pollinators, Recipes, Sustainable Gardening, Sustainable Living, Vegan Recipes | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment