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Plants & Pollinators

April 13, 2020

Reference my blog Things We can do for Pollinators. This is a reference in a nutshell for pollinators — bats, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and moths. Supply your garden with a buffet for pollinators. Choose the plants that are best for your site, and keep your garden buzzing and humming by … [Read more...]

Webinars for You

April 6, 2020

Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) Here is a note from the Ecological Landscape Alliance (ELA) along with information about some interesting webinars: "As people across the country and around the world adapt by the day to ongoing limitations on gathering with family and friends and to new … [Read more...]

Minnesota Homeowners will Bee-Friendly Yards

March 19, 2020

Introduction On 11/28/2019 I had a stroke. I have had a significant recovery, but I have a little more to do regarding to impairment of the Aphasia and Apraxia. I can understand everything, but it is difficult to talk, because I cannot put the right words together to be understood. (American Stroke … [Read more...]

Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Visitors

November 1, 2019

Reference my earlier post about An Experiment with Non-Native Rudgeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' in which I stated that have only once seen birds picking at the seed offered by this non-native. Well, earlier this week I had a second sighting. A small flock of about 10-12 House Sparrows were frantically … [Read more...]

Hummingbird nectaring on Jewelweed

October 18, 2019

To lighten the doldrums from the cool, rainy days we've been experiencing, I thought I'd share this short video with you just to cheer your day. September 19, 2019 was (we thought) the last day we saw the hummingbird. He visited with us as we ate lunch. I took this video through the kitchen window … [Read more...]

Nice Surprises from the Storms

September 16, 2019

During the week of September 6, 2019, we had some terrible storms again. Thankfully only 35 mph winds, so we didn't lose any more trees. Instead we had some nice surprises. See below. First we saw this delightful … [Read more...]

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