I love your wildflower meadow 😍. I only have pots and containers in our small space . Thanks for the UK link
For the wildflowers - you’ve inspired me to get more natives and flowers which are good for bees 🐝 , instead of what just looks nice . Also I’ll be resisting tidying up ! It’s been in my
Mind for a while but reading this has given me the kick I needed . Thank you 🙏
You have absolutely made my day, Julie!!! This makes me so happy! May you become as obsessed as I am about natives! :) I look at last year's photos of our kitchen oasis (for example), where we have only planter boxes, and everything was just non-native ornamentals. Beautiful but not supporting any life. This year, it looks different but oh-so-pretty and bees are all around. (Different because I put ferns in the planters, along with yerba buena (a native herb). The tidy tips and clarkia are just so pretty, and I knew NOTHING about them a year ago. So, I can't wait to hear more about what you discover and plant! :) xo
Sadly we don’t have lots of space ,but what we have I filled with plants that looked nice but didn’t really help the pollinators. I’ve learned that bees love purple flowers which are often nectar rich so I’m starting with fox gloves. Also we’ve had no rain here for a month and I know you always emphasise the importance of water for wildlife . Well fresh water every day in a bird bath has made such a difference. In a few minutes of me filling fresh water today we had a thrush , blackbird , sparrows and a Robin coming to drink and I noticed bees coming too. 🥰
Again! That just makes me so happy! Water brings wildlife, as you see!! Amazing, Julie. Thank you so much for what you're doing and for letting me know that what I've shared has been helpful! (Oh, and the tidying up part...totally! That has been such a change for me, too!!!)
What an awesome article and list of seed sources! We've really enjoyed upping our native wildflower game as we've taken down bird feeders. I also wanted to recommend Native Seeds Search for anyone in the southwest US. Excellent guidance and seeds for planting natives and they do so much important work to preserve local plants through saving seeds. Lots of locally adapted varieties of food plants for people if you're into that too.
I love your wildflower meadow 😍. I only have pots and containers in our small space . Thanks for the UK link
For the wildflowers - you’ve inspired me to get more natives and flowers which are good for bees 🐝 , instead of what just looks nice . Also I’ll be resisting tidying up ! It’s been in my
Mind for a while but reading this has given me the kick I needed . Thank you 🙏
You have absolutely made my day, Julie!!! This makes me so happy! May you become as obsessed as I am about natives! :) I look at last year's photos of our kitchen oasis (for example), where we have only planter boxes, and everything was just non-native ornamentals. Beautiful but not supporting any life. This year, it looks different but oh-so-pretty and bees are all around. (Different because I put ferns in the planters, along with yerba buena (a native herb). The tidy tips and clarkia are just so pretty, and I knew NOTHING about them a year ago. So, I can't wait to hear more about what you discover and plant! :) xo
Sadly we don’t have lots of space ,but what we have I filled with plants that looked nice but didn’t really help the pollinators. I’ve learned that bees love purple flowers which are often nectar rich so I’m starting with fox gloves. Also we’ve had no rain here for a month and I know you always emphasise the importance of water for wildlife . Well fresh water every day in a bird bath has made such a difference. In a few minutes of me filling fresh water today we had a thrush , blackbird , sparrows and a Robin coming to drink and I noticed bees coming too. 🥰
Again! That just makes me so happy! Water brings wildlife, as you see!! Amazing, Julie. Thank you so much for what you're doing and for letting me know that what I've shared has been helpful! (Oh, and the tidying up part...totally! That has been such a change for me, too!!!)
What an awesome article and list of seed sources! We've really enjoyed upping our native wildflower game as we've taken down bird feeders. I also wanted to recommend Native Seeds Search for anyone in the southwest US. Excellent guidance and seeds for planting natives and they do so much important work to preserve local plants through saving seeds. Lots of locally adapted varieties of food plants for people if you're into that too.
https://www.nativeseeds.org/