September 25 , 2014
A neighborhood unites for wildlife
Well , was n’t that rainfall just lovely ? frankly , I thought I ’d missed out on wanderer lily ( Lycoris radiata ) this yr . In just 24 hours , it soar upwards up .
And I ’ve acquire at least three kind of mushrooms benefiting my soil and flora with mycoorhizal fungi . They ’re thebest thing that can happento your garden , so don ’ t scruff them out .
My two - yr - old passalong Mexican beautyberry ( Callicarpa acuminata ) could n’t expect to show off its deep burgundy Charles Edward Berry .
On a stroll around the neck of the woods , I ’m pleased to see gardener venturing into wildlife home ground , like front yardHamelia patensfor hummingbird .
A few street over , these gardener dumped lawn to draw in anyone that wing by .
Really , this is the best thing to happen to my neighbourhood . Sure , each of us make a deviation . United , we make a whopping shock !
Too bad I do n’t have enough sun for these cheerful creation . They ’re such leisurely summertime annual for bees and butterflies .
Nearby , a no - lawn garden favors wildlife with blackfoot daisy and lantana . Mexican feather grass , Yucca rostrata ( springtime flowers beneficial ) and a untested agave excite the attribute . The new sidewalk adds warmth , too , far more pleasing than the former concrete .
I call this one “ the white garden . ” Silver ponyfoot ( Dichondra argentea ) and blackfoot daisy mound underneath shrubby Prunus amygdalus vervain . Its redolent white flowers smell like cookies . hummingbird , bee and butterflies find their own “ cookie . ”
Now , here ’s a clever theme for a bragging tree stump ! That ice plant ( Aptenia ) will soon rock those tilt .
In my garden , when an elderly Bradford pear died , the guy rope who cut it down left a stump “ in case ” I need to put a jackpot on it . really , I did not . Instead , I topped it with a limestone slab . In endorsement , elderly Spencer claim it for his speculation cat perch .
finally , the forest rotted away . Rather than hunt up another discarded tree stump , I decided to go for it up with an inverted pot for Sam Jr.
In my slap dash garden , I was really gallant of myself for this little brainstorm . I adore it , though now there are no cats to alight on it .
A few age ago , neighbors switch over lawn for depth with this raised bed .
On my walks , I always stop to admire this nicho . I do n’t know these folks but I like them very much .
These bougainvillea encourage me to try one in the ground next twelvemonth . Butterflies love them .
Finally , permit ’s give a brake drum gyre to Butthole Surfer drummer Jeffrey ( King ) Coffey , who induce clapping as the neighbourhood Yard of the Month !
The honorable affair ? Everyone stamp their unequalled style onto their following . Wildlife do n’t care about our “ tastes , ” as long as it tastes upright .
Thanks for stopping by ! Linda
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