Greetings,Pawpaw season will be here before we know it! Have you been hearing about this 'mysterious' fruit? A 'tropical' tasting fruit that is native to North America!?For years we have been growing them from seed, observing them in nature, and eati...

Greetings,Wow, how are we to August already!? Hope you have been enjoying various blooms & pollinators in your gardens!Some of my favorite things to watch right now are the monarchs on the Meadow Blazing Star, observing the Blunt Mountain Mint to...

Greetings,This week we have been enjoying the monarchs happily fluttering around our meadow blazing stars. We have been growing these in our yard for a few years now and they are a definite highlight!If you are interested in having monarchs in your g...

Greetings,I've been enjoying watching an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on our Garden Phlox this week, so it was on my mind to share. Pretty in pink, busy with butterflies & bees, & blooms from later summer into Fall.Enjoy learning all about Garde...

Greetings,Irresistible to pollinators! Yep...that is how we'd describe today's native we would like to share with you. And, it has beautiful, tiny, white flowers that bloom for a month of more in mid-summer. Ours is currently blooming & it is a f...

Greetings,Today we are sharing a unique looking low-growing native that forms compact clumps. It can be divided every couple years and attracts bumblebees. Prairie Smoke can be a nice choice for a natural border along walkways.Enjoy learning all abou...

Greetings,Short, very showy, lots of curb appeal, and attracts long-tongue bees and skippers...that sounds appealing, doesn't it!? Prairie phlox is what we are sharing today.Prairie phlox blooms late Spring to early summer for about 1 month. It can b...

Greetings,It is that time of the season where we are enjoy inspecting our natives for signs of life. This could be looking for signs of leaves being dined on, noticing butterflies hanging around their host plants hoping they stop to lay their eggs, e...

Greetings,We know people are at such various stages in their native plant gardening journeys. And, everyone has a different style they desire for their gardens. Some have embraced a very natural meadow type look, while others prefer to maintain a mor...

Greetings,Supporting a variety of pollinators is certainly one of our goals when gardening with native plants. The work horse we are going to share today certainly does that! Mountain mints are some of the best choices to attract a variety of pollina...