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First trip of the season to #skibowl happened to coincide with a #wolfmoon . Makes a girl happy! 😊Everything pales in comparison with this #massivesequoia which was planted in 1893, but I’m beyond stoked to have gotten the green light for a planting design/seating area to celebrate a Peace pole which will be installed as part of this project. The install is scheduled for February. #funproject #benedictinesisters #mtangeloregonOne of the biggest Garryas I think I’ve ever seen! And right here in our neighborhood! #morningwalk #neighborhoodsurprise #thepathnottakenuntiltoday #garryaelliptica #pnwnativeplants #nativeplantsA mixed bag in the Top Nine of 2018. I always find it interesting what makes it into these kinds of things. Other than the one of my kid, I don’t think it contains a single one of my own favorites. Actually, I take that back. I really do like the cobweb. #topnine2018😃My Clematis urophylla is ringing in the new year by opening its bells!!! #clematisurophyllaSweet little Nico hiding in the #euphorbiaAdvertisements
Tag Archives: bees
‘B’ is for Blue…
Can’t believe it is mid-August already! Along with the happily buzzing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, my current garden favorites are the blues. It is such a magical color! The dark blues are especially mesmerizing – they are almost electric. Dusk … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping
Tagged agapanthus, bees, Bloom Day, blooms, blue, bluebells, clematis, flowers, Purple color, Salvia
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Let them bee…
A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog entry on the demise of our bees after the introduction of neonicotinoids in the past decade. At the time, the EPA had essentially admitted that although they were going to continue … Continue reading
What do we do with birds, but no bees?
You think the price of food is steep now? Just imagine what it will cost when our main, natural pollinators are gone. Since 2006, honey bees have been disappearing rapidly, by about 1/3 of existing bee populations per year! The … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Gardening and Landscaping, Green Living
Tagged Bayer, bees, beneficial insects, colony collapse disorder, death, EPA, food prices, honey, neonicotinoids, pesticides
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