I spoke to my sister on the phone the other day, and during the conversation she told me that she and her husband had a good laugh over the fact that I’m creating a pollinator garden.
Yes! It’s fun! I like hearing about your process. And the journaling is a great idea.
For years ( eeek, decades) I grew vegetables and flowers for cutting and a few perennials and shrubs around the house foundation.
But a few years ago I converted the veggie garden to a native pollinator sanctuary, and it’s more fun! More about restoring habitat and supporting the natural world, and for me, less about aesthetics and blooms for a vase. ( But I still tuck in kale and herbs )
I love creating an oasis for insects and butterflies and birds, and listening to the loud buzzy insects all summer.
Yes! It’s fun! I like hearing about your process. And the journaling is a great idea.
For years ( eeek, decades) I grew vegetables and flowers for cutting and a few perennials and shrubs around the house foundation.
But a few years ago I converted the veggie garden to a native pollinator sanctuary, and it’s more fun! More about restoring habitat and supporting the natural world, and for me, less about aesthetics and blooms for a vase. ( But I still tuck in kale and herbs )
I love creating an oasis for insects and butterflies and birds, and listening to the loud buzzy insects all summer.
There's definitely something about having plants be there as an integral part of the native environment and not just to look pretty.