Our little red headed bird with a pretty yellow chest was here a little bit ago. And the hummingbirds are back. I hope the neighbor has really taken up feeding those. So I can continue to focus on the birds. Now is about establishing natural plants in my garden. And now I’m also inspired. I […]
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Citizen scientists being the neighbors of habitat.
Nature was only a mile away. Now I’m realizing how far from nature our neighborhood has become. What was a norm, is now almost forgotten! We have the perfect opportunity to be a bridge. In my yard there are few insects to feed the birds. While we’ve rid ourselves of pests, we live in a […]
Spring clean is not just for the garden beds.
Man the older I get. I’ve wasted two and a half hours of my morning looking for earphones. Really, is that the best use of my time? I wander all over never quite organized. Having a greenhouse that keeps all of my seed stuff in one place would be awesome. Right now my incubators are […]
More ideas for ViDas Garden
Pictured: The Marmore’s Falls in Umbria, Italy, the tallest artificial waterfall in the world Okay so I have no idea what I was thinking. I have a pond pump that is 330 gallons per hour. It has 12.5 foot pumping height. and I’m thinking this is going to be Vince and Danielle’s. I don’t know […]
Go Native! Top plants for Colorado birds
Help Audubon plant over 1 million bird-friendly plants, If you have 2 square feet outdoors, you have space for a bird friendly plant. Here are 9 great Colorado natives for anyone’s outdoor space.
Nephews Garden
Creating Spaces for a busy young couple An super sized yard can be a new gardener’s dream. At the beginning though it can seem a nightmare. This is the case for my nephew Vince and his wife Danielle. Their home has a large backyard with the added challenge of a barren hillside. The fix? Break […]
Vege Garden Planning 2018
Like all things in the world the garden creeps towards entropy without diligent effort. After many years of only needing a bit of cleanup, the raised vegetable beds need maintenance. Replace soil in most beds to remove powdery mildew spores Repair irrigation chewed by varmints Paint fence Replenish mulch But this year I would also […]
Adding Butterfly host plants
Nothing is better than being a nursery for our wildlife. With the pollinators garden well established, I’ve been lucky to watch the workings of a bee colony and see native bees that I had never seen before. Sweat bees are gorgeous! So who else can I bring to the yard? Butterflies it is! This species […]
The Pollinator garden today
Today, I officially joined the Million Pollinator Gardens ranks. Through initiatives like theirs we can learn how important our small plots of land might sustain the very important neighbors we have that keep our world fruiting. I can’t wait to be a better member of the community of life. Currently both the Echinacea just started […]
What native plants bring
Everyone knows I love animals. I have always kept bird feeders, provided shelter and water to birds. In 2014, I added more to the arsenal in my quest to be a neighbor of habitat. Having fresh water for birds is just as important. A hanging bath has drawn more than all my lovely traditional baths. […]