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DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://spore.social/@minouette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@minouette</a> Beautiful! Wow! 🐝 🌻 🦋 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Art</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollinatorGarden</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a>

Ele Willoughby, PhDAnother detail of my pollinator garden piece made of collaged prints, for Manufactured Ecosystems. This shot shows my tiny sweat bee, Agapostemon virescens (Toronto’s official bee). I took a little liberty with scale so I could actually get some details and yet show the bee in context of the flowers (purple coneflowers, Canada goldenrod, 🧵1/2 <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/collage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#collage</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciart</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinatorGarden</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/nativeBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nativeBee</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sweatBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sweatBee</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#moth</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a>

DoomsdaysCWExcerpt from "Gardening for Butterflies and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a>" -- <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IowaStateUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#IowaStateUniversity</a> Cooperative Extension"Common Pollinators in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Iowa</a>"Common insect pollinators in Iowa include honey bees [not native, and can compete and overwhelm native bees], <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolitaryBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolitaryBees</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beetles</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#butterflies</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/flies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#flies</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ants</a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wasps</a>. These insects are not selflessly doing a favor to the flowers. The insects are enticed to do the job with a reward of food. The food is usually nectar (sugar and water) and pollen (protein).How to Establish a Butterfly or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollinatorGarden</a>"Sunny Location"Locate your garden where it receives the greatest amount of sun exposure possible. Insects such as butterflies and pollinators are cold-blooded and depend on the sun to warm their bodies. Also, the plants on which butterflies and pollinators depend generally grow better in full sun (six or more hours of sunshine per day)."Nectar and Pollen Sources"Different species of butterflies and pollinating insects are active at different times of the year. Therefore it is important to provide pollen and nectar sources throughout the growing season and offer various flower shapes and sizes. Plant in groups—not rows— to increase the likelihood of butterflies and pollinators finding and choosing your garden for a feeding stop."Web page: <a href="https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/resource/gardening-butterflies-and-pollinators" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://yardandgarden.extension.iastate.edu/resource/gardening-butterflies-and-pollinators</a>Link to PDF: <a href="https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/5736" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/5736</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForPollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForPollinators</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GardeningForBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardeningForBees</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Gardening</a>

KZSunrise! 🌄 "Red skies at night, Sailors delight, Red skies in the morning, Sailors take warning." -Old Mariners Rhyme Snow is predicted. ❄️ We hope we will get some. 🤞 Enjoy! 💙 <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invitenaturehome?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#invitenaturehome</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sunrise?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sunrise</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/redskies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#redskies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gardensnotgrass?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gardensnotgrass</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/foodnotlawns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#foodnotlawns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthebirds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feedthebirds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedthebees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feedthebees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/feedyourself?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#feedyourself</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinatorfriendly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinatorfriendly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinatorgarden?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pollinatorgarden</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecosystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a>

Native PlantsA few garden design thoughts:-Masses of plants look more orderly than multiple one-off plants -Tall, floppy plants can look weedy, so consider Chelsea chopping them in June, this will make them shorter and bushier -Avoid Common milkweed and Canada goldenrod for small gardens, they can be aggressive.Photos from summer 2024-Coreopsis, spotted bee balm, purple coneflower, pearly everlasting -Wild bergamot -Black eyed Susan, blanketflower -Purple coneflower<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PollinatorGarden</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/GardenDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GardenDesign</a>

Anne BoydIt's good luck to clean seeds on New Year's Day, according to an ancient tradition I just made up. I prefer a dry breezy day for milkweed seed de-fluffing, so as to let the fluffs disperse themselves, instead of sticking to every damp surface as they did today. But if I don't adhere to my own made-up traditions, who will? <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Milkweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Milkweed</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/ButterflyWeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ButterflyWeed</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NativePlants</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PollinatorGarden</a>

Anne BoydPerhaps it's a bit de trop to post a Facebook link here, but these additional pictures of the garden of the Crouch family, as profiled in the NYT recently, are a must see.! And they will also be interviewed on CNN tomorrow morning. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HumaneGardener/posts/8366437570094711" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no">https://www.facebook.com/HumaneGardener/posts/8366437570094711</a><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/PollinatorGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#PollinatorGarden</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/WildlifeGarden" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#WildlifeGarden</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NativePlants</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Rewilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Rewilding</a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/EcologicalLandscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EcologicalLandscape</a>

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