Just a quick post to share the beautiful little flower I found in my garden today. I didn’t plant it… maybe a bird? Who knows but it is something I don’t want to forget. Daisy Fleabane I have to be honest – I didn’t know the name of this plant. I asked on my GardenChat…
What a surprise to find this amazing bird family only feet from my front door. The birds have returned to a nest that was up in the oak tree. Judging by their appearance I am very sure they are Cooper’s Hawk. Check out the video and images in this post and you decide. Cooper’s Hawk…
Drive Thru Oak Openings Park In this post I share a quick video and a few images featuring white dogwood and butterweed blooms. This content from a drive along Oak Openings Metropark this time of year. Be sure to scroll down and leave me a comment! White Dogwood and Butterweed Video One of the highlights…
In this post I share how I welcome the Baltimore Oriole in my home garden. You will see video, images and grab some links to great products Bren recommends. The Baltimore Oriole In My Home Garden The key to inviting these birds to your home garden is to provide a place they will love. Shelter…
In this post I share how to make your own hummingbird food recipe. It is really easy… you can thank me later when all the birds start flocking into your garden. Hummingbird Food Recipe This is a super easy recipe a fellow gardener and birdwatcher shared with me years ago. It is super easy to…
In this post, I share a few Decorating the Christmas Tree with Nature ideas. I hope the images inspire you to get creative with nature this season. Decorating the Christmas Tree with Nature Unfortunately, I can’t take credit for the tree in the photo below. It was a tree as you enter the Ann Arbor at Matthaei…
In this post I share a quick clip of the Baltimore Oriole Singing in My Garden. You will find the video here and information on how to welcome them to your home garden. The Baltimore Oriole Has Arrived Video In this video you can listen to the Oriole as he sings in my kitchen patio…
One of my husbands and my favorite places to drive through year-round is Oak Openings Preserve in Toledo Ohio. Today we happen to see what was left of a controlled burn. In this post, I ask a Twitter friend about Conservation Management\ Controlled Burn Conservation Management | Controlled Burning It’s always a great experience to…
Beautiful Spring early afternoon in my garden was I sit weeding some of my raised beds preparing them for the veggies to go in soon after frost date of May 15 I could hear a loud buzzing. About 3 feet from me a fuzzy bumble bee was going to town on the new blooms of…
This is the first year in my landscape located behind the garage that the Joe Pye weed is larger than my Oakleaf hydrangea. At first, I was totally bummed that my beloved hydrangea had to be cut all the way back to the ground after the hard winter. Once the Herbaceous perennial ( Joe Pye…
Poison Ivy: Leaves of Three – Let It Be! If you have ever encountered poison ivy and have dealt with the skin irritation that most commonly follows then you know the long term lasting effects from this plant. It almost seems unfair how poison ivy attacks. If you are not aware of the ‘three-leaf’ warnings…