Pollinators Aplenty for Pollinator Week
As you may have heard, this week is officially Pollinator Week! It’s not that the pollinators are aware of that, but as gardeners, it is an excuse to stop and think about the pollinators in our gardens, and consider how diverse pollinator species can be. Over...
Orb Weaver Spiderlings
As life returns to the gardens this spring, it’s not just the plants that are stirring. At a turn in our driveway there is a large volcanic rock, no doubt put there by the previous owners, to prevent vehicles from cutting the corner. Typical of lava rock,...
Mason Bees, and the Mighty Mizuna
Mason Bees, and Mizuna, sums up a large part of my afternoon in the garden yesterday. We first brought Mason Bees to the farm a couple of years ago. This is their third year hatching in the garden here. For the first two seasons we mostly saw evidence of Mason Bees,...
Long-Horn Bees
This may be remembered as the year of the bee at Curbstone Valley. It started when we installed a few hives of honey bees on the farm this spring, but we also greatly understand the importance of the native bees that frequent our crops and flowers. Research has...
Woodland Skipper
This year, as the gardens are starting to come together, it’s been tremendously rewarding to see more species of animal life showing up among the flowers. Some of the most notable additions to the gardens this year have been butterflies, including the Lorquin’s...
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