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Plant of the Week: Downy Serviceberry! If you want a four-season performer… this one delivers. ✔️ Early spring: covered in soft white blooms (one of the first to flower) ✔️ Early summer: small red-to-purple berries—sweet, slightly nutty, and loved by birds ✔️ Fall: foliage turns rich shades of red and orange ✔️ Native to Ontario = tough, reliable, and pollinator-friendly This isn’t just a pretty tree… it’s a wildlife magnet that supports your garden from spring through summer. Plant it once… and let nature do the rest. 🌿 #PlantOfTheWeek #Serviceberry #NativePlants #PollinatorFriendly
Want to support the monarch butterflies but are short on space? Create a way station in a container! 🦋🪴 You can provide a safe sanctuary for the monarchs (and other beneficial pollinators) with just one well designed pot. Include milkweed, butterfly friendly bright blooms, and a little puddler station and the butterflies will thank you! Want to learn more? Check out the Monarch Blog link in our bio 🔗🦋 #butterflygarden #pollinatorfriendly #monarchbutterfly #milkweed
I created the garden to feel connected to nature, a place where you can just stroll through, slow down, and enjoy the moment. Planted pollinator-friendly perennials like Echinacea and Agastache to bring in the bees and butterflies🐝🦋 Even though we’re surrounded by neighboring houses and streets, once you’re in the garden, the world stays outside. It’s just peace, plants, and nature. I hope you all enjoy your own beautiful gardens wherever they are. Happy gardening! 🌺🦋🌸🐝🌼 Es izveidoju dārzu, kas ir saskaņā ar dabu, lai būtu sajūta, ka augi paši izvēlējušies vietu, kur augt, lai varētu doties nelielā pastaigā un vienkārši izbaudīt mirkli. Iestādīju ziemcietes, kas piesaista bites un tauriņus, kā piem. ehinācijas un agastahes. Saulainās dienās te ir īpaši skaisti. Mums visapkārt ir kaimiņu mājas un garām pa ielām brauc auto, bet ienākot dārzā, ārpasaule paliek aiz vārtiņiem. Ir tikai miers, augi un daba. Ceru, ka Jūs visi izbaudat savus skaistos dārzus, lai kur tie atrastos. . . . #gardeninspiration #perennialgarden #pollinatorgarden #naturalisticplanting #cottagegardenstyle
Salvia LIVING LARGE® ‘Dark Sky’ from @provenwinners perennials💜😍 Height: 24-28 inches Spread: 28-32 inches Zones 3-8 Full Sun Pollinator Friendly Deer & Rabbit Resistant Easy to Grow Drought Tolerant #waltersgardens #salvia #perennials #educational #gardening
Saving the bees doesn’t have to be complicated, it can start right at home 🐝🌎 This Earth Month, we’re making it simple: 1. Build a bee hotel to give solitary bees a safe place to nest 2. Plant pollinator-friendly flowers to support their food source 3. Create a bee watering station so they can hydrate safely Save this for later and pick one to start with this week 🌼
Sunshine in flower form ☀️🌼 Our Osteospermum (African Daisies) are putting on an absolute SHOW right now on Boon Street! These blooms open wide in the sunshine and come in the dreamiest shades: vibrant purples, soft pinks, sunny yellows, glowing oranges, and crisp whites. Not only are they gorgeous, they’re also: • Heat tolerant • Long blooming • Pollinator friendly 🐝 • Perfect for pots, planters, and sunny garden beds These beauties love the sun and will keep blooming their hearts out with a little deadheading and regular watering. If you’re looking for a cheerful plant that performs all season long, this is it. 🌿 Available now at the shop while they last!#flowerhillfarmny
My new wildflowers 🐝 I decided I needed more wildflowers in the garden to bring movement, soft texture, and real life into my space. Autumn really is the dream time to get plamting. The ground is still holding onto summer heat, rain does most of the heavy lifting, and the roots get months to quietly settle in before the plant puts on its top growth next spring. My garden is all about mixing food, flowers, and family life. And wildflowers bring that gorgeous, relaxed, loose feel to the borders. Best of all, of course, they are absolute perfection for pollinators! 🐝🌸 But absolute favourite thing about planting like this is just letting nature do its thing. Hopefully these will settle right in, self-seed, and weave their way through our space year after year to make it feel even more productive, pretty, and full of life. I bought these from a fantastic small business called Wild But Rooted (@wildbutrooted), as they specialise in British-grown plants that are completely peat-free, pesticide-free, and grown and shipped sustainably. #Wildflowers #PollinatorFriendly #WildlifeGardening #NatureGarden #OrganicGardening
💜 Lavender — a classic garden favourite! From deep purple blooms to compact, easy-to-grow varieties, lavender is a great choice for adding colour, fragrance and plenty of pollinator-friendly flowers to your garden. 🌱 Plant now and enjoy beautiful blooms in summer. 🛒 Shop our Lavender Shrubs & Plants at the link in bio #Lavender #LavenderPlants #Gardening #GardenPlants #PollinatorFriendly
🌸🍯🐝 #savethebees #beekeepers #pollinatorfriendly
Pollinator garden 🤝pollinator watering station. Taking care of our buzziest friends of the season, we’re loving this whimsical bee waterer by @brightappetite. Let us know your hacks for showing love to the wildlife in your garden! Video via @brightappetite. #pollinatorgarden #pollinatorfriendly #nationalpollinatorsmonth
***it’s now or never!!!*** Alright, let’s put the rest of the seeds out here in the butterfly/experimental garden and get this party started and growing! I decided to put more zinnias out here with a few more sunflowers and see what pops up, if any. So here goes nothing. This is the exciting part, a fresh start to new things and hopefully lots of blooms. #pollinatorfriendly #polinatorgarden #zinniaseeds #sunflowerseeds #inmygardentoday
You should use ‘Kickin’ Lilac Blue’ asters in your fall decorations because they produce an abundant blanket of eye-catching, semi-double lilac-blue flowers that add a vibrant, cool-toned splash of color just as summer plants fade. Key Benefits for Fall Decorating * Stunning Visual Impact: They feature prolific daisy-like blooms with golden button centers that completely cover the finely textured green foliage, creating a dense, colorful mounding habit. * Compact and Neat Shape: Growing roughly 24 to 36 inches tall and wide, they have a naturally tidy, bushy form that requires no pinching or extra effort to stay neat in containers or garden borders. * Great for Containers: Their compact size makes them ideal for autumn patio pots, porch displays, and decorative containers framing entryways. * Pollinator Friendly: As they bloom from late summer through mid-fall, they provide a vital late-season nectar source for bees and butterflies visiting your yard. * Long-Lasting Hardiness: They thrive in cool autumn weather and are a durable, long-lived perennial alternative to traditional fall mums.
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