It's in full swing tonight, accompanied by fireflies. Crickets, tree frogs, and cicadas (or maybe it's the katydids) are LOUD.I can hear them through the closed windows. Posted with Blo...
Nocturnal symphony
Saturday, 11 July 2015
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
Ecosystem gardening, Ginny Stibolt, Growing edibles, native plants, Pollinators, Sustainability, Wildlife
Integrated pest management in the edible garden
Squash borers: Take action before they do damage.I ended up with some volunteer butternut squash vines from kitchen scraps buried in the garden. Normally, I would not be growing them during mid-summer, but we'll see how they do in our hot summer weather.One action item is to bury the base of the...
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
Fish nesting sites
At Bass Pond recently, at Biltmore Estate, we saw these distinctive fish nests, complete with presumably females swishing around each circle. Remarkable.I'd seen these sort of nests in the Hosta Garden pond years ago, at the South Carolina Botanical Garden (where I taught and worked for many years). ...
Sunday, 5 July 2015
A wonderful morning walk
I've been trying to be more mindful and observant on my walks in the morning. Not that I'm not inclined already to notice bird calls, plants in flower, neighborhood gardens, or whatever.But it's nice to turn off the podcasts that I like to listen to, as well, and simply be present.Sunflowers at...
Saturday, 4 July 2015
A Fourth in the mountains
Morning at Beaver LakeBlue Ridge Mts (from the Grove Park Inn)Downtown Asheville (from Grove Park Inn)4th of July at the Grove Park InnAsheville is a wonderful place to be on the 4th of July. Even if it was quite soggy most of the day. We needed the rain that's fallen over the last few days, and...
