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When A Photographer Visits The Garden
The only camera I have is the one in my phone. For the convenient little device that it is, the quality of the photographs that I can get is pretty good. However, when my friend Ken Harvey visited the garden with his proper camera, the images he was able to capture were so much better Continue reading
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Sleeping Bees
This garden attracts a lot of bees of different types and sizes. Most of our native bees in Texas are solitary and one of the most delightful things to see in the early morning are bees that are still sleeping on plants. Here are a couple of Eastern Carpenter Bees (Xylocopa virginica) that I saw Continue reading
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Beebalm Doing Its Thing
Spotted Beebalm aka Spotted Horsemint (Monarda punctata) is one of three types of seeds that I used for the front wildflower meadow’s inaugural year. The Bluebonnets and Firewheels finished a long time ago, but I have a good number of the Beebalms blooming in that location now, and also volunteer sunflowers. I’ve seen a fair Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
Rewilding My Lot 