If you’re like me, and I’m quite sure you are, then your thoughts are drifting in the direction of this year’s vegetable garden and flower beds, and with Spring just around the corner this is the time to order and start your seeds. It also gives you time to consider last season’s successes and setbacks. Planning is key in developing organic systems.
Cynoglossum virginianum, also known as the wild comfrey, is a plant native to North America. It is also sometimes called the blue houndstongue. The drooping, tubular, pink flowers of Common Comfrey are a familiar sight to many gardeners. Sometimes considered a 'weed', this hairy plant can be used as an organic fertilizer and a form of slug control.
The Blossoming Health and Academic Benefits of School Gardens - When in the garden, children who normally would not speak or raise their hand are now engaging in a lesson without being prompted. And the effects seem to last after they leave the garden. The students are scoring better on standardized tests and are just more excited in general about school.
Cynoglossum virginianum, also known as the wild comfrey, is a plant native to North America. It is also sometimes called the blue houndstongue. The drooping, tubular, pink flowers of Common Comfrey are a familiar sight to many gardeners. Sometimes considered a 'weed', this hairy plant can be used as an organic fertilizer and a form of slug control.
Dutchman’s Breeches is a true spring woodland ephemeral species. It flowers early in the spring when sunlight hits the woodland floor before the canopy of the trees fill in. This is an ideal time for the first emerging bumblebees to find and nectar on the flowers.
The crisp fall air heralds the emergence of golden hues, native asters, and graceful meadow grasses in our garden beds; and this season of mists and mellow fruitfulness isn’t complete without autumn colour. One such native plant, whose color lasts through the autumn season and well into the winter is Sedum Ternatum Stonecrop. If you’re looking for a beautiful plant that thrives with virtual neglect, sedum ternatum just might fit the bill. Sedums strut their stuff where many other plants dare not venture.
Now is the time to start thinking about fall planting in your yard or garden! Many birds such as cardinals, chickadees, bluebirds, robins, cedar waxwings and mockingbirds are year-round residents or migrate south to your area in winter. By planting native berry producing shrubs or trees you will attract these birds and ensure they have food throughout the winter.