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, : THIS SUNDAY, 2-4:30pm, I'll be at the Great Flatbush Plant Swap, an annual event I co-founded waaay back in 2010! We'll be in front of the Flatbush Food Co-Op, 1415 Cortelyou Road.

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I'll be bringing native plants from my garden. And I'll be on-hand to share my experience with gardening for habitat with native plants, as well as general gardening advice and tips.

I used to be sad at how much shade there is in the yard. Now I wish there was more because the plants are so interesting!

I took a pic of the forming flower buds of the Solomon's seals (Polygonatum biflorum) in sun or we wouldn't be able to see them. You'll need to zoom in anyway. 🙂 Wood sedges (Carex blanda) are still in the pots but going anyway.

Two wood sedges still in the green pint pots. They have small whispy white flowers forming anong the thick green leaves.
A small stand of about nine Solomon's seal plants growing out of a dried leaf covered ground. The slender leaves are filling out and the stalks stating to arch over as is the form of this plant. Small hanging flower buds are forming.

Chatted with a neighbor from around the block and learned their family is into gardening.

They told me about pumpkins they grew last year (successful!), milkweed they planted, and carrots (small, not what they hoped for). I shared my good results growing carrots in pots.

When they mentioned their husband was into native plants, especially pawpaws, I showed them my small pawpaw sapling. And told them about a local nursery selling pawpaws.

The joys of having a wild garden. I've lived here for more than 12 years, and in that time, the garden has gone from trimmed hedges, mowed down grass, and no flowers to an absolute abundance of life.
By my last count, I have observed over 800 species. I do not count most of the plants as they wouldn't be here if I hadn't planted or sown them.
The biggest breakthrough was when I put in a small pond.
Every year, I make small tweaks and improvements, such as adding rotting wood, piles of twigs and branches, stone dikes, clay cobs, and nesting boxes. This year, I think I'll try to clear a small area and mix in some sand to attract more ground-nesting bees and maybe put in another pond if I can find the space for it.

Is there an English equivalent to the Danish VildMedVilje (WildOnPurpose)?

Before picture of the garden. It's nice, tiny, and easy to keep. And boring, so utterly dull, boring and lifeless
After picture of the garden. Flowers, flowers everywhere. Crawling over the edges, creeping up the walls, spilling out of every crevice

It’s City Nature Challenge weekend!

All around the world, it’s a call for us to take photos of wild organisms of all kinds from April 25-28, 2025.

Then you upload them to iNaturalist, either via the app or the website and try to get them identified by May 4!

It’s a sort of global census of all wildlife, done by thousands of citizen scientists.

The best part is you can participate anywhere!





A closeup photo of some deep purple violets growing in the grass. The small flowers have five large lobes, two on top and three on bottom, and fuzzy little striped “throats” in the center

English below 👇🏻 Help ook mee! 🐝 Wist jij al dat je tot 22 april door heel Nederland en Vlaanderen gratis inheems bloemzaad op kunt halen via voerdebijbij.nl, voor de nationale zaaidag op 22 april? Wie weet sta je dan ineens bij mij voor de deur, want ik ben dit jaar ook weer “voedselbank voor de bijen” 🐝

🇬🇧 If you’re in the Netherlands or Flanders, go check out voerdebijbij.nl and pick up some native flower seeds to help the bees! 🐝 Image description in #AltText 🐝 #VoerDeBijBij #bloemscrollen #NativePlants #InheemsePlanten #SaveTheBee #SaveTheBees #RedDeBij #gardening #tuinieren

Promotional image for the non-profit The Pollinators. Computer drawn image of yellow, white and pink flowers and a bumble bee on a green background, with over it in black print (English translation below): stop met doemscrollen, ga bloemscrollen - voerdebijbij.nl/bloemscrollen - #bloemscrollen. Translation: stop doom scrolling, start bloom scrolling (actually flower scrolling, as bloem is the Dutch word for flower, but then you miss the pun) followed by their website and hashtag

I came across this website from one of the articles I posted earlier. Some good stuff!

Shop Native Plants by State

"Find the perfect native plants for your region! We offer a wide selection of native flora for the 48 continental U.S. states and Washington D.C. Explore our curated collections tailored to your state's unique ecosystem. We're actively expanding our offerings nationwide, so check back often! Browse by state below and bring the beauty of native plants to your garden."

https://gardenforwildlife.com/pages/shop-native-plants-by-state