Letting the common blue violets grow beneath the #beebalm & #swampmilkweed in the #garden.
#gardening #landman #landmanning

I have a bunch of #reclaimedwood after tearing down the treehouse last week. I’ve power washed it & am staining it now. Not entirely sure what to do with it though…

Maybe build a small platform for the composter & some deck chairs next to our pollinator garden (#beebalm, #swampmilkweed, #beehotel )?

Or perhaps a small platform over in an unused area between the tree & the fence? That area is always shaded so we can’t grow anything there.

Thoughts?
#diy #woodworking #garden #gardening #landman

"You are cleared to land."

Bumble landing on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

#bumblebees #milkweed #Swampmilkweed #asclepiadaceae #asclepiasincarnata

Common aerial yellow jackets loving the swamp milkweed in the garden.

#pollinators #yellowjackets #wasps #swampmilkweed #wildlifegardening #yxe

Look at this beautiful little guy who came to visit me this morning while I enjoyed my coffee on the deck! I’ve never seen a #ZebraSwallowtail before, but I’m glad to see our #butterfly population is growing since I planted the #BeeBalm & #SwampMilkweed in the #garden!
#gardening #native
Took some time away from work today to get the #SwampMilkweed & #BeeBalm in the ground, ahead of the horrible 90-101F 10 day forecast coming our way. Added some mulch to try and keep them from drying out too much. Hopefully these will bring some more #pollinators to our #garden!

#gardening #milkweed #bees #butterflies #hummingbirds
#BeeBalm & #SwampMilkweed waiting to go into the ground, but not waiting to flower!

#garden #gardening #bees #pollinators