- Instead of bare gravel or closely mown grass, panels were raised higher off the ground, leaving room underneath for something to #grow
Then the builders did something unusual:
They carefully chose #native grasses, #wildflowers planting them under & around the rows, hoping to rebuild habitat that used to be there & to hold the #soil & #water in place. It was the sort of thing that rarely survives an engineering plan
https://www.ecoportal.net/en/solar-farm-built-electricity-beneath/23775/
#bees #nature #Eco #GreenEnergy #renewable
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I have been busy in the garden and I have revamped my website. Also decided that I would *try* to keep the ‘journal’, a.k.a. blog, a little more up-to-date.
Since I am clearly utterly incapable of sustaining a regular presence on social media, I would like to share the first new blog post with you: https://www.wolfkettler.com/blog/wild-unruly-and-beautiful
#ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardening #GardenPhotography #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #GardenWiltshire #WiltshireGarden #Wiltshire #summer #bloomscrolling #biodiversity #natural #NaturalGarden #WeedGardening #weeds #wildflowers #WildlifeFriendly #PlanetFriendly #PollinatorFriendly #ecology #climate #ClimateChange #conservation #sustainability #SelfSown
Happy Iowa wildflower Wednesday!
This week Emily Bredthauer features Putty-Root Orchid, a rare native plant with distinctive leaves and flowers.
#Iowa #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #bloomscrolling
https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2026/06/10/iowa-wildflower-wednesday-putty-root-orchid/