Last night the rabbits went to town on our #CrocusLawn. I thought things looked off this morning, but brushed it off. It's been nagging on me all day so I did a screenshot comparison from our security cameras... Nothing less than a massacre. An army of pests creeping in the night doing their dirty deeds.

Crocus aren't native. And we Naturalists like to say, if something's not eating your stuff, then it's not part of the ecosystem. But I'm not willing to sacrifice 100% to feed an insatiable overpopulation w/ little predator pressure here in the 'burbs.

This means war.

#BulbLawn #KC #Missouri #Crocus #Gardening #Zone6B

I'm considering Callirhoe involucrata
(Purple poppy mallow) for planting (along with other native plants) in the easement between the sidewalk and street, under silver maples.

The maples have been trimmed so there's a fair amount of sunlight under them.

Any tips from folks who have grown it?

#gardening #Zone6b #NativePlants

More winter sowing in milk jugs this week:

Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop) and Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed).

#gardening #Zone6b

It was only 18° (f) when I decided to finish shoveling compost this morning. Turns out, it’s hard as hell when it’s frozen. Also yesterday me was a super jerk to today me for not just getting it done. But now I have my trailer back, yay! Stuff needs tending to.

#MacJohnsonFarm #DisOldHouse #Gardening #Zone6B

#CrocusLawn update! We drove by our old place and that yard is COVERED in the first wave of blooms. It’s the third year over there, I think. I got super sad on my way home, but was greeted by a few first day blooms here. First year is rough. And the pest pressure is higher in this neighborhood. 🫤

Yellows bloom first. These are #CrocusRomance and a generic “yellow crocus”

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