Category: pesticide

The Accidental Habitat

Posted in bees, birds, butterflies, gardeners, habitat, herbicides, hummingbirds, lawn, lizards, mulch, pesticide, water companyLeave a comment

In 2014, my water company offered rebates to people who were willing to ditch their lawns to save water. I’d had a large front lawn and a crappy back lawn since I bought the place in 2011. I had no lawn mower and paid a gardener monthly. I applied for the rebate and a woman… Continue reading The Accidental Habitat

Two Birdbaths, One Fountain

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I love my yard. When I first bought my fixer house on a fixer third acre, the yard was full of rocks and rose bushes.  Now it has trees, plants, roses, wisteria, a privet hedge, flag stone, one fountain and two bird baths. The fountain is an advertisement to creatures near and far to come… Continue reading Two Birdbaths, One Fountain

Two Birdbaths, One Fountain

Posted in bees, butterflies, cats, compost, fountain, garden, pesticide, recycle, retirement community, skunk, yard1 Comment

I love my yard. When I first bought my fixer house on a fixer third acre, the yard was full of rocks and rose bushes.  Now it has trees, plants, roses, wisteria, a privet hedge, flag stone, one fountain and two bird baths. The fountain is an advertisement to creatures near and far to come… Continue reading Two Birdbaths, One Fountain