Goldfinches love...
Coreopsis! It is such a joy to watch goldfinches in the garden. As the transition from early spring flowers to late spring flowers is...
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HAPPENINGS AT SEED AND NECTAR
Posting the novel, beautiful and fun of native plants!
Meredith
Apr 221 min read
Turtle Crossing!
Look who I found crossing the driveway from one section of the garden to the next today! Did you know that one of the greatest threats to...
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Meredith
Apr 221 min read
Evergreen groundcover to feed birds!
Coreopsis 'Nana' is a joy to grow. It is tidy, with dark green leaves, and its golden yellow early-season blooms charm for many weeks....
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Meredith
Apr 211 min read
Up Next....
The Penstemons are gearing up to bloom as are the mint family. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Pictured: Penstemon Dark...
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Meredith
Apr 211 min read
Elementary Garden...
We planted a bed at the elementary garden on Friday. This morning when I checked on it I found the Husker's Red Penstemon gearing up to...
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Meredith
Apr 201 min read
No more chemicals!
Did you know that a good number of our bees live underground? Spraying chemicals kills them. Save your time and money; instead, buy a...
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Meredith
Apr 191 min read
Blooms of the Day...
Both Amsonias are showing off right now. The light blues are just lovely. Pictured: Amsonia tabernaemontana and Packera anonyma
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Meredith
Apr 151 min read
Clearwing Hummingbird Moth!
Clearwing Hummingbird Moths love phlox, and there's a phlox for every garden. This one is woodland phlox. Woodland phlox looks great en...
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Meredith
Apr 151 min read
Pussytoes
Named for the bloom's resemblance to a cat's toes, this plant keeps a ground-hugging evergreen rosette until its bloom in April (in NC)....
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Meredith
Apr 141 min read
Deer in the Garden
Known in our family as forest goats, deer can make the most tenacious gardener want to throw the towel in. These cute little creatures...
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Meredith
Apr 141 min read
Tiarella, early spring joy!
This woodland native has frothy flowers beloved by bees this time of year. Big bonus, it's evergreen!
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Meredith
Apr 141 min read
Robin's Plantain
This may be one of the most charming and underutilized weed-suppressing native groundcovers in existence. It is showy and looks great...
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Meredith
Apr 121 min read
Turtle Food!
And it looks amazing in your garden! Mayapple flowers are tucked under this gorgeous statement-making foilage. The ripened fruit is a ...
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Meredith
Apr 121 min read
In the garden today....
This is the time of year when the woodland garden really shines. The early spring woodland blooms are incredibly charming, but I...
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Meredith
Apr 111 min read
Gorgeous Native Groundcover!
Let's talk about ground covers! Often what is sold in nurseries as ground covers will often quickly escape your garden and take over...
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Meredith
Apr 91 min read
Native Groundcover!
Moss phlox is a garden wonder! Attracting a large variety of pollinators to its early blooming flowers, it is also a beautiful weed...
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Meredith
Apr 61 min read
Hummingbirds have arrived!
Draw them into your yard with native honeysuckle blooming now! This is Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler', a beautiful, floriferous...
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Meredith
Apr 31 min read
Perks of Native Plants!
Early spring sighting of a beautiful Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Look closely, and you can see the moss phlox flower through its wing!
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