| Blog series by XploreOrganics consisting of 4 parts so far |
Part 1: Natures best compliment
After three years of toiling to get a lush green biodiverse garden created on my residential infill lot, I was standing back looking around and out from my rock wall peeked such a lovely site…A little frog. We are not near water nor do I have a pond on my property. We have since received several visits from frogs in our garden…Not a common site here anymore. This to me was the best compliment I could have received; I created a habitat safe enough for a little frog to make hi...
Part 2: My First Garden Friend
When we moved into our new home I quickly realized that we may have bought this land but we were not the owners. I had plunked my house in natures habitat. This is why it is important to me to have a natural habitat for the critters that called this place home before I invaded. While looking out my front door at the gravel heap which will become my front lawn, a little squirrel hopped up on the deck and peered back at me. I went to the fridge and grabbed an almond and placed it on the s...
Part 3: The Slimy Slug
Speaking of slugs in an earlier forum I thought about our damp climate and all the slugs we have here. The biggest problem with slugs is the shaded areas. Anyway, I thought back to our first home when DH’s grandmother lived with us. One day while tending the veggies she told me she had a magic of sorts…That if she sang a song to a slug it would curl up and die..I laughed but then she proceeded to show me her magic trick. She leaned in close and wispered a chant to the ...
Part 4: Spider webs and fuzzy critter
Early morning due allows me to get some nice shots of the amazing craftsmenship of the spiders web…The spiders must have retreated to dryer ground: I’m not sure who this cute creature is but he has been nibbling away at some of my Lady’s Mantle:
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Blog Series
- 2008 Garden Diary - XO - 3 parts
- A Tour Of My Garden - 2 parts
- Garden critters - 4 parts
- Harvest Time Recipes - Personal Care - 1 part
- Harvest Time...Recipes - 17 parts
- Harvesting 08 - 1 part
- My Macro Shots - 3 parts
- Seed Saving - 2 parts
- Synthetic Products & Natural Alternatives - 1 part
- Wild Berries - 2 parts
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