A Pretty Yard for Inspo (lemmy.world)
Taken from reddit reddit.com/…/my_favourite_type_of_propaganda_enco…
I built this bee house for my folks, looks like it's getting some use (slrpnk.net)
I was surprised to see so many tubes sealed (it’s on its second year but it looks like we missed the window to swap in the replacement tubes I’d made). If you spot any other issues please let me know.
Improving soil could keep world within 1.5C heating target, research suggests (lemmy.world)
Want to avoid an ‘insect apocalypse’? Be a lazy gardener. Welcome lacewings, sweat bees and lady beetles (back) into your life (wapo.st)
North American Plants for Fireflies (www.firefly.org)
Gardeners often don’t realize gardens make for great firefly habitat, helping to replace lost natural habitat. The common firefly — the Big Dipper firefly (Photinus pyralis) — readily takes to an organic habitat. The trick is to make your garden as inviting as possible for fireflies to take up residence....
Grass Alternatives: 12 Low-Maintenance Lawn Replacements (www.almanac.com)
An unexpected but enjoyable nighttime activity (slrpnk.net)
I came home from bringing my daughter to an extracurricular to find a big pile of grass in the backyard. My wife said that she was trying to pull out some of the Ground Ivy that has been plaguing our yard and garden over the last few years and found that the sod just started coming up like a carpet, so she went with it. We spent...
Give Your Yard Back To Nature (www.popularmechanics.com)
A garden that’s planted purely by aesthetic decisions is like a car with no engine. It may look beautiful, the stereo works great, but you’re going to have to push it up the hill....
Invasive species cost humans $423bn each year and threaten world’s diversity (www.theguardian.com)
B.C. woman who deliberately damaged neighbour's trees ordered to pay $150K in compensation (bc.ctvnews.ca)
follow up work in progress (sh.itjust.works)
Got all the plants and trees in yesterday, got most of the trees in the ground. Couldn’t figure out where 2 of them should go so I’ll be doing those by hand later....
Don’t you dare rake your leaves this fall (www.washingtonpost.com)
Not sure if pay-walled. If someone will post a pay-wall bypass I will update the link.
[Recommendations Wanted] Has anybody over-seeded their lawn with wildflower seed mixes?
I live in the Kansas City area which is comfortably Zone 6 from my understanding....
Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Replacing grass lawns with native plants (invidious.protokolla.fi)
Why is it so hot? (www.tiktok.com)
Native Front Yard project (native-front-yard.writeas.com)
The project of converting my front yard from turf grass with Asian shrubs to all native plants.
Scottsdale bans natural grass in front yards of new houses to conserve water amid Arizona's drought | CNN (www.cnn.com)
Suggestions on a shady front yard? (lemmy.world)
Would anyone like to give me advice on what would work well for a front yard in zone 5a/5b? The house is on a pond and there is a lot of tree cover....
No Lawns and Native Plants Resources (request)
I’ve seen 2 new awesome resources pop up in the comments this week (I haven’t added them to the list yet my personal life is chaos right now). I’d love to know if you guys have come across any other books, websites, videos etc that you find very useful and informative to add to the list....
Eastern Prickly Pear about to pop! (slrpnk.net)
So many flower buds!...
Why you should let your grass grow (wapo.st)
Low-Impact Landscaping Law (Maryland) (legiscan.com)
Just found out about this law that went into effect in 2021 in MD. HOAs or communities cannot require turf-only landscapes.
Violet, You're Turning Violet, Violet! (slrpnk.net)
In this patch, I’m working towards a mix of violets (Viola sororia), nimblewill (Muhlenbergia schreberi), white avens (Geum canadense), and yellow woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta). There’s also clover, chickweed, mock strawberry and others I’m weeding out. The shrub is an elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) which should get 10...