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Tag: native-plants
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So Many Beautiful Benefits: Elderberry
Three varieties available this year:Northern European Samdal/ Samyal VarietiesNative North American Cultivar ‘Nova’Native North American Cultivar ‘Adams’ 2 gallon pot $20.005 gallon pot $28.00(Plus Sales Tax) A Quick Look (Not including keeping evil witches out of your garden!)1. The benefits of this plant go way beyond the fruit. Human and beneficial insect health benefits are…
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Soil Sutra 1: “…bird by bird, I have come to know the earth…” ~ Pablo Neruda
“I am here because you are here.” Every morning and any time I get too wrapped up in my head or with the human comedy and drama. Sometimes lie down right on the dirt in the garden. And I rest there for a few minutes. My agreement with the planet. Dirt, soil, earth first. Let’s…
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Native Bee Houses: Give Them Shelter; They Give You Food
Many moons ago I purchased an organic-looking, sweet little native pollinator house. I will not go into the price I overlooked to have what I thought would be a natural, rustic addition to my garden. I found what I thought was a good spot and mounted it near some shrubs. Nothing that year, but maybe…
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Special Order Plants: Just Breathe…. Elderberry for Heart and Respiration
From the rich, deep blue-black of the ripe berries to jam simmering on the stove…from full, lacy umbrellas of tiny, creamy white flowers steeped for tea, this native is so beautiful in texture and color and grows amazingly well even in the Wyoming salty clay soil. The Elderberry shrub is native to the entire northern…
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