STARTING OVER with my Pollinator Garden! 

Thank you so much! Can’t tell you how much it means!! 🥰

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much, that’s very kind!! 💓

I’ve never had a bad experience with them! I’ve ordered both live plants and bare root plants. They’ve always sent me very healthy plants that are carefully packaged. If they’re out of stock on what you’re interested in now, I usually find a mid-winter order works well and they have stock available again.

@@gardenforbirds Great to know! I’m going to be ordering a mix for a meadow project, maybe I’ll tack on a few plants too.

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Thank you very kindly, it’s much appreciated!! Part 2 with new plant install coming soon! 😉

👀 interesting idea! they are getting pretty faded, might be ready for a new coat of paint soon!

@gardenforbirds maybe paint the whole shed yellow and that as the doors ... keep the trim grey... or be daring do it pink! grey trim ... turquoise door! She shed that Bi+ch!

😂 that should be a video title

Awesome!! Always exciting to hear others are planting for specialists - it’s so important!

I only learned about native plants a few years ago, but now I’m hooked!! 😃

😂 If I could really take them shopping I’d spoil the heck out of them!

💓 Thank you for watching!!

😂 I’m genuinely sorry for the torture I inflict on them

Thank you for watching! 💓

Me too - wish I had more time out there! Thank you - I appreciate the support!! 😀

Awesome! 🙌 Welcome aboard! I adore Prairie Moon Nursery, I’m on their site all the time!

Thank you! 😀

@@Prometheus4096 They can be! In my case, these non natives were either invasive (or showing tendencies) or just tired and neglected. Xerces and National Wildlife Federation make some great plant recommendation brochures by region, which can help you choose a few high impact plants! One garden can be a huge help, but can’t do it alone - getting more and more gardens connected together is the key! www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Native-Plants/keystone-plants-by-ecoregion xerces.org/pollinator-conservation/pollinator-friendly-plant-lists

Thank you, and thanks for the suggestions! 💓 Love Mt Cuba Center’s plant trials! They showed a really beautiful carex that would be awesome as a specimen plant, but I would have to watch again to remember the variety. I heard the wild petunia can get quite aggressive, so that may become a sort of ground cover - I’ll be learning as I go with that one!

For some reason it's not letting me see your full reply, but you're right - I think it was the haydenii! I didn't realize Prairie Moon had this one, wonder if site conditions are different for Mt. Cuba to get that hefty vase-like stature 🤔

@@gardenforbirds RU-vid's acting up for me, too. I guess they don't like garden talk! ;) That C.haydenii at MtCuba had to be tweaked somehow. I can't imagine that they weren't doing something with it to get that beautiful structure... and then nobody's hardly talking about it. Maybe it's like Panicum virgatum and needs bad growing conditions to really stand up straight? Every picture I've seen of the stuff shows it flopping over and looking rather untidy, but then MtCuba goes and gets it looking near-pristine like that. I'll have to write them an email to see what they're doing b/c I could certainly use one here if I can rely on it to grow up straight like that. Is that Creeping Jenny on the shady side of your shed? The lime green color caught my eye, but CJ is listed as invasive. I'm getting swamped with Creeping Charlie at the moment. It's similar in leaf shape but a darker green. Nasty stuff that completely destroys the lawn and crowds out everything. Between that, the bamboo and the privet, I've got my work cut out for me.

Would be interested to know if they get back to you about the carex! Ugh, I didn’t realize creeping Jenny was registered invasive…And they still sell it everywhere! I’m planning to pull it and got some wild geranium bare root plants I’m think I’ll swap in - excited about those! Wasn’t sure where to put them, but think that partly shady side of the shed would do nicely! Don’t get me started on the creeping Charlie… 😣

@@gardenforbirds I always wondered why they put that "creeping" in the name, like that's ever been a good thing. What's good that "creeps" around? Then they act all surprised when it turns out to be invasive and bad for the environment! 🤣 Geranium maculatum would likely work well. It can take full sun if the ground moisture is consistent, so a little sun/shade and drier soil shouldn't be too bad. Pachysandra procumbens is another option, maybe. I like it because it's lower-growing, but it's also been a bit finicky for me and I don't know why. If MtCuba ever gets back to me, I'll definitely let you know.

Hello! Actually the first update didn’t quite go as planned 😅-> ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Gi6cli1PjQg.htmlsi=g_42u_LLbPszBaBi But everything is coming alive this spring, so I’m planning on doing a more satisfying update very soon! Thank you for the interest!!

Thank you! And thanks so much for watching!!

So glad to have you! 😃Thank you, that means a lot! 💕

Excited to have you, and always excited to hear others are planting natives! 💓 There might be some state or county rebates for planting a water-wise garden out your way, I feel like I heard that watching a native garden install at a CA home. 🤔

Thank you - Can’t tell you how much that means! 💓

I've always loved black and blue salvia - really beautiful! I'm hoping to get some vervain into the garden soon, and think that might be a relative of verbena. 🤔Blues and purples have always been my comfort zone, it's much harder for me to work in reds and other warm colors, but I know the birds and bugs love them, so I'm trying harder lol! 💕

Thank you so much, that means a lot!! 💓 I was finding creeping phlox online from a few vendors over the winter. I didn’t purchase any yet, but actually think I might add that in to the border of this shed garden. I had bought “Wild Petunia” (Ruella humilis) for the border originally, which it sounds like can spread well in a sunny location. I’m going to put that in another garden, but am curious to see how well it fills in to suppress weeds!

It’s easily done! Nurseries still sell it as the go to butterfly plant in my area, but a few are starting to mix in more native species alongside at least!

I thought so too! These all survived, and were a bit grumpy but perked up toward end of summer! I think it’s not ideal, but they are vigorous and can regrow those beautiful roots!

Hello! Thank you for watching! 💓 I’m in Maryland right on the border of zones 6/7

Yes, the standards (if not kept after) can definitely get a bit unruly! I've not worked with the dwarf varieties, but would definitely check if butterfly bush is invasive in your region. It is invasive in my region in the midatlantic: mgnv.org/plants/invasive-plants/butterfly-bush/ Fortunately, there's no shortage of gorgeous natives to swap in for butterfly bush! Thank you for the comment!