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Gardening in the Age of Climate Disruption

January 15, 2024 by Marion 7 Comments

Gardening, my favorite pastime, has become a challenge in the age of climate disruption.  That means we need to adapt.  Spring is fast approaching, so I’m including some tips in this blog to keep you safe and healthy while gardening.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: air quality, Canadian wildfires, climate crisis, climate disruption, gardening, ground level ozone, heat index, mosquito dunks, native plants, poison ivy

March in Your Native Plant Garden

March 1, 2023 by Marion 2 Comments

What’s going on in March in your native plant garden?  Not much.  I know we’re all eager to get back to our gardens after languishing inside this winter, but resist the temptation to clean up too early.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: amelanchier, bloodroot, mosquito dunks, native plants, Queen bumblebees, spring ephemerals, Trillium, trout lily, Virginia bluebells, wild columbine, woodland phlox

Why Are We Killing Monarch Butterflies?

February 1, 2023 by Marion Leave a Comment

Pesticides and mosquito spray drift is killing all the butterflies and pollinators we attract to our native plant gardens. 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Beyond Pesticides, Doug Tallamy, lawn pesticides, Monarch butterflies, mosquito dunks, mosquito spray drift, pesticides, TTM Biodiversity Group

Why Natural Mosquito Control?

August 9, 2022 by Marion 2 Comments

Why natural mosquito control?  Excellent query!  If you are at all interested in preserving life on Earth (including yours), you will want to know the answer to this question. Mosquito […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Protecting Biodiversity, Working Groups Tagged With: Asian Tiger mosquito, bats, Collin Purrington PhD, gutter gloves, mosquito dunks, mosquito sprays, mosquitoes, natural mosquito control

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