Would you like to create a small garden bed using native plants, but don’t know where to start? This presentation (posted May 2023) has design suggestion and ways to create a micro-ecosystem in a 4’x4′ garden bed. Files to Download Useful Links •Ecoregions – bplant.org •USDA Web Soil Survey websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov •Call before you Dig – […] Continue reading "Designing a Small Garden Bed"
Moths play a vital role in the ecosystem, both as pollinators and as a critical food source for birds and bats. 600 color photos, focus on Midwest US Continue reading "Gardening for Moths: A Regional Guide (Midwest US)"
Notes from the January 2022 Meeting of Wild Ones SoKY Chapter Guest Speaker: Robert of Roundstone Seed The most important thing for establishing a native plant pocket prairie or pollinator patch is to make sure all grass and unwanted weeds are dead before sowing seed or planting. Robert said this is the most important step […] Continue reading "Pocket Prairies"
We were able to have a quick tour of the Warren County Extension Master Gardeners Certified Monarch Waystation between much-needed rain showers and blustery winds. Kathee Morgeson gave us an informative introduction to how the Waystation gardens were established last year as a Warren County Master Gardeners research project. Many species of butterflies, moths, and […] Continue reading "Monarch Waystation Tour"
Many garden plants commonly found in big box stores are exotic and invasive but have native relatives or alternatives. Here are some resources to help find native plants to use in place of exotic invasives. Some plants in these lists are not Kentucky specific so check other resources like wildflower.org or Tennessee Kentucky Plant Atlas […] Continue reading "Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants"