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| Here’s the garden where we placed the pole…behind the blooming tree. You can see the male bluebird even in this photo perched on the pole. |
The Bluebirds Found the New House
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September Gardening: Tasks & Tips
Fall is the time for mums, for pumpkins, and another round of pansies — for soft golden twilights and leaves crunching underfoot. September is the last month here in zones 6 and 7 when the garden is still lush and full. We’re harvesting the last of the tomatoes here at Seven Oaks, my farm near…
Assassin Bugs – Scary Looking, But Beneficial Insects
We meet the strangest neighbors while walking the dog. This assassin bug was strolling across the pavement on a hot summer’s evening when we walked our dog. At first, I thought it was a wolf spider, but the leg arrangement, plus the narrower body, made me decide to snap a picture and use Google Lens…
American Burnweed, the Weed That Signals Fall Is Here
I was walking my dog along the wood’s edge right near where we cleared land to build our greenhouse when I did a double take. There, like Jack’s magical beanstalk, had grown overnight this gem: American burnweed. Also known as fireweed or American burn weed, it grows rapidly – and I mean, rapidly. Like I…
What Can You Make with Summer Squash?
It’s that time of year when everyon asks, “What can I make with summer squash?”. The time when neighbors sneak bags of summer squash onto porches. When farmer’s markets are brimming with yellow and green squash, zucchini, and all manner of Cucurbitaceae, the plant family that gives, and gives, until it can’t give anymore. If…
They aren’t that sweet. They can be very aggressive. One of them had a punch up in our back yard. He was fighting a prothonotary which had been nesting in one of our boxes for a few years. The bluebirds took it over and we never saw the prothonotary again. I blogged about it for B. But yes, they are pretty.
Beautiful blue bird. So glad your work to make him/her a home was rewarded so quickly!