HAPPENINGS AT SEED AND NECTAR

... for your garden. Coreopsis 'Zagreb' is a charming, well-mannered, tough, textural delight with great form. Drought-tolerant and...

It's a sweat bee on Smooth Blue Aster. Sweat bees may land on you to drink a bit of your sweat; be careful not to harm them, they are...

Let's turn the idea of controlling your outdoor spaces upside down! Plant native, leave your leaves, stop spraying, and enjoy nature!

Monarda 'Jacob Cline' is about to bloom here in NC. The hummingbirds will be zooming around soon!

Echinacea pallida it a true garden charmer attracting birds, bees, hummingbirds, moths, and skippers to the garden. Birds eat the seeds...

Stokesia 'Blue Danube' is beginning to bloom here in NC, and oh what a beautiful show! Stokesia attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds...

Purple coneflower and Coreopsis 'Zagreb' in the garden this evening. Summer is almost here!

Look who I found on the tuberosa today! Asclepias tuberosa, or butterfly milkweed, is well known as the host plant to Monarch butterflies...

Adorable bees are everywhere! Downy wood mint has a limited spread (about 1.5') and is covered in blooms and bees in late spring. Pair...

Penstemons, also known as beardtongue, are showing off in all their glory here in NC. They are a favorite of pollinators, attract...

A chrysalis on a Pennsylvania Sedge! Many native grasses, sedges and carex are host plants. Butterflies and moths will lay their eggs on...

Here in NC we've been struck by our first waves of summer-like heat. Sadly, that means our spring ephemerals will be going dormant for...

The Penstemons are gearing up to bloom in NC. This is one of my favorite times of the gardening year. Husker's Red (shown) and Dark...

Penstemons are some of my favorite flowers. With their beautiful showy blooms, they are formal garden-worthy (as so many native plants...

Enjoying the view this morning. Great news, the Goldfinches are back!

The Penstemons are gearing up to bloom as are the mint family. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Pictured: Penstemon Dark...

We planted a bed at the elementary garden on Friday. This morning when I checked on it I found the Husker's Red Penstemon gearing up to...

Did you know that a good number of our bees live underground? Spraying chemicals kills them. Save your time and money; instead, buy a...

Both Amsonias are showing off right now. The light blues are just lovely. Pictured: Amsonia tabernaemontana and Packera anonyma