Category Archives: Gardening With Children

Spring Without Bees? Plant More Flowers!!!!

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Beeless blossoms are everywhere this spring Where Are The Bees? Here we are in the middle of April, many gardens are bright with blossoms, and all those luxuriant spring flowers ought to be alive with bees. But they’re not. Granted … Continue reading →

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The Bliss of Going Wild

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Native flowering currant is a pollinator magnet Rewilding Our Property Plant By Plant My favorite garden spaces always have at least a touch of the wild about them. Sometimes it’s a matter of allowing plants to tumble over the edges … Continue reading →

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Craftivism Is Creative Activism

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Ann Lovejoy
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Turning crafting skills into support for causes we love (art by LR) Gentle Yet Effective Activism Over the years, I’ve written dozens of newspaper articles about native plants, with varying responses (of course). A recent one that compared a naturalistic … Continue reading →

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Hopeful Holidays

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Ann Lovejoy
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Free spirited fun cheerfully ignores the template Cultivating Creativity My dear grandchildren have been with me quite a lot lately and I’ve been delighting in noticing how they are changing as they begin to grow up. Quite literally, as they … Continue reading →

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