Tellima
@tellima.bsky.social
Growing Kentucky #NativePlants for pollinators and wildlife. There will most likely be lots of native plant, insect and backyard wildlife photos posted. #HomeGrownNationalPark
Stunning iridescent long legged fly on my common milkweed last May—I adore these tiny flying jewels.
#NativePlants
#Insects
#Milkweed
#NativePlantGardening
#NativePlants
#Insects
#Milkweed
#NativePlantGardening
December 13, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Stunning iridescent long legged fly on my common milkweed last May—I adore these tiny flying jewels.
#NativePlants
#Insects
#Milkweed
#NativePlantGardening
#NativePlants
#Insects
#Milkweed
#NativePlantGardening
The roots of two tree-sized invasive bush honeysuckle from our side yard my husband dug up to be replaced with native serviceberry shrubs. #bushhoneysuckle
#removeinvasives
#nativeplants
#restorenativehabitats
#removeinvasives
#nativeplants
#restorenativehabitats
December 5, 2024 at 7:54 PM
The roots of two tree-sized invasive bush honeysuckle from our side yard my husband dug up to be replaced with native serviceberry shrubs. #bushhoneysuckle
#removeinvasives
#nativeplants
#restorenativehabitats
#removeinvasives
#nativeplants
#restorenativehabitats
The first snow over the backyard native garden. It feels so much like being in a little park instead of the soulless lawn it was before. (The fencing is to keep feral cats from having easy access to birds.)
#nativegardening
#snow
#wildlifegardening
#nativeplants
#nativegardening
#snow
#wildlifegardening
#nativeplants
December 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
The first snow over the backyard native garden. It feels so much like being in a little park instead of the soulless lawn it was before. (The fencing is to keep feral cats from having easy access to birds.)
#nativegardening
#snow
#wildlifegardening
#nativeplants
#nativegardening
#snow
#wildlifegardening
#nativeplants
Here’s a video of the pollinators on that cloud of frost asters I posted earlier (thoughtfully suggested by @gardennouveau.bsky.social). Hopefully I post this correctly.
#pollinators
#nativeplants
#pollinatorgarden
#pollinators
#nativeplants
#pollinatorgarden
December 1, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Here’s a video of the pollinators on that cloud of frost asters I posted earlier (thoughtfully suggested by @gardennouveau.bsky.social). Hopefully I post this correctly.
#pollinators
#nativeplants
#pollinatorgarden
#pollinators
#nativeplants
#pollinatorgarden
If you want to understand why planting natives is important, here's a good primer from Doug Tallamy.
"Nature's Best Hope": A Conversation with Doug Tallamy hosted by Sycamore Land Trust
YouTube video by Sycamore Land Trust
www.youtube.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:39 PM
The volunteer frost asters and (planted) aromatic aster putting on a dazzling show this September in the back yard. There were so many cool pollinators buzzing all over them
#wildlifegardening #gardeningforwildlife
#homegrownnationalpark
#nativeplants
#wildlifegardening #gardeningforwildlife
#homegrownnationalpark
#nativeplants
November 30, 2024 at 7:29 PM
The volunteer frost asters and (planted) aromatic aster putting on a dazzling show this September in the back yard. There were so many cool pollinators buzzing all over them
#wildlifegardening #gardeningforwildlife
#homegrownnationalpark
#nativeplants
#wildlifegardening #gardeningforwildlife
#homegrownnationalpark
#nativeplants
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What Wild Ones and Homegrown National Park can teach us: We are not powerless in this era of mass extinctions. We are a long, long way from powerless. But to save our wild neighbors, we’ll need to get our hands dirty first. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/o...
Opinion | Donate This Holiday Season. Biodiversity Needs Your Help. (Gift Article)
Help for converting a garden, no matter how small, into a wildlife sanctuary.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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One of our yard’s resident Cope’s grey tree frogs enjoying their frog house this summer.
#TreeFrogs
#WildlifeGardening
#TreeFrogs
#WildlifeGardening
November 20, 2024 at 8:16 PM
One of our yard’s resident Cope’s grey tree frogs enjoying their frog house this summer.
#TreeFrogs
#WildlifeGardening
#TreeFrogs
#WildlifeGardening
Our small wildlife pond finally filled to the top after much needed rain this fall. It’s had grey tree frog tadpoles every summer since first dug a few years ago.
#NativePlants
#WildlifePond
#GreyTreeFrogs
#NativePlants
#WildlifePond
#GreyTreeFrogs
November 15, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Our small wildlife pond finally filled to the top after much needed rain this fall. It’s had grey tree frog tadpoles every summer since first dug a few years ago.
#NativePlants
#WildlifePond
#GreyTreeFrogs
#NativePlants
#WildlifePond
#GreyTreeFrogs
A two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia) visiting late boneset last year. I can’t get over that stunning wing color!
#NativePlants
#Insects
#NativeInsects
#NativePlants
#Insects
#NativeInsects
November 14, 2024 at 3:57 PM
A two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia ssp. dubia) visiting late boneset last year. I can’t get over that stunning wing color!
#NativePlants
#Insects
#NativeInsects
#NativePlants
#Insects
#NativeInsects
Celebrating the end of the season of my native plant garden—it’s brought so much joy and cool insects. A few years ago this was just a struggling lawn in the backyard.
November 14, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Celebrating the end of the season of my native plant garden—it’s brought so much joy and cool insects. A few years ago this was just a struggling lawn in the backyard.