The Dirt
Keep Your Sunflowers Blooming
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel Sunflowers inspire a primordial joy in us. We may be rosarians, orchid specialists, rock plant lovers or even urban folk who barely see the outdoors, but sunflowers against a blue sky spark an inner gasp of delight. Sunflowers often plant themselves on their own and can manage to grow without […]
Moth Night
Pollinators by Sandy Swegel I love the things humans find to celebrate. Partying really is in our DNA. It turns out that nature lovers in East Brunswick, New Jersey actually celebrate moths for an entire WEEK and have proclaimed July 23-31 National Moth Week. At first, I thought this was a quirky group of nature […]
The Aster
Wildflower Seeds by Sandy Swegel July is when the aster begins to shine in the garden. We were walking around a hot drought xeric garden yesterday where many flowering plants were going to seed (ah, flax and larkspur we miss your blues already) or had complete browned and been cut back (goodbye poppies). Amid the […]