Discover Nature In Your Backyard
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Plants are living organisms of the kind exemplified by trees, shrubs, herbs, grasses, ferns, and mosses, typically growing in a permanent site, absorbing water and inorganic substances through their roots, and synthesizing nutrients in their leaves by photosynthesis using the green pigment chlorophyll.
Here’s the order I just placed with OSC April 30, 2022 Product Quantity Price OSC Wildflower Seed Mixture 6830 – packet 1 $2.19 Beneficial Insect Seed Mixture 6800 – packet 1 $2.99 Subtotal: $5.18 Shipping: $6.80 via Canada Post Courier Parcel HST (13%): $1.55 Payment method: Credit Card Total: $13.53 Looking forward to getting this year’s … Read more
ARE YOU SEEING GRUB WORMS IN THE GARDEN? Several Families are asking about grub worms, as they are running into them while digging in their gardens, so I’m going to post this. I’ve seen quite a few, but my hens follow me around helping me while I dig. My chickens made short work of them. … Read more
Prairie and most sun-loving flower species developed in landscapes without many trees. A thick layer of leaves or worse, wood chips, is not only shortening the lives of these plants but also prevents the development of healthy biodiversity in and above the soil. A thriving landscape is like a happy mixed community, and shouldn’t look … Read more
If you’ve ever wandered back roads in a developing, tropical country, you know that many of the locals grow much of their own food. You might also have noticed that their food gardens aren’t comprised entirely of small annual vegetables planted in straight rows like ours are. They are typically wild-looking plantings of edible trees, … Read more
