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Fill your garden with gorgeous plants that feed the butterflies
By Staci-lee Sherwood Butterflies depend on nectar to survive. In the northern states they only have spring and summer to fill up on food before either migrating south or going into dispause (where they remain in their chrysalis motionless until warmer weather). For southern states feasting and breeding is a year round lifestyle. Some species of butterflies have specific nectar plants while others have a larger more diverse group. I’ve listed some of the best nectar pl
Staci-lee Sherwood
9 hours ago4 min read
Common Buttonbush – a star nectar plant for butterflies
By Staci-lee Sherwood Who doesn’t love butterflies? They’re not just beautiful to look at, they’re a marvel of nature’s engineering. Their lifecycle from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly is a feat we humans probably couldn’t do ourselves. Yet butterflies have been doing this for nearly 60 million years. Over the years we have seen a decline in butterfly population, correlating with increased loss of habitat and use of pesticides. Our butterflies need our
Staci-lee Sherwood
Apr 224 min read
Wildflowers – vital to a healthy ecosystem but going extinct under the radar
By Staci-lee Sherwood The best way to enjoy wildflowers is to look and photograph but never pluck. The expression ‘look with your eyes not your hands’ still holds true. Taking a few flowers while on a walk may seem innocent enough, but if everyone did that there wouldn’t be any flowers left to enjoy and feed the animals that depend on them. A seemingly small act multiplied by millions of people over decades can cause extinction. For millions of years wildflowers covered th
Staci-lee Sherwood
Oct 16, 20258 min read
Gardens of life
By Staci-lee Sherwood When most people envision a garden they think flowers, trees and grass. For centuries a formal garden was the ideal many strived to achieve. In 2022 gardening isn’t what it used to be, this isn’t your grandmother’s Sunday pastime anymore it’s for active people. The model of what gardens are have evolved too. Once thought to be just a pretty patch of color they now have grown into a backyard ecosystem. One of the fastest trending types of garden is on
Staci-lee Sherwood
Oct 12, 20225 min read
THE FUZZY BEE a poem warning of their extinction
THE FUZZY BEE Does the fuzzy bee know As she drinks the sweet nectar Mother Earth has provided That she carries the weight of the world On her delicate wings Does she know without her kind We humans would perish Taking her and all others with us Into the black hole of nothing Without a thought for the fuzzy bee Does she know she is the regal Queen On which all others depend As she carries the pollen of life Upon her tiny legs Without a care We need the fuzzy bee But she doesn
Staci-lee Sherwood
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Monarch Butterflies won’t be saved with stickers
By Staci-lee Sherwood How does a sticker on a butterfly save the species? In reality it doesn’t in fact very few tagged butterflies are ever recovered. If you’re into butterflies you’ve probably read how the monarch butterflies are in trouble. Their population has crashed from historically sustainable numbers and many fear they’re on the brink of extinction. As with any imperiled species there are many theories as to the cause and how best to prevent extinction. The progr
Staci-lee Sherwood
Apr 13, 20225 min read
THE COMEBACK KID a poem about extinction
THE COMEBACK KID Her eyes open to greet the morning dew drops on her wings shimmering blue sparkles as sunlight gently passes over Wings stretched as she catches the wind soaring with beauty and grace as she takes to the sky high above the world free and safe Looking for the light that guides her the wind gently whispers and catches her eye as fluttering wings dance in the breeze Once thought to be extinct her kind had vanished only to be rediscovered hidden away in small p
Staci-lee Sherwood
Mar 7, 20221 min read
Saving our native bees
By Staci-lee Sherwood When we think of pollinators we tend to focus on the bees and in particular the honey bee. The United States is home to more than 4,000 native bees, worldwide bees comprise about 20,000 known species. In 1962 the book Silent Spring by Rachel Carson was published. It was groundbreaking at the time and is still considered the go to book about the consequences of pesticide use. Pesticide is a broad term also used to describe; pesticides, herbicides, rod
Staci-lee Sherwood
Feb 14, 20225 min read
Loving Hummingbirds to death: Why thousands die every year from deadly commercial nectar
By Staci-lee Sherwood There’s something magical about Hummingbirds. They are one of nature’s tiny engineering miracles. These amazing birds can fly vertical as well as horizontal. I’ve been lucky to have one hummingbird come to winter in my pollinator garden every year for the past six years. Every time they bring me a new understanding of the species while being able to identify different birds by their personality. Some were aggressive in guarding their territory chasin
Staci-lee Sherwood
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Let It Be: Leave The Wildflowers Alone
By Staci-lee Sherwood Few things signal the arrival of spring more than wildflowers. Meadows of blooming flowers that offer a rainbow of colors is a feast for the eyes. Nature has a way of combing colors and patterns in such a way that only she can dream up. For many this time of year offers an almost spiritual like awakening. For others the first wildflower walk of the season has become a ritual. There’s something so soothing and magnetic about wildflowers. Growing up in t
Staci-lee Sherwood
Nov 6, 20214 min read
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