Links that may or may not be related to gardens, food, travel, nature, or heterotopias and liminal spaces but probably are. Sources in parentheses. Unless mentioned, all links should be free of paywalls.
short article: Monarch Butterfly Eggs (Mary Holland/Naturally Curious) — with photos
article: Boggy Beauty: White-Fringed Bog-Orchid (Colby Galliher/The Outside Story/Northern Woodlands) White-fringed bog-orchid (Platanthera blephariglottis) is blooming in the bog near us now, along with Tuberous grasspink orchids (Calopogon tuberosus). The white-fringed bog orchid attracts long-tongued pollinators like yellow and half-black bumblebees and monarch and eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies, but nocturnal moths are their chief pollinators.
article: Solidago for the Mid-Atlantic Region (Sam Hoadley/Ecological Landscape Alliance/Mt. Cuba Center) Kay takeaways and list of top-performing Solidago (goldenrod) species and cultivars from Mt. Cuba’s trial evaluation of 70 types, “based on plant vigor, foliage, form, habit, floral display, and disease resistance to determine top performers. … Mt. Cuba’s trial also took an in-depth look at pollinator activity for these ecologically important plants” and you can find the table of pollinator visits at the 24-page full report.
photo essay: Gardens of Buffalo: A Thriving Garden Culture, Generosity, Inspiration & Native Plant Garden Ideas! (Nuts for Natives) Nice eco-regions map from Columbia SC to Albany NY/Boston MA; a big section on mixing in native plants such as bee balm, elderberry, winterberry, Solomon’s Seal, Tradescantia, ferns, paw paws, and bottlebrush buckeye with ornamentals; and some photos of creative ideas for inspiration.
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