Tag Archives: beneficial insect

As Summer Slips Away

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Benjamin

Summer loosens her grip on us reluctantly in our part of Kentucky, snug on the southern shores of the Ohio River Valley. The heat and humidity claw at us through the month of August and well into September. Occasionally, though, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, compost, cucumber, daisy, Eleanor Perenyi, Ernest Dowson, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, lemon cucumber, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, propagate, straw bale gardening, summer, sunflower, sustainability, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable garden, zinnia | 28 Comments

Spring Stirs From Her Slumber-Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Benjamin

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beneficial insect, flower garden, flower gardening, flowering shrubs, flowers, Forsythia, gardening, ladybug, spring, suburban gardening, sustainability | 13 Comments

Wordless Wednesday – Prepping for Winter

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Benjamin

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, coneflower, echinacea, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, nature, photography, purple coneflower, Winter | 16 Comments

We Are All Made of Stars

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Benjamin

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Muse.” What greater muse than nature? What finer inspiration than the natural world? I have to remind myself daily to take a few moments and consider all the purposeful little cogs of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, flower garden, flower gardening, gardening, lavender, photography, stars, summer, sustainability | 23 Comments

Granny’s Bonnet and the Summer Solstice

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Benjamin

We’re currently being drenched under the watery weight of Tropical Depression Bill as he expends his energy over the Ohio River Valley. And although we’ve had our share of rain this week, all the denizens of the garden could use … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aquilegia, beauty, bees, beneficial insect, birdwatching, columbine, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, granny's bonnet, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, summer, sustainability, urban gardening | 25 Comments

Bees & the Future of It All

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Benjamin

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Vivid.” The vivid hues of this thistle let’s the honeybee know the kettle’s on. When I was a boy growing up on a farm in the Ohio River Valley, going barefoot … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, beekeeping, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, colony collapse disorder, coneflower, flower gardening, gardening, honeybee, integrated pest management, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic farming, organic gardening, photography, pollination, pollinators, summer, thistle | 43 Comments

Sharing the Garden-Passing Along Love & Blisters

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Benjamin

I often think about gardening with my mom and grandmother when I was young. Time has softened the experience now, but the (hard) time spent in the garden as a wayward youth was usually as punishment. Failure to do chores? … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, beneficial insect, birding, birdwatching, bugs, corn, daddy blog, English Peas, family, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, kids, onion, parenting, Peas, photography, spring, sugar snap peas, summer, sweet corn, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden | 28 Comments

Wordless Wednesday-Monarch

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Benjamin

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged backyard, beneficial insect, bugs, butterfly, caterpillars, flower, gardening, monarch, summer | 18 Comments