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Germinating native plant seeds
A collection of personal notes on germinating native plant seeds
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Nectar plant associations for Willamette Valley Butterflies
Of all of the notes and mini “research” projects that I have done on this substack, the one that I keep coming back to the most is the post that details…
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habitat garden updates
Growing conditions and other info re: Dogwood, Viola Glabella, Red Flowering Currant, Bleeding Hearts, Oregon Grape, and Osoberry.
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Endangered and declining bird species in the Willamette Valley - part 1 - meet the birds
I was curious to learn more about what birds are struggling that may be using my habitat garden, and what (if anything) we Willamette Valley gardeners…
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Willamette Valley bumblebees and their native plant associations
Want more bumblebees? Check out this plant list.
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Mid-July 2024 updates to the habitat garden
Updates on how recent native plantings are faring, progress in areas of massive infestations of noxious weeds, and some notes on other established…
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Happy June!
A small name change, new additions to the habitat garden (mostly checkermallows) and... a preview of a future deep-dive article re: native plants that…
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Citizen science project: monitoring the Emerald Ash Borer with Clackamas Soil and Water Conservation District
Soon, our Ash trees are very likely to be gone. And possibly Olive & Fringe trees too as they are in the same family.
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Tackling invasive plants round 2: Ivy, Creeping Buttercup, Cherry and more
If I knew back then what I know, now I'd be much less frustrated.
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Tackling invasive plants round 1: Blackberries
If I knew back then what I know now, I'd be much less frustrated.
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Native Butterfly Host Plants for the Willamette Valley
Doing some garden planning? Here's a handy dandy list of native plants that support butterfly caterpillars.
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Quick Tips on Blackberry Control Strategies for Winter
After many years of battle, I've finally figured out how to conquer this invasive species.
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