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MissAnn 05:20 PM 03-16-2013
Have any of you ever planted one? I have a raised garden bed and I have planted vegetables in it previously. I am not a very good gardener so I thought maybe I would do better with flowers. What do you guys think?
Springdaze 08:25 PM 03-16-2013
we had a garden last year and my husband is hooked! I would like flowers but when I wrote to a seed company about flowers that dont attract bees, they suggested ornamental grass!
I would be afraid of too many bees
I would be afraid of too many bees
MissAnn 08:29 PM 03-16-2013
Originally Posted by Springdaze:
we had a garden last year and my husband is hooked! I would like flowers but when I wrote to a seed company about flowers that dont attract bees, they suggested ornamental grass! I would be afraid of too many bees
I was wondering the same thing. I need something fool proof!we had a garden last year and my husband is hooked! I would like flowers but when I wrote to a seed company about flowers that dont attract bees, they suggested ornamental grass!
I would be afraid of too many bees
Lyss 10:27 PM 03-16-2013
Originally Posted by Springdaze:
we had a garden last year and my husband is hooked! I would like flowers but when I wrote to a seed company about flowers that dont attract bees, they suggested ornamental grass! I would be afraid of too many bees
we had a garden last year and my husband is hooked! I would like flowers but when I wrote to a seed company about flowers that dont attract bees, they suggested ornamental grass!
I would be afraid of too many bees I wish but unfortunately bees are necessityWe have a very large garden area, mainly fruits and veggies, but I do have an area of flowers in the back yard. I rarely have a bee issue with the flowers, we occasionally see one or two. The area that has the most bees is the "berry area" (raspberries, blackberries, blueberry bushes) but its usually when the plants are flowering or when the berries are overripe (we try to pick before this point) and never had a problem thankfully. For us the reward outweighs the risk, plus none of my DCKs have a bee allergy. We get a few butterflies but not a whole lot.
Last year we did the butterfly garden habitat thing (mail order larva turn to butterflies, I got it from a friend sans the box so I'm not sure what brand it is but I see them at walmart) and released them into the garden, not that we ever saw them again but we tried!
Blackcat31 07:44 AM 03-17-2013
We are like Lyss and have a HUGE garden. Several as a matter of fact. Veggie, flower, and fruit.
Unfortunately (or fortunately...however you view it) our gardens aren't at my daycare house, they are at my own house.
I have flowers and lots of flowering bushes at my daycare house and I think that they don't really attract butterflies or birds much because of the kids....
I have the same bushes and flowers at home and have TONS of butterflies and birds so the only thing I can think of different is the kids.
The kids are just noisy, loud and VERY busy which I think makes the butterflies/birds think twice about visiting. LOL!
I also have a man made river/creek running through my front yard and we have ALOT of birds and butterflies that stop and bathe in it. The running water sounds awesome while sleeping or relaxing on the patio too. VERY peaceful. It looks like this:
Unfortunately (or fortunately...however you view it) our gardens aren't at my daycare house, they are at my own house.
I have flowers and lots of flowering bushes at my daycare house and I think that they don't really attract butterflies or birds much because of the kids....
I have the same bushes and flowers at home and have TONS of butterflies and birds so the only thing I can think of different is the kids.
The kids are just noisy, loud and VERY busy which I think makes the butterflies/birds think twice about visiting. LOL!
I also have a man made river/creek running through my front yard and we have ALOT of birds and butterflies that stop and bathe in it. The running water sounds awesome while sleeping or relaxing on the patio too. VERY peaceful. It looks like this:
CedarCreek 08:11 AM 03-17-2013
^^ wow blackcat! That looks awesome and sooo relaxing!
Blackcat31 08:29 AM 03-17-2013
Originally Posted by CedarCreek:
^^ wow blackcat! That looks awesome and sooo relaxing!
Thank you! It was my DH's "dream" to live by the river and when we bought our property there was no river so we made one! ^^ wow blackcat! That looks awesome and sooo relaxing!
We dug each and every rock out ourselves from all over our property and now when we travel anywhere it is a "must" to take a rock and bring it home and add it to the rest.
We have rocks from all over the country!
The little bridge was my DS's idea. Looking at the photo, my front door is just to the right so you have to cross the bridge to get there.
This summer we are landscaping the back yard and of course, DH wants some sort of water feature there too so we'll see what he comes up with. (I'm hoping hot tub...
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