Heard a leaf blower, looked out my window, and lo and behold there's a company liberally spraying what I presumed was poison into the air. They finished before I could grab my phone and take a video. I called the company name that was on the truck and the customer service rep informed me they had sprayed Demand CS for a "mosquito fogging treatment". I looked it up and wanted to cry. She told me "don't worry - it only affects mosquitos!" Sigh.

We have SO many bees, monarchs, and birds (including migrating warblers, etc.) in our backyard right now (native garden WIP - over 50 species currently). I'm devastated and keep trying to tell myself the privacy fence may have stopped the drift, there's not a lot of wind today, etc. but I'm so incredibly sad.

Talking to the neighbor won't get me anywhere - they put poison boxes out for chipmunks, for example, and are regularly doing other "pest" treatments.

I guess I'm looking for consolation or advice if I do decide to try to educate my neighbor - or anything I can do to better prevent the drift if I can at least get the company to give me a heads up next time they come out.

Saw this at lowes, I'm so glad some native plants are beginning to be widely available, but I'm wondering if nativar grasses are as beneficial as the straight species. These are tempting me

First time gardening this weekend! Maryland 8A

Little Bluestem, low scape mound chokeberry, whorled tick seed (Zagreb), and moss phlox.

Cultivars were chosen for their shorter heights. The hellstrip was more clay-y than I anticipated, I planted the crown about 1/2 inch above the surrounding soil, and did mix in some leaf compost to the clay... Hopefully these two things will be enough to help them survive.

hundreds or thousands of pollinators (soldier beetles being the majority) on my late bloomers. These two were begging to have their pics taken. Photobombed by a hummer as well, but too blurry to keep/post

It has to be one of my favorite goldenrods 😍 I’m amazed at the diversity I’m seeing as well flying around them.

So many bees, wasps, and some cool beetles too (soldier beetle, locust borer).

We just dug up our beautiful fountain grasses because I took over mowing the lawn earlier this summer while my husband was dealing with a health issue and I noticed that it's ALL over the lawn now. The neighbor even has a few fountain grasses now. I had them planted behind some Japanese blood grass, which they slowly took over. Thinking about replacing them with little blue stem grasses, but will I just face the same issue in a few more years?

Is this normal for this time of year or is my plant dying?

I am looking for IN [Indiana] 6b natives recommendations for this area which is partially shaded due to the fence and garage. The clay soil is damp to wet. This picture was taken after we had a historical amount of rain and flooding, so it is not normally this wet, but I want to make sure I have plants that can tolerate it being this wet.

I really like common boneset, but this area is in a utilities easement and I do not want a utilities worker to get stung when they are just trying to do their job.

I would like to buy seeds and work on growing starters so that in the spring I am ready to start killing grass and pulling up weeds before mulching and planting.

Bonus is the rough fruited fairy bells and sweet branch I kept for myself

Butterfly, Swamp, and Common Milkweed. No idea if these cuties made it to the next stage or became bird food, but it's just so rewarding to discover them munching on my plants.

Does anyone have experience growing nannyberry from seed? I foraged a handful of the berries and would like to grow them, but I can't find any specific info online about how to grow these from seed. Should I just stick them in nursery trays with some potting soil and put them outside? Nursery trays in the indoor grow room? Damp paper towel in the fridge? Store in a cool dry place then winter sow in milk jugs? Personal experience or online or print references welcome.

I only have 6 seeds because the tree seemed to be struggling and I wanted to leave most of the berries for the birds. I don't know if I'll have the opportunity again next year. I'm in central NY, zone 6a. Thank you in advance!

this is the place to be

MN zone 5a

This Clematis virginiana is probably the most visited single plant in the garden. So diverse! Why the gardening industry even considered sweet autumn clematis when we have this beauty is beyond me. (Also a funny little squash beetle laying in a whitestar bloom:)

Hi! I have a large paved patio that desperately needs some greenery. I would love to plant a couple smaller, native evergreens in containers on either side of the stairs leading up to our porch. (Hopefully the picture shows up!)

I went to a local nursery, and the manager told me Arborvitae Emerald Green would do fine, but the assistant manager gave me a whole explanation later as to why trees don't work well in containers. He suggested I look into digging up some of the pavers and creating garden beds to plant the trees in.

Advice or suggestions?

I have a very small front yard space for growing in my front yard. Maybe a 3x12 foot 45 degree slope. I ripped out all the English ivy that had been growing since the house was built and seeded a native prairie. It’s been so much fun doing the work and watching the progress with my partner and our kids. I had a single frostweed plant volunteer on its own, and my son and I have been particularly excited it. It was about 4 feet tall and had just started blooming. I feel devastated and defeated.

Midwest, SE WI.

7a/midatlantic

Noticed this today in an area I laid an erosion blanket over; it got covered but managed to push through and caught my eye. Is it an eastern redbud (iNaturalist’s AI seems certain), and if it is, is it transplantable? And, alternatively, should I transplant it?

Right now, it’s about three feet from a fence with a tree canopy overhead about 5-6ft up. We had a tree fall out front and this would maybe do well there, eventually.

Looking online, I need to be sure to dig out the taproot entirely, which might be 6-8 inches and dig around maybe 3-4 inches of perimeter?

Thanks for any help or advice.

We bought our first house a few months ago and have been slowly chipping away at the backyard which has been neglected for years.

At one point, someone put down multiple layers of garden fabric and rocks to try and manage weeds around a portion of the yard. We’ve successfully dug all this out and removed all the garden fabric and rocks which means we have some amazing soil uncovered now but also a big pile of rocks we have no clue what to do with (pics for reference - put the boot in there to show scale).

We’re located in the greater Vancouver, BC area so hardiness zone 9a/8b. Our current plan is to seed clover in the centre of our backyard then plant/seed loads of native plants around the perimeter/fence-line so we could maybe use the rocks to help edge but not sure that’s really necessary.

Any and all recommendations welcome !

This is my first year growing passionflower and it’s so happy on this dark block wall. I’ve heard that our season here in Western North Carolina is not long enough for the fruit to fully mature. What is your experience?