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When we started our journey of gardening for the pollinators we never would have imagined we would also "attract" people! I have had so many WONDERFUL interactions with neighbors while out in my yard.
One of the most recent encounters happened while I was watering my new front garden. A neighbor riding her bike stopped to tell me she follows my blog and she had extra Pearly Everlasting plants and offered to give me. Low and behold yesterday I had a bag full of native plants waiting for me on my porch with the kindest note. Now that I had some new natives I just needed a place to plant them.
Last year when I started converting to native I had removed two of the five Japanese spirea. It's a popular landscape plant, but it has become invasive in some parts of the USA, and as the name suggests it's NOT native to North America. We had three left and they were taking up prime full sun garden space thus they had to go! Removing three bushes in 90+ degree heat ain't no joke! While for some this type of project might be their worst nightmare for me it is energizing and fills me with joy. I am so thankful for the new plants from our neighbor and the sweet note of encouragement. It's humbling to receive so much positive feedback both in-person from passerby neighbors or online with genuine questions and interest. I know that I am on a path that was meant for me and that I am supposed to be sharing it.
There is a definite demand for the information that I am sharing. The environment is changing around us, biodiversity collapse is REAL. I think that many are unaware or if they are they don't see how they fit into fixing the problem. Guess what? YOU can be part of the positive change and YOU could start today! How do you ask? Things like stopping the use of chemicals on your property including pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides. Start by planting a few native pollinator plants, my site has plenty of resources...click me. People like me and YOU can make a difference, one yard at a time!
"Envision your property, as one small piece of a giant puzzle, which, when assembled, has the potential to form a beautiful ecological picture.” Doug Tallamy calls it the Homegrown National Park" -Doug Tallamy New York Times Best Seller Nature's Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard
A great article with more information on the "new" American lawn:
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