Encircling the Lyon Park Community Center, this native plant garden is designed and maintained by co
Operating as usual
It’s often referred to as “lazy gardening” but leaving the leaves, stems, etc. is an intentional strategy!
Minnesotans are growing more pollinator gardens, with native plants chosen because their flowers attract bees and butterflies to the yard. But to really help pollinating insects, those gardens need thought and care all year long, including during fall cleanup.
Ready for the Turkey Trot!
Collecting seeds for the Washington Gardener Seed Exchange, which I hope will once again be in person this winter!
Look at the little friend met while cleaning old foliage off the golden Alexanders! Black swallowtail caterpillar. This is one reason I do fall cleanup slowly and with a light hand—there’s no telling what good friends are taking refuge in that material.
These native hibiscus are a welcome volunteer in the south garden! The bumblebees love them.
Looking forward to learning more about discouraging mosquitoes without harming pollinators!
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Tiniest little monarch caterpillar ever! On the milkweed!
Loving this color combo!
Simple steps to help the birds we love! Please think twice—or more—about using pesticides in your garden, yard and lawn.
Birds are what scientists call "indicator species" – their health helps us understand the health of our environment. In this episode of Life Kit, we get expert tips on how we can help birds survive, and thrive.
Here are some other types of milkweed we have in the garden
The honeybees and bumblebees love this common milkweed. It smells divine, take a sniff as you’re walking by the northwest bed!
It turns out cutleaf coneflower is edible! If anyone would like to try this from the Lyon Park Garden, get in touch—it grows lushly in our garden.
It’s delicious, nutritious, and may already be growing in your yard! by Gabe Popkin A few years ago I got a clump of a plant called cutleaf coneflower from a neighbor. I planted it and it too…
Mosquitoes and ticks are an annoyance for outside activities and can be a threat to human health but commonly-used chemical treatments are contributing to declines in pollinators and essential insect populations. VCE/Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists are committed to helping our community lear...
Bluebells and golden ragwort by the Pershing Drive door
Ostrich fern fiddleheads are emerging!
Last few bits of floral fall color!
Frost on the green-and-gold
The annual attempt to keep the garden from getting trampled by Turkey Trotters! We’ll see if it works this time🤣
In case you’ve ever wondered, “Why no pansies?“ Or “Why don’t they trim it more?“ or “Why don’t they rake the leaves out of the beds?“ —this article describes the approach to plant selection and management in the Lyon Park Garden.
A Nature Conservancy manager advocates for growing more native plants — for the garden and the vase I’m lucky enough to own a small, sunny lot in Arlington, Virginia where I’ve been gardening, observing and learning for 25 years. In the beginning, my garden’s focus was to grow “plants I ....
I needed to trim this hibiscus back from flopping on the sidewalk after the storm, so I thought I’d see how it does in a vase…not bad!
Black swallowtail caterpillar on the golden Alexanders
Here’s my annual defense of goldenrod, blooming now in a native plant garden or natural area near you!
I enjoy the swoopy flower clusters of blue vervain after the storm knocks them over
Twice-stabbed stink bugs—cute!
The bumblebees just love this giant purple hyssop. Look at that fuzzy little body all covered with pollen!
Here’s a preview of how the dig-your-own sale will work: Sunday 9 AM - 3 PM
Wild geranium now blooming in the north bed
Could these dwarf irises be any cuter? Blooming now in the south bed!
Green-and-gold and eastern columbine at the top of the walk
Foamflower, golden ragwort, and bluebells
Golden ragwort just about to bust out—it’ll bloom yellow!
I’m delighted to announce a partnership with Long Branch Park, the natural area behind the school that’s getting a nice volunteer-led restoration. In the Lyon Park Garden, I always fret over the balance between tidiness (which the neighbors and renters want) and leaving material over the winter for wildlife. Well this year we are hauling our stalks down to Long Branch Park so that the good bugs who have spent the winter in the stalks can emerge there! Hooray!
A little art found in Lyon Park!
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Tiger swallowtail on the summer phlox
There’s a party in the community center, and this monarch caterpillar is chowing down along with all the people inside
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