There is a beautiful curbside garden at Fraser and 7th which I discovered on my way home from MOP. It's a really good example of an excellent bee garden and pollination corridor. I had a wonderful encounter there with a woman who didn't speak English. She was Roma and she wanted to know how to save seeds to grow some of the flowers. I showed her the seeds from the cornflowers and she asked "Primavera?" I said yes, you can plant them in the spring.
Nigella and calendula. The seeds of Nigella are used in cooking too, and they are fun to collect.
Sedum is a good late-flowering plant for bees. Bumble bees go crazy for the sedum I have in front of our house.
The west side of the garden contains a few herbs.
I think these are larkspurs.
This plant has a dry, papery calyx.
This is the sage that's good for burning to purify your house. The gardener had left a pile of it on the side of the road, so I took one stem home and gleaned cornflower seeds from the rest of the debris. I like to go by this garden every week now to see how it evolves.
Nigella and calendula. The seeds of Nigella are used in cooking too, and they are fun to collect.
Sedum is a good late-flowering plant for bees. Bumble bees go crazy for the sedum I have in front of our house.
The west side of the garden contains a few herbs.
I think these are larkspurs.
This plant has a dry, papery calyx.
This is the sage that's good for burning to purify your house. The gardener had left a pile of it on the side of the road, so I took one stem home and gleaned cornflower seeds from the rest of the debris. I like to go by this garden every week now to see how it evolves.
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