The other day I visited this lovely community garden on Oak Street. It's fascinating how each plot is a reflection of the gardener's personality.
There is no water source here so the gardener's have to haul all their water in buckets.
In spite of this, and the dodgy quality of soil in some of the plots the garden is chalk full of produce.
I love the fact that many of the vegetable gardeners have added flowers to their plots.
And then there's this garden which is full to the brim with flowers.
Agapanthus. I just love that word.
In this flower you can see the lines leading to the center of the flower which are the nectar guides, directing the bees to the flower's stamens and nectaries. Given their ability to see ultra violet light, these lines would be even clearer to bees.
I gave a talk this weekend on biodiversity and encourage people to plant a rainbow of color in their garden.
Just look at this purple kohlrabi. I want to eat one right now.
Lots of people' tomatoes were late this year, so they are just beginning to ripen.
This garden is well pollinated and they've been smart to create a rock garden along the edges, adding even more food for pollinators.
Standing on the corner, watching the zucchinis grow.
The other day I visited this lovely community garden on Oak Street. It's fascinating how each plot is a reflection of the gardener's personality.
There is no water source here so the gardener's have to haul all their water in buckets.
In spite of this, and the dodgy quality of soil in some of the plots the garden is chalk full of produce.
I love the fact that many of the vegetable gardeners have added flowers to their plots.
And then there's this garden which is full to the brim with flowers.
Agapanthus. I just love that word.
In this flower you can see the lines leading to the center of the flower which are the nectar guides, directing the bees to the flower's stamens and nectaries. Given their ability to see ultra violet light, these lines would be even clearer to bees.
I gave a talk this weekend on biodiversity and encourage people to plant a rainbow of color in their garden.
Just look at this purple kohlrabi. I want to eat one right now.
Lots of people' tomatoes were late this year, so they are just beginning to ripen.
This garden is well pollinated and they've been smart to create a rock garden along the edges, adding even more food for pollinators.
Standing on the corner, watching the zucchinis grow.
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