Re: green thumb nonas

(Anonymous) 2018-11-11 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
oh i'd also look into lawn replacements. i scattered a mix of dwarf clover and flowers and i've had all kinds of little pollinator friends helping me out. as a result my aphid problem was negligible this year and lots of tiny bird friends got some food.

Re: green thumb nonas

(Anonymous) 2018-11-11 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
oooh googling this brought up so many prettypictures, i love that a lot! i h8 grass so much and im allergic to it so its perfect lol

so do you ust have clovers and flowers instead of grass?

Re: green thumb nonas

(Anonymous) 2018-11-11 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
i bought a native pollinator mix from prolawn and got some seed packets from the xerces society


https://xerces.org/

i hate grass like a lot and my landlord is a hippie so it worked

Re: green thumb nonas

(Anonymous) 2018-11-11 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
oh if you're trying for milkweed keep in mind it takes about 3 years to get established so don't get too discouraged