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	Monday Yardening
	Today I walked around the yard. It's getting warm and moist. There are bees everywhere. In the wildflower garden, I saw a big bumblebee visiting every flower on this plant. I saw a small black bee and a tiny metallic green one on the echinacea. These are probably native species, some of which are rarely seen. All had large panniers of yellow pollen collected from the flowers. :D Beeeeeees! EDIT 7/17/17: Round 2, I picked a few blackberries. EDIT 7/17/17: Round 3, I planted some morning glories and watered plants. EDIT 7/17/17: Round 4, I weeded about half of the septic garden. Tags: gardening, illinois, nature, personal, wildlife Current Mood: happy

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	From: fayanora	Date: July 18th, 2017 06:29 am (UTC)		(Link)

Septic garden?

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	From: ysabetwordsmith	Date: July 18th, 2017 06:30 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Well...

It's around the septic tank. Nothing I tried would grow grass there, so I decided to try some other stuff. Some of it has survived.

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	From: fayanora	Date: July 18th, 2017 06:36 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Well...

Interesting. What's survived?

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	From: ysabetwordsmith	Date: July 18th, 2017 06:39 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Well...

Mints, chives, rhubarb, coreopsis, and sedum weren't nibbled at all. Some of the marigolds survived. Lamb's ear and carnations grew back after getting eaten.

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	From: fayanora	Date: July 18th, 2017 06:47 am (UTC)		(Link)
	Re: Well...

Life is amazing.

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