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Morning Glories: What’s not to love?17 September 2025
I have always been fascinated by morning glories. But: did you realize there are over 1,650 different species of "morning glory" (family: Convolvulaceae)? And that they are the family that gave us sweet potatoes and water spinach? Not to mention making the first bouncy ballgames possible! What's not to love?
Compost trip to Crotona Park8 September 2025
So, I need to return to a previous July post and remind everyone that you (yes, you!) can sign up to get two 40-pound bags … Continue reading "Compost trip to Crotona Park"
we got mail!22 August 2025
Just a brief thank you to Hannah for the lovely letter left for us at the magical hanging postbox (!) at the Ginkgo Sunflower garden … Continue reading "we got mail!"
hooray for ground bees!22 August 2025
In which we meet the ground bees living in the Bogardus plot, and rejoice!
sunflower babies, yucca, yucca moths, and other midsummer adventures5 August 2025
Heading into August–and hoping for a nice mix of rain and sun! The sunflower babies have been flourishing, and today Ellen was gratified to see … Continue reading "sunflower babies, yucca, yucca moths, and other midsummer adventures"
las equináceas sanadoras11 July 2025
The coneflowers have arrived, and Bogardus is in for a surprise! These amazing flowering plants belong to the genus Echinacea, and are in the family … Continue reading "las equináceas sanadoras"
compost giveback tuesday!9 July 2025
Yesterday we completed an epic bike journey to pick up and bring back two 40-lb. bags of free compost from a give-back pop-up event at … Continue reading "compost giveback tuesday!"
new discovery: beautiful functional hemp8 July 2025
So, did you know that hemp is a good ground cover? Ellen’s been planting seeds… Indian hemp (aka brown hemp, Madras hemp, or Sunn hemp), … Continue reading "new discovery: beautiful functional hemp"