Tag Archives: microhabitat

Native bees and my new “beehive”

Posted on November 21, 2013 by tikiwanderer

When I was in my late teens or early twenties, I noticed a bee on my dad’s foxglove that was rather unexpected. Instead of yellow stripes, it had light blue stripes. I thought I was seeing things. But no, it … Continue reading →

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Friday photo – A snail might sleep, and dream of flying

Posted on November 1, 2013 by tikiwanderer
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Where a bandicoot has dug

Posted on October 22, 2013 by tikiwanderer

There’s a corner up the back of my zone 4 garden with soil like the rest of our area, but worse. Sandy, rainshadowed in winter, heat-burned in summer, hydrophobic off the scale. No sign of any previous soil conditioning, though … Continue reading →

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