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more poppy drama

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Denise

Ferocious winds all day Monday left the poppies leaning, some struck down entirely by Tuesday morning. I was clipping off broken branches and thinning, trying to trim their sail should the winds return, when Marty walked through noting, “Hey, that … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures, plant nurseries, Plant Portraits | Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, annual poppies, bees, Papaver setigerum | 7 Comments

the buzz on plants

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Denise

Got home from work yesterday and was still in the process of dropping all my gear off in the office, when the first person to greet me did so briefly then in quick order uttered those anxiety-making words: “I’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged bees, Eddie Izzard, Euphorbia rigida, Sedum nussbaumerianum | 10 Comments

The Bee Report

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Denise

Plenty of bees on these poppies. (You weren’t expecting hard science, I hope. ) But this is a subject too serious for flippancy. The short version is that bees are still in serious trouble (and by symbiotic association, so then … Continue reading →

Posted in creatures | Tagged bees, Colony Collapse Disorder, Ed Wood, neonicotinoids, pesticides, pollinators, science fiction, Tilda Swinton, Tim Burton | 3 Comments