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by Amy on July 28, 2024
Eight years in and the meadow is settling into itself with a variety of textures, colors and forms that change with the season and the light. Many creatures have made it their home including: Deer, at least one Heron, Bluebirds, Swallows, Carolina Wrens, Cardinals, Robins, Groundhogs, Field Rats, Voles, Mice, Snakes, Rabbits, a passing Coyote, Foxes, Red Tailed Hawks, Yellow Finches, Owls, and many, many butterflies, caterpillars, beetles, bees, and other creatures. These creatures make the meadow a more ac
The dead of winter is usually a great time to sit in the library and plan for spring planting. This year though, the seeds were planned, ordered and distributed in the meadow back in September so that they would be able to get themselves settled before winter. We have experimented in the meadow with many different native seeds – some require fall planting to get started and some wait, requiring a period of cold (stratification) to get their start in life. I have found that fall is the best time to achieve a