https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes daily 0.75 2026-03-23 https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes/spring-garden-cleanup-for-supporting-wildlife monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/a7aa7a5d-bc59-4a94-a9bb-9c70196558d5/IMG_0341.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup for Supporting Wildlife - Make it stand out Trout lilies and other spring ephemeral wildflowers push through the leaf litter in the spring. This perfect mulch that fell from above also works well in your tended gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/aae77623-0edd-41be-a7fe-a818bfd489c1/IMG_8945.jpg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup for Supporting Wildlife - Make it stand out This is a baby firefly (larva), they live in leaf litter for two years before emerging as summer lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1e149f31-5a80-4d5c-bfd5-ea1925b5e9d2/IMG_3422.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup for Supporting Wildlife - Make it stand out Last year’s stems (and stems from two years ago) remain standing in the garden to provide shelter for this year’s stem nesting insects to use and for last year’s to emerge. Garden growth will soon hide all of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/3b075679-04c9-49fc-af48-f615ceef7329/IMG_3084.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup for Supporting Wildlife - Make it stand out Coneflower seeds provide food for birds throughout the winter and spring. https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes/what-is-biodiversity-and-why-should-we-care-about-it monthly 0.5 2026-03-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/385a42aa-3172-4ac9-8275-29b294798e1c/_DSC4170.jpeg WEL Notes - What is biodiversity and why should we care about it? - Make it stand out A bumble bee alights from heart leaved aster flowers in a garden, a caterpillar hangs from a stem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/7adb537c-71b7-45be-93d7-6090a9f8e050/IMG_0144.jpeg WEL Notes - What is biodiversity and why should we care about it? - Make it stand out Ants visit calico aster blooms for nectar and pollen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/69b957ec-a075-4112-9d66-750d81c965a7/IMG_9702.jpeg WEL Notes - What is biodiversity and why should we care about it? - Make it stand out A silvery checkerspot butterfly visits a black-eyed Susan, a plant they use a host when caterpillars. https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes/skip-the-clean-up-this-fall monthly 0.5 2026-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/a7aa7a5d-bc59-4a94-a9bb-9c70196558d5/IMG_0341.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup Methods That Support Wildlife - Make it stand out Trout lilies and other spring ephemeral wildflowers push through the leaf litter in the spring. This perfect mulch that fell from above also works well in your tended gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/aae77623-0edd-41be-a7fe-a818bfd489c1/IMG_8945.jpg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup Methods That Support Wildlife - Make it stand out This is a baby firefly (larva), they live in leaf litter for two years before emerging as summer lights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/179f6a8b-e9e4-4b72-91b6-ea0fec045ecf/IMG_3422.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup Methods That Support Wildlife - Make it stand out Last year’s flower stems (and the stems from two years prior) remain standing in the garden for stem nesting insects to use and emerge from this summer. New growth will soon hide these stems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/3b075679-04c9-49fc-af48-f615ceef7329/IMG_3084.jpeg WEL Notes - Spring Garden Cleanup Methods That Support Wildlife - Make it stand out Coneflower seeds provide food for birds throughout the winter and spring. https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes/late-summer-weeds monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/085e77bf-37d8-492d-bd41-819a57a1c3e2/DEE43AC5-6754-4D37-A1A7-AE0E589BFFCB+2.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Make it stand out Japanese Stiltgrass. An aggressive, introduced annual grass found in moist, shady areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756232742684-5MMU7F2JOI7M2TIGYWG5/IMG_1988.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Goosegrass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756232744595-6BNTSFNQFMFBTFMU5PQ9/IMG_1992.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Yellow Foxtail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756233686880-BDO1MR2NQO8T5B6SE9GN/IMG_2041.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Spurgeweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756234994912-3CNW03F5GAQLOJ8QLIBS/D29FFB52-0455-498E-A07B-EF159715366A.JPEG WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Prostrate Knotweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756234077063-EIJDPE27VKKSED1VEFQO/IMG_2042.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Burnweed Burnweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756234075162-UOT3AG79PHE3TEWTADN4/IMG_2040.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Pokeweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756234647932-8ZZM7WZSNQY4Z6YF7REF/IMG_1989.jpeg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Horseweed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/d0cb282b-0ca0-497e-8e8e-b81a7b159567/IMG_2005.jpg WEL Notes - Late Summer Weeds - Make it stand out A Monarch caterpillar eating a milkweed leaf. https://www.wildedgeslandscaping.com/wel-notes/best-watering-practices-for-a-healthy-garden monthly 0.5 2025-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/40491566-1d09-4d57-917a-86dc1decf5de/IMG_1079.jpeg WEL Notes - Best Watering Practices for a Healthy Garden - Make it stand out For this garden, the soil was moist right below the mulch. Watering is not necessary. Replace the mulch, get yourself a cold beverage and some shade. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/6e866d6d-4b0e-4483-98a4-c4a3d5e49d08/IMG_1081.jpeg WEL Notes - Best Watering Practices for a Healthy Garden - Make it stand out For this garden, the surface soil was dry, but after digging about 1 inch below the surface, there was moisture. This is right where the roots of the plants are, they have all the moisture they need, no need to water. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756311781324-KKWS4QA6K7MBVI6CC0K4/IMG_2053.jpeg WEL Notes - Best Watering Practices for a Healthy Garden - Soil is dry below mulch, time to dig... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/1756311784280-HHIVCT9SKAI4FTI9R9FF/IMG_2054.jpeg WEL Notes - Best Watering Practices for a Healthy Garden - ...soil is dry 2-3 inches below surface, time to water! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6490983b8255f90ca7dadaf0/12042735-ccdd-465b-9812-6c6209719828/IMG_0949.jpg WEL Notes - Best Watering Practices for a Healthy Garden - Make it stand out Showy Goldenrod wilting from heat and high humidity. 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