When I first started gardening, I wasn’t necessarily thinking about creating habitat. I was thinking about what I wanted my garden to provide. I wanted a healthy lawn where my kids could play and vegetables that could provide food for my family, herbs I could use to make teas, and flowers that would attract pollinators
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Field observations recorded July 22, 2026. Habitats Explored: Restored Prairie · Wet Woodland · Sandy Pine Forest · Deciduous Woodland · Ponds and Reservoir In Search of Blazing Stars I headed to the Beach Ridge Area of Oak Openings Preserve with one particular goal in mind. Blazing stars. I had seen the Blazing Star Loop
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Lobelia siphilitica There are some native plants I grow primarily because of what they do. Goldenrods and asters support an incredible variety of insects. Swamp milkweed provides food for monarch caterpillars. Virginia mountain mint can become absolutely covered in pollinators. Late boneset seems to turn into an insect gathering place as soon as it begins
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