A little bruised, a little forgotten, but still full of goodness.

These quinces spent the last few weeks under the tree providing food and shelter for the micro-ecosystem below. Today they start their next chapter in the compost.

#OrganicGardening #HotBin #CompostHeap #GardenEcosystem #NatureCycle

#MonarchCaterpillars #MilkweedLife #ButterflyJourney #GardenEcosystem #NatureUpClose

#MonarchCaterpillar #NaturePhotography #ButterflyLifeCycle #WildlifeMacro #GardenEcosystem

I don't know if I should post more nature or more sad stuff, what's lacking here?
#BeeCloseUp
#MacroNature
#PollinatorPower
#BumblebeeBeauty
#FlowerAndBee
#NatureDetails
#WildlifePhotography
#MacroShot
#GardenEcosystem
#SaveTheBees
#FloralFocus
#InsectWorld
#NatureInBloom
#BeeAndBloom
#CloseToNature

Unveiling the Intricate Dance: The Relationship Between Bees, Nectar, and Yellow Flowers in Your Garden
#BeesAndFlowers #NectarConnection #GardenEcosystem #PollinationDance #YellowFlowerBeauty
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Found this little guy on my goldenrod this morning. Also have 12 (i think) little monarch caterpillars munching on my milkweed. #gardenecosystem

Here's a Sunday book club suggestion by Vancouver Island regenerative gardener, Stephanie Rose.

Grab a copy of The Regenerative Garden: 80 Practical Projects for Creating a Self-sustaining Garden Ecosystem.

#gardenecosystem #backyardgarden #gardenculturemagazine

Pollinators come in all shapes and sizes, even love bugs. Caught this little one hanging out on a spring onion, doing its part in the garden.

#PollinatorLove #LoveBug #SpringGarden #GardenEcosystem #NatureInAction #BackyardWildlife #GrowYourOwn ##OrganicGarden ##Zone8B

This little pollinator was busy gathering nectar today, and I love watching them work. Basil flowers might be tiny, but they’re an amazing food source for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.

#PollinatorLove #BasilForBees #GardenEcosystem #SaveTheBees #AdventuresinBotany

🦎 This little guy is keeping an eye on my citrus! Although they are invasive in Hawaii, green anoles are good garden helpers, eating pests like aphids and mosquitoes.

How do you feel about Hawaii's non-native anoles and geckos?

#GardenEcosystem #NaturalPestControl #GreenAnole #AdventuresInBotany

Apparently there’s been a murder in the #Garden! #Twosday #ColorADay #BlueTue #GardenEcosystem #Macro #Summer #VT #ECK #Photography

Employee of the week, Gray Treefrog, hopefully eating lots of those no good dirty rotten aphid-farming ants! #graytreefrog #treefrog #gardenfrog #gardenecosystem #farmhelp #farmhelpers #employeeoftheweek

Many native trees produce edible fruit & nuts. Many are very easy to care for & would be perfect in your #foodforest .We have hazelnut, black cherry, Juneberry, Pecan & many more #plantnative #gardenecosystem #fruittrees #nuttrees #nativeplantsofnorthamerica

Our Employee of the week, Filipendula (Fil), hard at work mowing down the clover cover crops #groundhog #whistlepig #woodchuck #coexist #gardenecosystem #covercrops

youtube.com/shorts/l7NF6... #HummingbirdMoth #SphinxMoth #CaterpillarToMoth #ViburnumNannyberry #NativePlants #PollinatorPower #MetamorphosisMagic #GardenEcosystem #Biodiversity