And that, right there, is why I garden.
Meanwhile, my coreopsis have barely emerged from the soil… Sigh.
This is their second year, if that matters to you. Last year they were wimpy little bunches with like four flowers each
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Shit, my bad. Remind me of the recommended format?
Sorry, the title and text weren’t clear. I garden for the pollinators. Them bugs make me happy
Butterflies and bees are great, but I love seeing all the other pollenators that I rarely recognize. Native bees, beetles, and even some tiny (non stinging) wasps. I especially love that no matter what part of nature you’re most interested in attracting/observing, native plants are almost always a good place to start.
Micromoths are my favorite. I studied them for a bit, and the variety in those teensy tiny little things is just amazing
I love micromoths too. we’ve got a micromoth called Zealandopterix zonodoxa its so cute and even has little mandibles that it can eat with. I love them so much.