Potscapes Design

04/26/2024

First sighting of Yellow Swallowtail Butterfly 2024.
Loving it's visit to large stand of PJM Rhododenrons in full bloom.
A wonderful day!

03/10/2023

https://www.plantsomethingma.org
There is some great information specific to Massachusetts on this website. Short and to the point. Also some great how to videos. Take a Look and Welcome Spring 2023!

Welcome to Plant Something Massachusetts! Let us help you create plant spaces at your home.

08/14/2021

Allium 'Millenium"
The bees love it!
and it will tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Dry Soil

07/04/2021

I found this article interesting and worth sharing.
This is the time of year we see dragon and damsel flies in our area. They are amazing to watch, especially when they decide to land on you and take a look at who you are I grew up spending summers on
a lake, we always enjoyed them when row boating in 'the swamp'' areas.

A freshwater source and appropriate plants are key to attracting these colorful insects.

03/23/2021

10/17/2020

Octoboer 2020

09/29/2020

They are everywhere! On the sides of my house, in my bathroom, in my living room, in my bedroom, in my attic! Arrrgggghhh.. And they are such a nuisance. Buzzing around the living room while I'm trying to enjoy my evening television show, one attacked me when I got to the top of the stairs heading off to bed. I am getting pretty good at disposing of them, but I'm not ready to try to catch and release, ewwww. They are harmless, but oh so annoying. Of course I do live near the woods and have cedar shingles on my house, so it is a Fall ritual experiencing them moving indoors for winter, another reason it may be a good idea for me to migrate south for the season :-)
To learn a bit more about them check out the Mass Audubon description.

https://www.massaudubon.org/learn/nature-wildlife/insects-arachnids/western-conifer-seed-bugs

08/13/2020

Got Pollen? Check out this bees legs for the loaded pollen sac. Enjoying a nice stand of Tansy along the Rye NH Shoreline. Fun to watch and there were LOTS of bees collecting at the site.

07/31/2020

Here is some info on the current suspicious seed packages people are receiving and what to do about them. Could be nothing but also could be something, so share if you can please.

07/15/2020

Spent a few days at the base of Mt. Washington with family. Beautiful weather, Beautiful views, Beautiful people. Perfect in every way.

07/04/2020

Not sure how much of this we'll be able to see in Massachusetts, but might be worth a try to view it since we won't be viewing any fireworks live this year.

Penumbral lunar eclipse on July 4–5, 2020: Where and when is the Moon eclipse visible and what will it look like? Visibility map, animation, and local times.

06/11/2020

A few June sights in my gardens. Enjoy!

Climbing rose, rhododendron, cranesbill geranium and lady's mantle. All very nice plants that are disease and pest resistant. shhhhh don't tell as to date they have been disease free and unattacked by pests 🌸