Nature & Blooms

06/18/2026

Plot twist — the best part of my day happened in the backyard with a pair of snips 🌹 These roses smell SO good it should be illegal. Pure happiness in a bouquet.

06/17/2026

Two caterpillars changed how we see our yard. Your patch of earth could do this too. 🌿: https://wix.to/QgBsjgx

It started with two caterpillars. In 2019 we adopted a pair of eastern black swallowtails, planted a little bronze fennel to feed them, and watched something shift in us. Standing over those striped creatures on a plant we had put in the ground for them, we understood, all at once, that a yard could...

06/13/2026

Morning coffee with natures music and a view.

04/29/2026

Jacob’s ladder is having its moment right now. Such a pretty Michigan native with those soft violet blue blooms and delicate foliage. One of those wildflowers that makes you stop and appreciate spring a little more.

04/26/2026

What a blootroot looks like after the bloom is spent. Maybe a seed or two forming?!

04/17/2026

Meet the Grey tree frog, proof that small choices matter.

When we plant native plants, reduce pesticides, and create layered backyard habitat with trees and shrubs, these remarkable little frogs can survive right alongside us. They hide quietly by day, then emerge at night with their beautiful trilling calls.

Every native garden can become part of something bigger.

Plant for beauty, and you may also bring the songs of nature back home.

04/08/2026

Spring has officially arrived, bloodroot blooms making their entrance .

08/03/2025

Nature’s architecture at work! This little ‘rose’ on my oak isn’t a flower—it’s a rosette gall created by a tiny native wasp. Galls like these don’t harm the tree and are part of a fascinating ecological web. Keep looking closer—there’s a whole world happening in our trees.

07/11/2025

Spotted: the first Monarch caterpillar of the season! 🐛 I may have squealed a little… okay, a lot. These tiny wonders bring so much joy—and they're a powerful reminder that magic is unfolding right in our own backyards.
Want to attract Monarchs to your yard too? Let’s talk native plants, milkweed, and making space for pollinators!💚 👉
https://www.natureandblooms.com/post/howtoattractmonarchbutterfliestoyouryard

The magic of Monarch season has officially begun! After weeks of anticipation, I spotted the first tiny caterpillar of the year on a milkweed leaf—proof that life is returning. In this post, I’m sharing why Monarchs matter, how to create a safe haven for them in your own yard, and simple steps t...

07/10/2025

Evening falls in whispered hues,
Where blossoms breathe in twilight blues.
A garden’s hush, a sky aglow,
Reminds the heart of all we know—
That beauty lives in quiet things,
Like petals, roots, and sky-born wings.

- a perfect poem to go with last nights view of our gardens