Cat Morris Gardens

02/17/2025

For some reason Facebook says they’re deleting my account because I’m pretending to be another page. Please reach out to my website if you’d like to get in touch. 👍🏻 www.catmorrisgardens.com

05/17/2024

Where did all the fireflies glow?

We get asked the question all the time - hey, why don't I see that many lightning bugs anymore? The simple answer is, maybe your community is no longer a good habitat for them. Before we get to the longer answer of why you're not seeing them anymore, you need to know how this beetle starts out life.

Fireflies lay their eggs in the ground where they then mature into glow worms. It's during this larval stage where they spend all their time eating other, tinier insects. Born and raised in the duff, they need the leaves that naturally litter the ground.

That’s why it's important to leave your backyards and street sides as untouched as possible every autumn to preserve the larvae and small insects living in the leaf litter. This helps to ensure a healthy, new year of fireflies.

Ok, leave the leaves, but what are some other ways to help?

💡Turn off outdoor lights in the evening. If you have inside lights on, close the blinds
💡Plant native plants
💡Mow grass less frequently and raise the length of the cut to 4 inches
💡When leaves drop in the fall, rake them if you want, but keep them in your yard
💡Use non-pesticide solutions for insect control

Check out the comments for more ways you can help re-glow and re-grow the firefly population.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Lucia (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

03/01/2024

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T’is the season for thinking about your garden maintenance! We’re still taking clients for weekly or monthly service in Montclair & Glen Ridge NJ.

How can we help? 🤓

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02/15/2024

Guess what time it is?! 🌿🌸🐞
It’s almost time to get into the garden!
I can’t wait!
If anyone’ s interested in some part time work this season give me a shout. We have a lot of fun and it’s great exercise!

01/07/2024

Just watched a great documentary series on Netflix. While I’ve been mostly vegetarian for a number of years this really brought it home in an “un-preachy” way.
Getting back to food growing in 2024.
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Identical twins change their diets and lifestyles for eight weeks in a unique scientific experiment designed to explore how certain foods impact the body.

12/25/2023

🎄✨Wishing you all so much Joy!✨🎄

12/21/2023

Happy Winter Solstice friends!

04/30/2023

Such a fantastic plant sale!! I can’t wait to get my tomatoes. 🤓👍🏻