Does adding in lime powder gets of rid and kill bugs and insects?

We're in metro Boston and there have been a lot of feral bunnies here in recent years. We tried sunflowers in the yard this year and the bunnies ate them before they could grow up.

Now, according to the Xerces society, dill and cilantro are good plants to have for native pollinators. I wonder if those are susceptible to bunnies, or if their strong flavors make the bunnies avoid them.

Anyone have experience with these two plants in bunny-ridden North American cities? Any suggestions?

Weekly weekend chat over the virtual garden fence; talk about what's happening in your garden, and ask quick questions that may not require their own thread.

I very much would like a bog garden. I hate plastics. Is it possible to use bentonite clay to line a bog? I understand bogs need to be acidic and that bentonite clay is alkaline. Would this be an issue? Is there a way to counteract the clay alkalinity? Is there anything I could add to make the clay neutral? Or what is something really obvious I am missing altogether? Thanks for reading!

Anyone know what grows from this seed?

I fond a few of these around my yard last year. This is the first one I've found this spring.

Anyone know what kind of seed this is and what may grow from it?

Hello everyone, see title . Trying to help my local ecosystem and any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone, I have become passionate about planting as many native plants in my community of Salem, OR as I can. However, nearing the end of April, it feels too late/too early to plant/sow native seeds. Any advice on what I can do? I got some wildflower seeds to sow on my property, but the soil is very rocky and riddled with black berry bush. Any advice is appreciated.

Weekly weekend chat over the virtual garden fence; talk about what's happening in your garden, and ask quick questions that may not require their own thread.

Hi!

I'm looking for help with what to do at my cottage (hardiness zone 3b/4a). I'm tired of mowing (takes me 3-4 hours every few weekends), so the plan is to put down native wildflower seed mixes in the yard. I've rototilled and cleaned the whole yard to give my seeds a chance against the wild grass and hope it has a shot at filling out the yard.

The question is that the areas right next to the house I want to keep as low as possible, so I'm looking for ground cover. I'd like about a 4-6 foot wide zone around the house, deck and fire pit to stay low and I'm not sure what my best options are. I'll probably need about 1000sqft worth of seed, so not looking to bankrupt myself on expensive plants either.

My yard alternates from relatively wet when there's periods of heavy rain to very dry in the middle of the summer. It's about 5-6 inches of dirt on top of rocks and sand, so drainage is pretty decent.

The main goal is as little work as possible once the main work has been done and to enjoy my weekends relaxing and watching the deer eating all of my flowers.

Thanks!

Has anyone ever put plants in their birdbath? I have considered adding some aquatic full sun plants that may help keep the water in the birdbath clean, but I cannot find anything on the Internet that supports this theory. I’m not sure that it’s a great idea, but I was hoping that sort of like an aquarium that has plants it would help supply Nitrogen to plants and keep the algae down. What are y’all’s thoughts? Have you ever seen this done? I have a couple of plants in there right now and the birds don’t seem to mind it.

Asarum canadense, a beautiful shade-loving groundcover with funny little brown flowers that you can see in this photo. Hardy well into Canada. Ants 🐜 hover near it without damaging it.

Hi all

Every few months I like to post one of these welcome threads to say 'Hi' and welcome anyone new to the community :)

If you have any queries about the community or just want to say hi, introduce us to your garden, or have a quick question, please comment here.

If you're not new, feel free to join in anyway! The more the merrier!

Resources and information on gardening for wildlife are in the wiki, and the community rules are here.

Let us know how you found us, always interesting to see how folks find their way here :)

Happy wild gardening :D

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P.S. It's really useful for you to have your rough location in your user flair for the community. This shows beside your username when you post or comment.

Don't be too specific - protect your personal information - but a rough idea of where in the world you are and/or your hardiness zone helps us help you if you need advice on plants or wildlife. Here's how to add user flair New reddit/redesign | Old/Classic/Legacy reddit | Mobile - official app.