Horseweed

HORSEWEED

I spent a little over an hour on Saturday pulling just one type of weed from the birdsong garden.  The weather was beautiful and there was a pleasant wind which made weeding less a chore.  This is a common weed known as Horseweed and can grow in almost any area of your garden. The weed can grow as tall as 2 meters, well taller than myself, and reproduces by seed.  The seeds germinate in late summer or early spring.

The good thing about these weeds is that they have extremely shallow root systems 

and you can pull them out quite easily.  

Below, find additional photos of the Garden

The Birdsong Garden

The new Teepee

A view from the new Teepee

Ornamental Grasses flowing in the wind

Secret Life of Insects

See what's buzzing at the Topsham Public Library

Click the images to see closeups.

 Butterfly on purple liatris

 Bumblebee on white liatris

 Moth hiding in a yellow lily

Great Golden Digger Wasps and a Japanese Beetle share a Purple Globe Thistle 

 Japanese Beetle on purple coneflower (Echinacea)

The white dot that appears on the back of the beetle is where a Tachinid Fly glued its eggs to the beetle's thorax.  Later the larva will hatch and bore into the beetle, which is a healthy and natural way to keep the beetle's population at bay.

 Bumblebees on purple coneflowers (Echinacea)

Tandem Thread Waisted Wasps

These two were very camera shy!

Bumblebee and Great Golden Digger Wasp

 The black ant in the left photo is eating the sugary coating that surrounds the bud.  The bud will eventually bloom to the flower in the right photo.

The Twice Stabbed Stink Bug on lamb's ear is about to make the leap!