Inside dry stalks you are bagging up, your army is sleeping. Hundreds of insects that will pollinate and fight pests in May.

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#garden #springgarden #beneficialinsects #naturalgarden #chemicalfree #bees #ladybugs #slugs #neemoil #springcleanup #gardenhelpers

Penny the baby mantis hitchhiked in on a hydrangea bloom tonight. Snapped a quick portrait, returned the flower to the bouquet, then set Penny into the border to hunt. First mantis here in two summers and it feels like luck.
#prayingmantis #tinywildlife #macrophoto #gardenhelpers #njgarden #bugs

Yesterday’s calla visitor gets a solo moment: a metallic green long-legged fly, garden bodyguard. It snaps up aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, and its larvae munch mosquito wigglers in damp soil. Tiny jewel, mighty appetite.
#horticulture #macrophoto #tinywildlife #gardenhelpers #insectphoto

Eastern garter snake looking at the camera, black tipped tongue tasting the air. Snake is tucked into a door sill #gardensky

Not a rat snake, just a family of these (relatively) little dudes
#snakeysnake
#gartersnake
#gardenhelpers
#gardening
🌱 🐍

Freshly shed snake skin among leaf debris, Virginia creeper, and weeds 🌱 🐍

Fresh shed stopped me from weeding; we'll give little dude a minute to sort itself. I think this is from the rat snake we've seen hanging out near the bilco doors
#gardenhelpers
#gardensky
#organicgardening

A bumble bee on a dandelion.

This guy was furiously gathering pollen when I stopped to say hi.

#Bumblebee
#GardenHelpers
#Pollinators
#KootenayLife
#BC
#Gardening
🌺🪴🌿🇨🇦🥰🌼

Max and Marley keeping a close eye on our garden prep. Every farm needs a project manager… or two.

#GardenHelpers #DogSupervisors #HomesteadDogs #MaxAndMarley #BackyardGarden #SpringPlanting #NoTillGarden #FarmsteadVibes #GardenSeason #FarmLifeWithDogs

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🔹 Turn off bright outdoor lights at night – it helps me hunt and rest better.
Your garden doesn’t need chemicals — just a frog like me doing my job for free.

Thanks for being frog-friendly! 🌿💚

#GardenHelpers #FrogFriendlyYard #NaturalPestControl #SaveTheFrogs #LetNatureWork

A little brown hen scratching at a wood chip path.

Amelia helping in the veg garden today.
The most important jobs of scratching and pecking! 😆

🌱📷❤️📸🐔
#littlebrownhen #backyardchickens #gardenhelpers #chicken #hens #allotmentlife

A green plastic sandbox as a mini pond

Found this plastic sandbox at a local garbage dump 😅
Now it's home to our little garden residents - froggies, toads, newts, dragonflies... 😁🐸🦟🦎🦋🌱

#garden #miniPond #frogs #gardenHelpers #critters #DIY #ReuseRecycle