Traditional Landscape - Natural Stone Pavers
An example of a large traditional drought-tolerant and partial sun front yard stone landscaping.
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Walkway Landscape
Design ideas for a large traditional shade backyard stone walkway in summer.
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Chicago Mulch
Design suggestions for a sizable, traditionally landscaped front yard with summer mulch.
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Driveway - Traditional Landscape
a picture of a sizable, classic, full-sun front yard mulch driveway taken in the summer.
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Landscape - Contemporary Landscape
This is an illustration of a sizable, formal, full-sun contemporary backyard stone garden in the summer.
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At the first hint of autumn, Wendell jumps into his fuzziest sweater.
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A Goose Family Feathursday
Mildred and Horace Start a Family!!
Every spring for the past few years a mating pair of Canada Geese take up residence on the green roof outside our window for a couple of weeks. We've named them Horace and Mildred, and we did a post about them in 2021. We wondered if they would ever establish a nest in the roof's sedum, but they just hang out for a few weeks and then depart. This year they finally decided that our roof was suitable to start a family and about 20 days ago Mildred set up housekeeping with a downy nest and six eggs near one of the vents on the roof. We are all very excited here in Special Collections, and we maintain daily goose alerts!
Mildred will incubate her brood for about 30 days, rarely leaving the nest. She is a very devoted mother. Horace on the other hand is usually gone during the day, so we rarely see him. Canada Geese are monogamous and mate for life, so we don't think he's cheating on Mildred, but we all thought he would be more present as the male usually hangs about to help guard the nest, but apparently he has other ideas.
We should see some hatchlings in about ten days or so, and we'll bring you an update then. While we are interested in seeing the couple nest on our roof, we also have concerns. There is no water, and the goslings will be susceptible to falling off the roof and becoming prey to raptors and other avian predators, especially the peregrine falcons that raise their own families on the nearby roofs of our campus's tallest buildings. Nature will have its way, but we do hope that Mildred and Horace have strategies for keeping their family safe.
Stay tuned!
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ID: Sedum pachyclados 🌿 ' Gray Stonecrop'
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Plant of the Day
Wednesday 13 December 2023
Seeming to flow down a slope in this cacti house was Sedum morganianum (burro's tail, donkey tail). This evergreen succulent has trailing stems growing 30cm or longer. The fleshy, glaucous blue-green leaves are sometimes joined by clusters of small, starry reddish purple flowers.
Jill Raggett
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4th day of Amphibuary: Sing! Cherry singing with her dad, Lucky. I think he'd play his banjo again just for her.
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