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Spring unleashed! Eranthis hyemalis, Winter Aconite, in the front garden
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Crocus tommasinianus, in my frontyard, March 2014
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Eranthis hyemalis, Winter Aconite, in my frontyard, March 2014
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Crocus tommasinianus, in my frontyard, March 2014
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Crocus angustifolius, Cloth of Gold, in my frontyard, March 2014
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Bumblebee queen searching for nesting site in my front yard, April 2014
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Bumblebee queen searching for nesting site in my front yard, April 2014
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Bumblebee queen searching for nesting site in my front yard, April 2014
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Bumblebee queen searching for nesting site in my front yard, April 2014
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Bumblebee queen searching for nesting site in my front yard, April 2014
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Front Garden, May, 2014
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Tall Meadowrue is Tall. Local ecotype of Thalictrum pubescens from past @NYCWW topping 6' in my front yard
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Nomada, cuckoo bee, on Krigia biflora, two-flowered cynthia, in my front yard, June 2014
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Morning Glory: Orthoptera on Oenothera, my front yard, June 2014
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The Front Garden this evening
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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The Front Garden, before de-lawning, June 2014
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My haul from the #LINPI Native Plant Sale, most destined to replace remaining lawn in the sunny front yard
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Weeding is Meditation: Removing the old "lawn" for the new short-grass "meadow" in the front yard
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Almost at the de-lawning halfway mark. Most is in shade mid-afternoon. Will plant along sun-shade gradient.
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A few hours later, de-lawning is done. Next steps: grading and laying out soaker hose for the new plantings
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Rough grading completed. Need to widen the mini-swale along the sidewalk to capture runoff
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Longitudinal "cross-section" of the meadow-to-be, showing the "S" grade from front (sidewalk) to back (path)
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Final grading for the new front yard short-grass meadow
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Morning Glory: Oenethera speciosa 'Rosea'
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Irrigation Test #2 declared a success. Had to bring the line closer, so the dry mound gets coverage.
