{"id":1037,"date":"2012-08-03T18:46:25","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T18:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/?p=1037"},"modified":"2016-10-14T15:39:59","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T15:39:59","slug":"this-week-in-our-garden-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cwf-fcf.org\/index.php\/en\/this-week-in-our-garden-12\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in Our Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum<\/em>) flowers are the latest addition to the blooms in CWF’s Wildlife-friendly Demonstration Garden<\/a>, giving our local bee population some much needed nectar and pollen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It is a tall plant that can reach several feet high and might need some support, with bamboo stakes or jute string, both of which blend in fairly well. It has a square stem with leaves that enfold it to the point of forming a cup which catches rain water. It can be a great way for birds and beneficial insects to drink as well as small birds such as hummingbirds to bathe. The photo below, from a previous year, illustrates this point.<\/p>\n

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At home I’m still hearing the crickets and grasshoppers – a summer sound I delight in. I hope you are enjoying the sights and sounds in your green spaces, whatever they may be!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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