Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) showed up in my rain garden in April uninvited — and it's one of the best native pollinator plants for much of the US and southern Canada (excluding Florida and the far West coast.) We will also discuss insights on identifying mystery seedlings, native plant behavior, and the lessons they teach us about patience and persistence in our own day to day lives.

April has a way of making you doubt yourself. The very FIRST day of the month starts off in let’s play a joke mode. The spring garden is a tricky lot.

You stand over a patch of soil where you know you dug a hole and planted something (or did I?)…and nothing looks familiar. Just green. Indistinguishable, quiet, and slightly suspicious. Yet honest.

Where Did They Go?

Key topics in this episode include

Native plant identification and growth patterns

Resilience of plants crossing boundaries and thriving

Patience in gardening and life lessons from nature

And for the first time, there’s a full YouTube video to go with it. But if you still prefer the audio only, that is not going to change.

If your garden feels quiet right now…it might not be behind. It might just be getting ready.

Read the original piece on wild bergamot that inspired this episode.

http://flutterbymeadows.com/natures-resiliency/