Saturday’s highlight is the start of a new pollinator garden in the open area of the site. While our first one is under a Texas Ebony, with its rich soil, the new garden will have direct sun for most of the day. We turned over the rough soil and will use a small tiller to finish breaking the dirt clumps further. We will supplement the soil with compost to finish preparing the spot.
NR – planning the new pollinator garden 
NR – new pollinator garden has begun 
new pollinator garden4 
new pollinator garden3 
new pollinator garden 
new pollinator garden2
Unfortunately, our huge brush pile, mostly Brazilian Pepper, has not been picked up. It has grown over the past few weeks. The truck provides a scale of the debris.
brushpile1 
brushpile2 
brushpile4 
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Of course, there is alway guinea grass to work on.
NR – one guinea grass blade at a time 
NR – keeping garden clear 
NR – it is hard work 
keeping guinea grass at bay
We found our first live apple snail. Mimi also surprised us with apple snail shells cleaned up and beautiful.
apple snail 
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NR – apple snail shells clean up well
It’s when we stop an catch our breath that we see why we do this.
NR – fish trails view2 
tube tongue 
NR – fish trails view
Fantastic! I’m very excited about the addition of a butterfly garden!
Pam