Biomimicry means people learn from animals and nature to create new things 🐶 🐱 🐻 🐰 🦊 🐼 🐨 🐯 🦁 🐸 🐵 🦉 🐧 🦋 🐞 🐜 🕷️ 🐢 🐍 🐟 🐬 🐳 🦒 🦓 🦌 🐿️ 🦔 We Love Learning from Nature!!! 🐞 🚗 Examples of Animal Homes Solutions in Nature 🐚 Nautilus …
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🪺🥚 Praying Mantis in Our Ohio Gardens! ( Beneficial Insect Egg Cases ) 🥚 🪺
This blog highlights the discovery of praying mantis egg cases in the garden and encourages others not to discard them during spring cleanup. It emphasizes the importance of these beneficial insects in maintaining a healthy garden ecosystem.
It also shares practical tips for preserving mantis habitats, such as setting aside trimmed stems and avoiding burning brush. The overall message promotes a more aware, nature-friendly approach to gardening that supports beneficial wildlife.
Activities & Resources for BIOmimicry and BIOblitz – AHG TROOP pages
Here, you’ll find several worksheets to pass out to your TROOP for use towards all levels of American Heritage Girls Badge Work for BioMimicry. Faith Connection By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (Hebrews 11:3, NIV) Mini …
🌸 Wideness and Wonder : Art History, Georgia O’Keefe
Through Georgia O’Keeffe’s Eyes: The Wonder of Nature in Every Petal When most people think of Georgia O’Keeffe, they picture bold, oversized flowers, rendered in stunning color and haunting stillness. But behind those iconic paintings was an artist with a deep sense of wonder—someone who saw the natural world with reverence and curiosity, and who …
🌿🍽️ My Fern Feast! (Wild Edibles)
From Morels to Ramps: Cooking with Wild Plants in Ohio There’s something deeply grounding about gathering your own food from the forest floor. Over the last several years, I’ve fallen in love with the art of foraging and the joy of experimenting in the kitchen with what I find. Whether it’s crafting a rich soup …
🌸🌸 The Incredible, Edible Cosmos 🌸🌸
I have loved these flowers for years, without knowing they were edible! 💡 Did you know these can be eaten?? They are annuals so be sure to save some seeds for next year, but they will likely re-seed themselves each year. However useful they are, cosmos (Cosmos spp.) are not native to Ohio. They are …
🍐 Training a Baby Pear Tree
Training Your Young, Skinny Pear Tree (5–7 Years Old) ✅ Training Goals 🍐 Encourage a strong central leader (if upright growth is desired). Develop 3–5 well-spaced scaffold branches (main limbs) around the trunk. Widen branch angles to about 45–60° to strengthen limbs and encourage fruit spurs. 🔧 Step-by-Step Plan 1. Choose Your Scaffold Limbs Pick 3–5 strong, evenly …
⚠️ Ohio Dangerous Plants and Creatures 🕸️
🙅♀️ Beware!! 🕸️🕷️ There are some things that can cause you trouble on the trail! 🕸️ Here is a short list. Stinging Nettle, Brown Recluse Spider, Poison Ivy, Foxglove, Poison Mushrooms, Don’t Leave Your Tent Door Unzipped! A CLEVER person solves a problem. A WISE person avoids it. Albert Einstein Plants in Ohio to Avoid …
🧄🥬Foraged Food Series : Ramps
In North-Central Ohio, this is one of the best early native crops to be found. Ramps: Ohio’s Wild Cousin of a Garlic 🧄🥬 I would describe the flavor profile of wild ramps as leafy with a garlic punch. More earthy and darker than a conventional green onion. Ramps are also a little “greener” and brighter …
🪴 Generational Gardens : Historic American Garden Trends by Decade
This post by Groovy Plants Ranch gives an outline over the decades of what types and styles of gardens and plants have been popular in our history since the 1940’s. https://www.groovyplantsranch.com/blogs/penny-flora-thoughts/mothers-day-blog-generational-plants