Carriel Garden

09/14/2026

Last week we managed to net this little female monarch. We tagged her for Monarch Watch and released her. This our second tagged monarch of the year. Fly high, AMJN 001.

09/02/2026

It’s Monarch time!!! We found this gal as a pupa on our lavender last week. This morning she emerged and we tagged her for Monarch Watch! She was 50mm for wing length and wild caught. She headed to Mexico!

08/21/2026

School is back in session. Let’s see what the garden has to teach us this year!

07/26/2026

Where did summer go? Our last summer work session is Tuesday, July 28th from 6:00-8:00 PM
Come join us for w**ding, watering and harvesting! Bring a water bottle and catch your friends one last time in the garden:)

07/21/2026

There is just one last Carriel Garden event to go this summer! Join us on Tuesday July 28 from 6-8pm for our final group harvest and w**d pulling before it’s back to school time. Here are a few pics of our last two events.

07/20/2026

Only two summer work days left!
Join us Tuesday, 21st from 7:00-9:00 AM to pull some w**ds and do some harvesting:) Bring a water bottle!

07/12/2026

Join us Tuesday, July 14th from 6:00-8:00 PM for our next garden work session.
All the rain has been wonderful, but the w**ds are loving it too and need to get knocked back a bit. There will be some things to harvest as well. Bring a friend and some water. See you there!

07/12/2026

Interesting article from the BND! It’s exciting to be a part of the growing native plant community!

https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article316458113.html?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a5137dc685dd800017716bc&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAS_z49wZG9mA2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4gPP1FHGk3a7rGG58rdvPnHQC8DR8ZaggImJDj_tCDZsdKrsnwDebNFbcZMw_aem_6o9NOIzKuGX8j-XMjyLjXg

Grist reports native plants, once seen as w**ds, are now in high demand, with sales booming at events like the Kilbourn Park plant sale, surpassing attendance records.

07/09/2026

Interesting information about mosquito control from Doug Tallamy, one of the country’s leading entomologists.

Mosquito fogging kills pollinators and other beneficial insects whi...

07/07/2026

Thanks to all of our amazing summer volunteers, our garden is looking great!! Got some yummy veggies harvested today as well!