Not in my garden...Kim, the Blackswamp Girl had a post about things you won't see in her garden, and now I want to play! This first image represents three things you will never see in my garden: Dutch children (kissing or not), a windmill, and a "bed" flower bed! Now, the great thing about gardening in general is that you can do whatever you want, and this gal's flowers are quite lovely all year...I just don't like these particular decorations. Statues of children creep me out, and I prefer farm-type windmills as decorations. As for the "bed"....I'm not sure why it bugs me, much as I like puns and all. 
The other thing you won't see in my garden is a perfectly mown and manicured lawn. Not that I have anything against grass, but I refuse to listen to some obnoxious mower on my days off, and I'm not interested in maintaining the machine itself. But I have too large a lot not to have some lawn, so here's the grass I want: sedge! In fact, I have one growing here already that's marching toward lawn dominance, all I have to do is help. Look how cute it is!
And these adorable seed heads....in fact, they appeared twice this year! Drought response, maybe?
As you can see here, the sedge is the light green stuff...growing to about 6" in height and gracefully arching over. Now, it may not form a hard-core, impenetrable turf...but weeds aren't all that plentiful. Which brings me to my last NIMG...pesticides and synthetic fertilizers.
Aside from pony/horse manure, the only other fertilizers I'll use are natural, like this bat guano...
......I do use a rooting hormone like this one, to soak bare-root stuff and transplants in.
I also use wetting agents sometimes to help my sandy/silty soil absorb water and avoid runoff. I read the label carefully though, to be sure it's fully biodegradable, and won't add any uneccesary salts.
These "chemicals" are for my water garden tubs...the barley extract keeps the water clear naturally....
....and the mosquito dunks inhibit larvae growth without harming anything else. Even though I don't have fish in there, my froggies like to take a dip now and then.
The other thing you won't see in my garden is a perfectly mown and manicured lawn. Not that I have anything against grass, but I refuse to listen to some obnoxious mower on my days off, and I'm not interested in maintaining the machine itself. But I have too large a lot not to have some lawn, so here's the grass I want: sedge! In fact, I have one growing here already that's marching toward lawn dominance, all I have to do is help. Look how cute it is! And these adorable seed heads....in fact, they appeared twice this year! Drought response, maybe? As you can see here, the sedge is the light green stuff...growing to about 6" in height and gracefully arching over. Now, it may not form a hard-core, impenetrable turf...but weeds aren't all that plentiful. Which brings me to my last NIMG...pesticides and synthetic fertilizers. Aside from pony/horse manure, the only other fertilizers I'll use are natural, like this bat guano.........I do use a rooting hormone like this one, to soak bare-root stuff and transplants in.
I also use wetting agents sometimes to help my sandy/silty soil absorb water and avoid runoff. I read the label carefully though, to be sure it's fully biodegradable, and won't add any uneccesary salts.These "chemicals" are for my water garden tubs...the barley extract keeps the water clear naturally........and the mosquito dunks inhibit larvae growth without harming anything else. Even though I don't have fish in there, my froggies like to take a dip now and then.
....."How is everything this evening Sir? May I have your waitress bring you another drink?" I mean, what the hell?! This was just last night, I'm coming into my driveway and this f-er was making himself right at home! I got several pictures before he took a hint and left....can you tell I desperately need to re-apply the Liquid Fence?! I told him he falls into the Not in My Garden category....I don't think he was listening!
....Boxelder or Stink bug of some kind (there are lots).....
....Bumble bee....
....Longhorn Beetle....
...........Underwing Moth, so-named for the bright colors....
.....this Metallic Wood-Borer was crawling up my leg one afternoon as I watered, and am I ever glad he doesn't bite! Looks like something for Austin Powers' "Goldmember" to keep as a pet!
Tiny little spider blending in very nicely......makes it harder to figure out what kind it is, but I think it's a Crab Spider...
The face is what gets me...looks like a barn owl or something. I had three of these at once hanging around the porch light for several days.
The worm go in, the worms go out....I really wanted to ID this chevron-patterned flower demolisher, but no luck. I didn't even smash him....hey, live and let live I say.
What on earth is going on here? Looks like this spider has some sort of
Grasshopper, super-macro! Geez, I love my camera!
And last but not least, an unidentified Looper of some kind. I just call it an inchworm, or 
