Cat Morris Gardens

02/17/2025

For some reason Facebook says they’re deleting my account because I’m pretending to be another page. Please reach out to my website if you’d like to get in touch. 👍🏻 www.catmorrisgardens.com

05/17/2024

Where did all the fireflies glow?

We get asked the question all the time - hey, why don't I see that many lightning bugs anymore? The simple answer is, maybe your community is no longer a good habitat for them. Before we get to the longer answer of why you're not seeing them anymore, you need to know how this beetle starts out life.

Fireflies lay their eggs in the ground where they then mature into glow worms. It's during this larval stage where they spend all their time eating other, tinier insects. Born and raised in the duff, they need the leaves that naturally litter the ground.

That’s why it's important to leave your backyards and street sides as untouched as possible every autumn to preserve the larvae and small insects living in the leaf litter. This helps to ensure a healthy, new year of fireflies.

Ok, leave the leaves, but what are some other ways to help?

💡Turn off outdoor lights in the evening. If you have inside lights on, close the blinds
💡Plant native plants
💡Mow grass less frequently and raise the length of the cut to 4 inches
💡When leaves drop in the fall, rake them if you want, but keep them in your yard
💡Use non-pesticide solutions for insect control

Check out the comments for more ways you can help re-glow and re-grow the firefly population.

Photo courtesy of Jessica Lucia (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

03/01/2024

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T’is the season for thinking about your garden maintenance! We’re still taking clients for weekly or monthly service in Montclair & Glen Ridge NJ.

How can we help? 🤓

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02/15/2024

Guess what time it is?! 🌿🌸🐞
It’s almost time to get into the garden!
I can’t wait!
If anyone’ s interested in some part time work this season give me a shout. We have a lot of fun and it’s great exercise!

01/07/2024

Just watched a great documentary series on Netflix. While I’ve been mostly vegetarian for a number of years this really brought it home in an “un-preachy” way.
Getting back to food growing in 2024.
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Identical twins change their diets and lifestyles for eight weeks in a unique scientific experiment designed to explore how certain foods impact the body.

12/25/2023

🎄✨Wishing you all so much Joy!✨🎄

12/21/2023

Happy Winter Solstice friends!

04/30/2023

Such a fantastic plant sale!! I can’t wait to get my tomatoes. 🤓👍🏻

04/29/2023

If you’ve never seen their display gardens it’s soooo worth the drive!

04/29/2023

Centre Ridge Garden Center is right on the money here! Let’s help our butterfly friends!

03/30/2023

The hummingbirds are on their way here! 🤩 Time to dust off your hummingbird feeder and get it ready or come on by for a new one. Their arduous 2,000-mile journey from Central America will finally end in your own backyard! Upon arrival, hummers could use an easy meal of 1 part sugar to 4 parts water or some Wild Birds Unlimited nectar. Now is the time to have your feeders ready so you don't miss these tiny marvels.

This map image taken today at https://www.hummingbirdcentral.com shows the path of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird as they make their way north. Most of them will arrive here by the end of April or early May. When you have a hummer sighting let us know. 👀

03/08/2023

Be aware friends! I’ve already found evidence of them feeding. 🤓🦨💕