Catchfly Commons

June Vistas

Spring plants are taking a backseat to the summer now! Summer bloomers are getting big and bloom buds are showing up in anticipation of July. Following the notes below, there is a section of June photos and then videos. June Notes Growing Degree Days “Growing Degree Days are a measurement of the growth and development…

Open Garden July 5, 2025 (9am – 4pm)

Terri and Randy Litchfield invite you to visit Catchfly Commons, their home garden hosting roughly 275 native species on a 1.3 acre property and featured in Ohio Magazine in March/April 2023. 707 Bunty Station Road, Delaware, OH 43015watch for parking signs Add to Calendar | Directions Photos by Randy Litchfield unless otherwise noted© Randy Litchfield, some…

Habitat Hoopla June 14th

Terri and I will be presenting “Gardening for Beauty and Biodiversity: A Backyard Conversion” as part of the Habitat Hoopla event at Scioto Gardens at 10:30 on June 14, 2025! It looks to be a great event! It is so awesome that our local native plant nurseries (Scioto Gardens, Natives In Harmony, and Leaves for…

May Vistas

We are really starting so see big changes in the yard! Lots of new growth shooting up and colors are bursting out. Following the notes below, there is a section of May photos and then videos. May Notes Growing Degree Days “Growing Degree Days are a measurement of the growth and development of plants and…

Thank you April visitors!

We had a great week during our spring open garden at the end of April, 2025! It was a great way to celebrate Ohio Native Plant Month. We had a total of 90 visitors. We so enjoy being with guests! We learn and get ideas from the experiences folk bring. Questions help us reflect and…

April Vistas

April Notes Growing Degree Days “Growing Degree Days are a measurement of the growth and development of plants and insects during the growing season. Development does not occur at this time unless the temperature is above a minimum threshold value (base temperature). The base temperature varies for different organisms. It is determined through research and…

Save the Date: JULY 5th Open Garden

The date is set! This year’s summer open garden will be on Saturday July 5, 2025. Watch for more details later. Hope to see you! Photos by Randy Litchfield unless otherwise noted© Randy Litchfield, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

Open Garden in Celebration of Ohio Native Plant Month

Later this month we are hosting a spring Open Garden. Spring ground conditions limit our parking capacity, so we are making available several time slots across multiple days through a sign-up app, details below. Every season has its own beauty expressed in blooms, foliage, and forms. Seeing the garden in different seasons highlights how landscapes…

March Vistas

Growing Degree Days I will start including Growing Degree Days (GDD) as part of the monthly vistas post. This is a good reference point for tracking plant and insect development. “Growing Degree Days are a measurement of the growth and development of plants and insects during the growing season. Development does not occur at this…

Gardening for Wildlife – Preventing Window Strikes by Birds

As gardeners who value biodiversity, we enjoy seeing the bluebirds raising their young and eating mealworms we provide in the winter. We see woodpeckers (hairy, downy, red bellied) on the suet feeder most days. And many other birds frequent the garden looking for insects or nesting materials. When I heard a loud “thunk” last week,…