Trees near Pool that DON'T attract bees
Lei Lani Stelle
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Comments (38)Since wisteria has been recommended, you need to know that the support structure/arbor/pergola needs to be really stout - 4"x4" supports won't suffice. They also tend to seed around, send out underground shoots, and tend to need a fairly large amount of pruning, so if you plant one be aware that it may be a good amount of work. Grown within reach of a building they may lift shingles. Check out Boston ivy/Parthenocissus tricuspidata or Virginia creeper, both of which may also need a fair amount of trimming, but IME don't tend to seed around as aggressively as wisteria. Either will need a flat surface (such as the side of a 6'x6") to climb so if your pergola is metal, it may have difficulty gripping. WoodsTea's suggestion of Aristolochia is also a good suggestion. It grows by twining and so would do better on a narrow support....See MoreFlowers that don't attract too many bees?
Comments (7)That is too bad that the bees are a risk to your daughter. I hope she stays safe. I love the little critters buzzing around my flowers and there are zillions of them out there now. The more the merrier! I regularly work in the middle of them and have yet to be stung. But you have to remain calm which is hard to do when people are afraid. I can only think to add Peonies to this list. I have a hosta that is blooming right now with plain green leaves and pretty purple and white streaked flowers. The bees are all over it. Also normally I would agree about Daylilies, but a very odd thing is happening with some Daylily flowers this year. I will find 5 to sometimes 8 or 10 little bees inside certain flowers throughout the day. They seem to be hanging out in there in a group. Never saw them do this before. Here's a pic:...See MoreTree Suggestion near a pool
Comments (4)I am also looking for a small shade tree to use near a pool. I want it to shade the house, not the pool. I am looking for something that gets about 15-20 feet tall and maybe the same width, no thorns & very little to no litter. Multi-trunked with bright green leaves but not super dense would be nice. I already get plenty of junk blown into the pool...don't need more. I've checked out the above links and didn't find anything that I like. Any ideas?...See MoreI don't have bees?
Comments (23)I cannot tell you how many 'bee'utiful bees we had in the yard today. I've seen every kind of pollinator imaginable! Ox, honey, bumbles of different sizes and colours. Oh, and so very many syrphid flies. I love those guys! Last year we had more wasps, yellow jackets darners and butterflies. Definitely more syrphids this year than last. Seeing as how I am so crazy about bugs, here is one of my favourite sites: http://www.thaibugs.com/thaibugs.htm , but don't waste time at the main page, go straight to the link I put below to see awesome photos of damsel flies and dragon flies. I don't know who this guy or gal is but he takes amazing pics! Try clicking on one of the pictures for and enlarged view of bug-eyed flying things ;) Funny we had tons of assorted thread-waisted wasps last year. I guess the weather really affected the bugs. Well, it is still early in the year so who knows who will show up in my garden this summer. Oh, today was grand! I was staring at my oriental poppy buds trying to mentally encourage them to open up when I noticed: one lady bug juvenile (alligator monster!) one of the tiniest crab spiders ever and a white bud amongst all the orange ones! The buds are just cracked open by about a millimeter so maybe it was part of the sepal...but all the sepals are hard and green. I like the idea of one white blossom amongst the orange. Oh, bugs are one of the best parts of gardening!! Thanks for the photos of your bug, Bonnie. If only that geum was in my yard!! I almost bought one but they said I was too high up :( Maybe I'll get one anyway and just let it die in winter! J. Here is a link that might be useful: Click it!...See Morecearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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