Archive for July, 2011
So Hot on the Roof Corn is Popping – Wildflowers & Food Crops Integrated
Temperatures may hit 110 F this weekend here in Jacksonville. They are always hotter on the roof and the plants show stress in the afternoon. Catherine says ‘the roof is so alive in the morning’. Yet all in all the natives […]
Ceratina, Apidae, Bee ~ Another species arrives on the Green Roof
The Ceratina bee is closely related to the Carpenter Bee (see Catherine’s post about the BGC Carpenter Bee here) Halictid Bee, Ceratina spp. on the BGC Green Roof – Biodiversity Expanding Ceratina bee is also know as the small carpenter […]
Beautiful Monarch Finds the Breaking Ground Green Roof!
This morning, as I was enjoying a quiet moment on our amazing green roof here in Jacksonville, FL, I was privileged to spy the beautiful Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) shown in the attached pictures. We had just had a long […]
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly Enjoys Breaking Ground Green Roof
Eastern Pondhawk Dragonfly (Erythemis simplicicollis) on Breaking Ground green roof The Eastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis) has been seen enjoying the various grasses and flowers up on the Breaking Ground green roof in Jacksonville, FL. This colorful and energetic dragonfly is also […]
Green Roof Biodiversity support, Hyla cinerea, escaping Osteophilus septentronalis by occupying the rooftop
The American Green Tree Frog, Hyla cinerea, has found refuge on the Breaking Ground Green Roof, adopting the Green Roof okra plants. H. cinerea is under immense predatory pressure from the much larger brown Cuban Tree Frog, Osteophilus spp., especially […]
Green Roof, Obscure Bird Grasshopper, Schistocerca obscura
Schistocerca obscura, Obscure Bird Grasshopper, Breaking Ground Green Roof Biodiversity is building on the Breaking Ground Green Roof. We first saw the appearance of honeybees, followed by other pollinators including moths, wasps, flies and lady bugs. Recently dragonfly have been […]