More reasons to create a "wild area" in your yard
Be a hero and leave the leaves, gently putting your unraked leaves in a pile, creating a "wild space" for pollinators and other insects...
Feed Caterpillars for more Butterflies
Check here for your native plant societies in your area of North America http://www.ecosystemgardening.com/native-plant-societies-in-nort...
Leaving the Leaves video
Here is a great video about leaving the leaves https://youtu.be/foC3fsmzY3o
Between the rains
Today is another rainy day, gray and misty. It's hard to believe that just yesterday several monarch butterflies visited the garden...
The overwintering monarch count so far very encouraging
A 3,500 % increase in numbers from the previous year? This report from Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo, California is very encouraging,...
More native plants mean more insects
House wren nestlings feeding on a caterpillar Photo:...
The Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly and its host plant
Photo by Tim Wong (@timtast1c) The beautiful blue Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor is rarely sighted these days here in Northern...
Butterfly weather
The mornings can be quite cool with temperatures in the 60's, but once the sun is out and it's warm, the butterflies are out and about....
Newly emerged monarch in the garden
Timing is everything! Three weeks ago the last monarch caterpillar on our native milkweed grew large and plump and disappeared to find a...
