Look who decided to rest on a nasturtium leaf
What an unusual sight - this plump little monarch caterpillar was resting on the leaf of a small nasturtium plant growing next to the...
Still releasing monarchs
What a lovely female monarch. We released her a couple of days ago a few hours after she emerged from her chrysalis. So far we've...
As long as there is nectar
Even though a lot of plants are going dormant, we still have bees and butterfly visitors in the garden every day. As long as there are...
Hello Painted Lady
This afternoon I was resting after adding grapeseed compost around some of our shrubs in the patio plant beds. And from the corner of my...
Many butterflies and bees still around
Now that it's October and it isn't peak blooming season for most plants, it's nice to see that we still have a lot of butterfly and bee...
Monarch caterpillars in the garden
We are still busy raising the last group of monarch caterpillars we brought indoors when they were just eggs on milkweed cuttings. We...
Seven monarchs released this weekend
This past weekend we released a record amount of seven monarchs. Two females emerged and were released on Saturday afternoon. Two more...
Another great event at Annie's Annuals
Annie's always have such great, informative events!
Another lovely monarch female released
We released another monarch female two days ago. She eclosed around 8.30 am but wasn't ready to be released until after 2 pm. Sometimes...
