Inviting butterflies
butterfly bush buddleja alternifolia flower cluster We provide food for butterflies too. The butterfly bush growing in a container pot in...
Wow ! This is how they see colors!
We've read about it, but now see how insects and other animals view colors in this article from the New York Times. So all of our...
Life in the backyard
While making my daily round of the backyard, I spotted an unusual vistor: a grasshopper perched on the edge of the stone in one of the...
More butterfly food!
Dahlia surprise Sometimes you just get some delightful surprises in your garden. This bright orange blossom is growing from a dahlia...
Feeding the pollinators
This Giant Zinnia plant has been growing in a large container pot for at least 4 years! Interesting enough, now that I haven't watered it...
Mid-flight to food
Yesterday I took this image of a cabbage moth flying to a patch of lobelia. These are some of the same lobelia plants I dug out of the...
Buckeye butterfly visits the butterfly bush
Buckeye butterfly on the butterfly bush The butterfly bush seedling that I bought from Annie's Annuals is doing well in its container pot...
Double Cranberry Cosmos attracting bees and butterflies
Honey bee collecting nectar from a double cranberry cosmos flower Last month I bought two cosmos seedlings from Annie's Annuals because I...
Lamb's ear and catnip to feed your pollinators
lamb's ear stachys byzantina with flowers Lamb's ear is a nonnative perennial, native to Iran, Turkey and Armenia. It has thick, soft...
Honey bee and an Umber Skipper Butterfly on the Dwarf Indigo Spire Salvia
This past weekend I repotted and transplanted a lot of newly purchased plants for the backyard. All of the plants produce flowers rich in...
