Posted on January 11, 2018
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Eliot Coleman calls the period of time when days are less than 10 hours long from sunrise to sunset the Persephone months. In his Maine winter garden, this is when vegetables under cover will be available for harvest, although they do not grow. The… Continue Reading “Persephone months”
Category: American robin, Birds, Black swallowtail, Black-capped chickadee, Blue violet, Butterflies, Cardinal, Dark-eyed junco, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Gardens, Great spangled fritillary, House finch, January, Messy garden pledge, Milkweed, Monarch, Months, Native species, Persephone months, Purple coneflower, Shrubs, Vegetable garden, Verbena, Wildflowers, Winter garden, Winter solstice, WinterberryTags: American robin, Birds, Black swallowtail, Black-capped chickadee, Butterflies, Dark-eyed junco, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Gardens, Great spangled fritillary, House finch, January, Messy garden pledge, Milkweed, Monarchs, Native species, Northern Cardinal, Persephone months, Winter garden, Winter solstice, Winterberry
Posted on November 16, 2015
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Planning for butterflies. It’s never too early to start thinking about the next growing season in the garden. Last summer, enough butterflies visited my garden to get me started thinking of ways to attract more. More butterflies of each species as well as more… Continue Reading “Planning for butterflies”
Category: Black swallowtail, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Giant swallowtail, Goldenrod, Milkweed, Monarch, Red admiral, WildflowersTags: Black swallowtail, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Giant swallowtails, Goldenrod, Milkweed, Monarchs, Red admiral, Swamp milkweed, Wildflowers
Posted on July 31, 2015
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Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus), According to NABA-North Jersey Butterfly Club website, eastern tiger swallowtails are common and widespread in New Jersey. I saw 3 eastern tiger swallowtails in my garden the other day. That was a butterfly crowd. Purple coneflowers were the main… Continue Reading “Eastern tiger swallowtails–distinguishing females and males”
Posted on July 29, 2015
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July jungle. I started the month of July thinking how much the gardens had become a jungle. Particularly the old apple tree area, seen in the photos above, which was fast getting overrun with weeds. Just to be clear, the sunflowers and the bee… Continue Reading “July jungle”
Category: Alfalfa, Bee balm, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Crabgrass, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Flowers, Gardens, Green manure, Hemlock woolly adelgid, Hemlocks, Insects, July, Months, Native species, Purple coneflower, Red admiral, Sunflowers, Trees, Weeds, WildflowersTags: Alfalfa, American goldfinch, Bee balm, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Crabgrass, Downy woodpecker, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Green manure, Hemlock woolly adelgid, Hemlocks, Insects, July jungle, Native species, Red admiral, Sunflowers, Trees, Weeds, Wildflowers
Posted on July 12, 2015
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Eastern tiger swallowtails (Papilio glacus). According to NABA-North Jersey Butterfly Club website, eastern tiger swallowtails are common in New Jersey. They are attracted to purple coneflowers for nectaring, as shown here. Also wild bergamot and milkweed, which are also present in my garden. Larval food… Continue Reading “Eastern tiger swallowtails”
