Posted on April 18, 2018
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A great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele) and a common buckeye (Junonia coenia) were seen in my garden in the fall of 2017. September 22 for the great spangled fritillary. October 19 for the common buckeye. October 19 was also a day when clusters… Continue Reading “Larval food plants for great spangled fritillary and common buckeye butterflies”
Category: Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Butterflies, Common buckeye, Great spangled fritillary, Verbena, Weeds, WildflowersTags: Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Butterflies, Common buckeye, Great spangled fritillary, Verbena, Weeds, Wildflowers
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 December 7, 2016
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Weed report for 2016. Lovely photo above of crocus blooming on March 11, when you would think that the garden is weed-free, at least visibly so, but just look in the upper righthand corner. Creeping Charlie. In March. At least it isn’t growing. This… Continue Reading “Weed report 2016”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Smartweed, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Galinsoga, Garlic mustard, Henbit, Japanese knotweed, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Purple deadnettle, Tumble pigweed, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
Posted on September 18, 2016
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Great spangled fritillary (Speyeria cybele). Just look at this great spangled fritillary, the first I’ve seen in my garden. Wow. NABA-North Jersey Butterfly Club website reports that females emerge later than males and are usually larger and darker. Great spangled fritillaries average 3 inches,… Continue Reading “Great spangled fritillary: new butterfly in garden”
Category: Blue violet, Butterflies, Flowers, Great spangled fritillary, Wildflowers, ZinniasTags: Blue violets, Butterflies, Flowers, Great spangled fritillary, Wildflowers, Zinnias
Common blue violets (Viola papilionacea) are wildflowers or weeds, depending on your perspective. In the introduction to William Robinson’s The Wild Garden, Expanded Edition, Rick Darke distinguishes wildflowers from weeds by writing that wildflowers are usually perceived as pretty and innocuous. Wildflowers do no harm… Continue Reading “Common blue violets–wildflowers or weeds”
Posted on June 11, 2015
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Weeds of June. Things are looking sinister on the weed front. New weeds, expected and unexpected, are making an appearance. The good news is that most of the weeds described in the post Weeds of May have faded from the scene. Not creeping Charlie, of… Continue Reading “Weeds of June”
Category: Asiatic dayflower, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Bull thistle, Bushy aster, Chicory, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Galinsoga, Hairy bittercress, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, June, Months, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Smartweed, Weeds, Wildflowers, YarrowTags: Asiatic dayflowers, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Bull thistle, Bushy aster, Chicory, Corn speedwell, Crabgrass, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Galinsoga, Hairy bittercress, Hedge bindweed, Japanese knotweed, June, Mugwort, Prostrate knotweed, Smartweed, Weeds, Wildflowers, Yarrow
Posted on April 29, 2015
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Weeds of April. Although all weeds are with us all the time in some form or other, this post is intended to highlight the weeds most consuming my weeding attention during the spring month of April. I plan to rate the weeds in my… Continue Reading “Weeds of April”
Category: April, Blue violet, Broadleaf plantain, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelion, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Months, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, WildflowersTags: April, Blue violets, Broadleaf plantains, Chickweed, Creeping Charlie, Dandelions, Garlic mustard, Hairy bittercress, Henbit, Mugwort, Purple deadnettle, Weeds, Wild mustard, Wildflowers
Posted on April 28, 2015
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April blooms. Here it is the last week of April. What a difference a month makes. As I wrote in the post March changes, I was in despair at the end of March thinking that the freezing temps and snow would never go away. Although… Continue Reading “April blooms”
Category: American goldfinch, April, Arugula, Birds, Blue violet, Blueberries, Carrots, Chipping sparrow, Columbine, Critters, Dogwood, Forsythia, Fruit, Gardens, Garlic, Leeks, Lettuce, Months, Native species, Onions, Peas, Perennial lupine, Purple coneflower, Rhododendron, Serviceberry, Shrubs, Trees, Vegetable garden, WildflowersTags: American goldfinch, April, Arugula, Birds, Blue violets, Blueberries, Chipping Sparrow, Columbine, Critters, Dogwood, Forsythia, Fruits, Garlic, Leeks, Lettuce, Native species, Onions, Peas, Perennial lupine, Purple coneflower, Rhododendron, Serviceberry, Shrubs, Spinach, Trees, Vegetable garden, Wildflowers
