Posted on April 4, 2016
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Golden Raindrops crabapple trees (Malus transitoria Schmidtcutleaf). Last spring I wrote a post called A robin experiment where I described bringing home dried-up crabapple fruits from the park to feed a hungry old robin. In that post, I expressed a desire to plant some crabapples…
Posted on October 29, 2015
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October cleanup. We had 1 1/2″ of rain the first of October, following 1 1/2″ the last of September. Yesterday, October 27, another 1 1/2″ fell, making 3″ of rain for October. We still have an 8″ rain deficit for the year, according to…
Category: American holly, Arugula, Azalea, Eastern red cedar, Fig tree, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce, Months, Mountain laurel, Native species, October, Peppers, Shrubs, Tomatoes, Trees, Vegetable gardenTags: American holly, Arugula, Azalea, Eastern red cedar, Fig tree, Garlic, Lettuce, Mountain laurel, Native species, October, Peppers, Shrubs, Tomatoes, Trees, Vegetable garden
Posted on September 28, 2015
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September renewal. Since most of my life up to now has been spent observing a school calendar, September still seems like a time to start again, to make new resolutions, to get excited about stuff. So, while I still have the habit of thinking…
Category: Birds, Black swallowtail, Black-capped chickadee, Butterflies, Chickweed, Downy woodpecker, Eastern red cedar, Giant swallowtail, House sparrow, Monarch, Months, Native species, Peppers, September, Trees, Weeds, White-breasted nuthatchTags: Birds, Black swallowtails, Black-capped chickadee, Butterflies, Chickweed, Downy woodpecker, Eastern red cedar, Giant swallowtails, Hot peppers, House sparrow, Monarchs, Native species, Peppers, September, Trees, Weeds, White-breasted nuthatch
Posted on September 19, 2015
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Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) in the garden in September. My summer is complete–with 4 official days of summer left. 2 monarch butterflies visited the garden yesterday. They were mostly interested in the verbena. What a great butterfly plant. What great butterflies. The monarchs are migrants, young…
Category: Butterflies, Eastern red cedar, Flowers, Monarch, Months, September, Trees, Verbena, WildflowersTags: Butterflies, Eastern red cedar, Flowers, Milkweed, Monarchs, September, Trees, Verbena, Wildflowers
