Posted on January 21, 2018
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Home-grown monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus). In 2015, a monarch visited my garden on September 18. In 2016, monarchs passed through on September 13 and September 20. Last summer, in 2017, monarchs were present in my garden pretty regularly from September 13 to October 28.… Continue Reading “Home-grown monarchs and milkweed”
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 September 28, 2016
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus). What are monarch butterflies doing in my garden. No, I don’t mean what right do they have to be in my garden. I mean, literally, what is it that they are doing. We all know monarchs are migratory. Adult monarchs from… Continue Reading “What are monarch butterflies doing in my garden”
Category: Butterflies, Flowers, Milkweed, Monarch, Wildflowers, ZinniasTags: Butterflies, Flowers, Milkweed, Monarchs, Wildflowers, Zinnias
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 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… Continue Reading “September renewal”
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… Continue Reading “Monarchs in the garden in September”
Category: Butterflies, Eastern red cedar, Flowers, Monarch, Months, September, Trees, Verbena, WildflowersTags: Butterflies, Eastern red cedar, Flowers, Milkweed, Monarchs, September, Trees, Verbena, Wildflowers
Posted on June 23, 2015
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June reality check. In January, anything was possible in garden dreaming. By June, the stage has been set. The table has been laid. Whatever cliche fits best, the truth is that reality has set in. It’s not all bad. Plants are blooming and growing.… Continue Reading “June reality check”
Category: Bee balm, Blue iris, Borage, Bumblebees, Cilantro, Columbine, Coreopsis, Critters, Daylilies, Flowers, Herbs, Insects, June, Milkweed, Months, Native species, Purple coneflower, Sunflowers, WildflowersTags: Bee balm, Blue iris, Borage, Bumblebees, Columbine, Coneflowers, Coreopsis, Critters, Daylilies, Echinacea, Flowers, Hemlock woolly adelgids, Japanese knotweed, June, June reality check, Lavender, Milkweed, Monarchs, Rudbeckia, Sunflowers, Swamp milkweed, Wildflowers
