Flowers, pollinators, and fruit
Swallowtail visits mtn mint
Buckeye also has a fondness for mint...
Other pollinators...
While we're on the subject of pollinators, this cut-leaf coneflower is also drawing a big crowd...
The clasping heliotrope is always a big crowd pleaser...
Crinums!
phlox and swallowtail
joe pye and swallowtail
Lantana and tiger swallowtail
Sassafras drupes... just before the mocking birds and brown thrashers ate them... took very little time to completely strip the tree... They made quite a racket... swooping in and grabbing fruit seemingly in mid-flight!
bird in sassafras tree....
Flat woods plum (Prunus umbellata)
These plums look mouth-watering... But... they aren't good until the tree drops them... If you're into brushing the sand off them... they aren't bad.
White rose of sharon...
Finally... a new section of the veg garden... caged tomatoes, watermelons, and glass gem corn showing.
posted by Gardens-In-The-Sand at
5:57 PM
4 Comments:
Love the wildlife in your garden. Is that mint the same thing as bee balm?
You got great pics of your pollinators and your flowers are amazing! Isn't it wonderful to see the beautiful result of your labor? You have great trees to feed the birds! Did you plant them or were they already there?
@ Elizabeth...
Mtn mint... (Pycnanthemum sp.) is a very different thing from bee balm (monarda sp.)
But... I do make a mint tea from both...
@ Flower Freak...
I've planted a lot of trees... But the sassafras and flat woods plum are naturals.
Everything looks good! I have a solid white Rose of Sharon but I like yours with the red center better.
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