Early June
Goldfinch says... the poppies r through, so bring on the rudbeckia...
another pic of the r.maxima.
The butterflyweed is a show-stopper
Plenty of bees
Spicebush swallowtail butterfly
Tiger swallowtail n spicebush
Tiger again.
Heliotropium amplexicaule is always a big draw.
American painted lady visits clasping heliotrope.
buckeye butterfly
Frog... check out those gold spots...
rabbits r pissin me off.
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And they're eating the echinacea...
Frog... check out those gold spots...
rabbits r pissin me off.
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And they're eating the echinacea...
You know, I only had the one wild delphinium... I can't grow any new ones when y'all are deadheading my flowers...
Ok, I finally got enough... I decided to make a nice broth fer them...
I collected some brugmansia leaves, and some datura root and made a nice tea... after it cooled, I poured it over stuff.
Seems to be working.