One of my favorite hobbies is learning about and enjoying the butterflies that visit my wildlife garden. I call myself a butterfly enthusiast but the more accurate term would amateur lepidopterist. A lepidopterist is someone who studies or collects butterflies, skippers and/or moths – all of which make up the order Lepidoptera. As an amateur ...
It’s a little bit like falling in love with someone’s blue eyes and then finding out they are colored contacts. I love the Blue Porterweed growing in my Florida butterfly gardens even though I’ve discovered I don’t possess the true Florida native version. On the positive side, my exotic Blue Porterweed does attract a variety ...
There are more to the Aster family than the cute and colorful daisy like flowers that pepper the countryside. The selections below are all from the Aster family and plants that you may not have thought of as choices for your garden or landscape. I’ve given a brief overview of each plant and some planting ...
The use of perennials is a great way to easily keep spring planting work to a minimum. Every year I look forward to my perennials emerging from underground to see what my garden will look like this year. I have five favorite plants that have sparked many conversations when my friends and neighbors stop by ...
I’m sure you’ve seen a flower with a cone-shaped middle surrounded by purple petals growing in a garden before. This wonderful perennial flower is very common to flower gardens. It looks good in many different places as its delicate shape adds to the appearance of any landscape design and is great for attracting butterflies. But ...