I can't remember when I started raising Monarch caterpillars. I'm thinking maybe five years ago, and I'm no expert, but I've …
Caterpillar rescue
Late summer is butterfly season at Little Cedar. It's also caterpillar rescue season. As you probably already know, Monarch …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Pollinator Buffet
When you plan your garden in early February, what do you consider most important? Do you want fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, or …
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day October, 2013
Mid-Autumn wears her lofty crown this Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. October is a month of changes in my Oklahoma garden. We still …
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day Dateline: Sunday, July 15, 2012
It's Bloom Day and Sunday to boot. For those who live somewhere other than the center of the country, I'll give you the forecast …
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Wildflower Wednesday: Asclepias incarnata or swamp milkweed
About this time each year we watch Monarch butterflies float about our gardens and reflect on their silent beauty. They are in the …
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Attracting butteflies to the garden
This summer, although of late hotter than the Sahara, has still been a good one for butterflies. I've been planting for these …
The winner is . . . . and a little bit of summer for the rest of us
Chris is the winner. She is the lovely commenter who said she'd bought some for her mother, but would like a bar for herself. …
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Read any good books lately?
I have, and if you follow me on GoodReads.com, you might have already read my mini-reviews of these two books, but, in case you …
Wildflower Wednesday: Wild Blue Ageratum
Always, in September, I can count on the Conoclinium coelestinum (a/k/aEupatorium coelestinum) to bloom throughout my garden. …
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The Lazy, Crazy Days of Late Summer
There's a frenetic energy in the garden now. When I open the gate, the air is abuzz. With their voracious appetites, caterpillars …