Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting the … [Read more...] about Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape
Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape
Cinnabar and Dragon blood come to mind when seeing the vibrant vermilion sprays of our middle garden Japanese Maple. Its blazing breath reaches over towards payne's gray shadows racing through the forested hills, we call Walnut Hill and High Ridge, creating a stunning contrast. Sturdy oaks still grasping their last burnt sienna leaves are nearly naked now. The Japanese Maple is as out of place in our landscape as an ancient Dracaena cinnabari might be, but it is a dormant dragon so lifting … [Read more...] about Vermilion Murmurs and Malus within a November Landscape
Monarch Butterflies Wild About The Gardens
Throughout the summer and fall Monarchs and other butterflies readily flutter to native plants in the garden and seem to prefer them over most all others . . . with exception to our taller than usual butterfly bush. Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum L. is a favorite plant of mine for its large sculptural quality. Butterflies, moths and bees love the sweets hidden within numerous tiny florets. Liatris is another favored native and great pollinator attractor. Ironweed, Veronia … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterflies Wild About The Gardens
Monarch Butterflies Wild About The Gardens
Throughout the summer and fall Monarchs and other butterflies readily flutter to native plants in the garden and seem to prefer them over most all others . . . with exception to our taller than usual butterfly bush.Joe-pye weed, Eupatorium purpureum L. is a favorite plant of mine for its large sculptural quality. Butterflies, moths and bees love the sweets hidden within numerous tiny florets. Liatris is another favored native and great pollinator attractor. Ironweed, … [Read more...] about Monarch Butterflies Wild About The Gardens
Black Swallowtail Metamorphosis Misty August Garden
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes I will be sharing more of the magical Monarch Butterfly Metamorphosis . . . but first I want to go back to earlier this spring and share the striking Black Swallowtail Butterfly and its metamorphosis with you. A male Black Swallowtail from last year . . . the first one I had the joy to raise. I was delighted to eyed this female ovipositing this May. She may have overwinter here in her pupa. Once she flies away, I discover an egg attached to … [Read more...] about Black Swallowtail Metamorphosis Misty August Garden