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A Few Wildflowers From Summer and Fall 2011

December 28, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Native Wild Blueberry and Bombus (Bumble Bee)Erigeron annuus Eastern daisy fleabane ~ ?Mystery Most Common ~  Fleabane ?Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium Tradescantia virginiana, Virginia SpiderwortAmsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern bluestar)Thermopsis villosa (Carolina bushpea)Field of Dancus pusillus (American wild carrot) and Daucus carota (Queen Anne's Lace)Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar eating Wild CarrotVerbascum chaixii ? and Common Milkweed Asclepias syriacaLittle Skippers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amsonia, Aphrodite Fritillary, Echinacea, Goldenrod, Joe pye Weed, Milkweed, Monarchs, Native Blueberries, New England Asters, Rudbeckia, Thermopsis villosa, wild geraniums, Wildflower Wednesday

A Few Wildflowers From Summer and Fall 2011

December 28, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Native Wild Blueberry and Bombus (Bumble Bee) Erigeron annuus Eastern daisy fleabane ~ ? Mystery Most Common ~  Fleabane ? Geranium maculatum, Wild Geranium  Tradescantia virginiana, Virginia Spiderwort Amsonia tabernaemontana (Eastern bluestar) Thermopsis villosa (Carolina bushpea) Field of Dancus pusillus (American wild carrot) and Daucus carota (Queen Anne's Lace) Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar eating Wild Carrot Verbascum chaixii ? and Common … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amsonia, Aphrodite Fritillary, Echinacea, Goldenrod, Joe pye Weed, Milkweed, Monarchs, Native Blueberries, New England Asters, Rudbeckia, Thermopsis villosa, wild geraniums, Wildflower Wednesday

Glimpses of North and Middle Garden Walkabouts

July 3, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'  Gray Catbird Eggs - Second Brood Rosa Rugosa Thermopsis villosa and White Birch before Walnut Hill Chipping Sparrow in Nest Chipping Sparrow Eggs  Rosa Virginiana  Female Indigo Bunting and Nestlings in a Peony! Inidgo Bunting Nestlings  -  More on these later on.  Tree Swallow Nestling Nearly Fledged  Hydrangea macrophylla  'Nikko Blue' Looking through Middle Gardens and Tree Swallow Nestbox towards Mount … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 'The Fairy Rose', Chipping Sparrow, Garden Walkabout, Hydrangea, Indigo Bunting Family, Metasequoia, Rosa Rugosa, Rosa Virginiana, Thermopsis villosa, Tree Swallows, Walnut Hill, White-tailed Deer

June Wildflowers for ‘National Pollinator Week’

June 22, 2011 by Carol Duke Leave a Comment

Twelve-spotted Skimmer Through years of labor fields reclaim flower power wild and native grow Pollinators thrive flying low through drifts of blooms cups await their probe All must be on guard closer examination  reveals hidden foes She loves me loves not camouflage in petals white daisy death comes quick Intricate seeds form taking flight into landscapes promising return Beyond blooming life scattering to 'the four winds' onward odyssey  'National … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amsonia, Bishop's Weed, Daisy, Dragonfly, Goldenrod Crab Spider, HAIKU by Carol, Pinks, Pollinators, Thermopsis villosa, Yarrow

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