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Honey bee on honeyvine “A weed by any other name would smell more sweet.” I step outside the back door and immediately grow heady on the intoxicating perfume of honeyvine. Bees, butterflies, iridescent flies, and jaw-droppingly giant wasps float in and out of my garden nectaring on this sweet feast. Of all the flowers in my garden these [...] Eupatorium coelestinum – mist flower – August rain garden Are you tired of the summer yet? Wondering what to do in your garden in August, apart from sweat, or shed tears over your garden, as your plants burn to a crisp? August is the time to prepare for a fabulous fall garden. Know what to plant [...] There’s a little corner of my front yard, right by the driveway, which needs some help. I’ve issued myself a butterfly garden challenge. You too can do a butterfly garden in a weekend. Plan your garden I’m sure every garden has a place for at least a few butterfly plants. Whether there’s a non-native plant you’d like to [...] A butterfly on leaf by Dottie Mae “ Come, butterfly It’s late- We’ve miles to go together. ” Basho You want to have beautiful butterflies in your garden. Have you put off butterfly gardening because of the work involved? You don’t need to. You can start small. Simple butterfly gardening A butterfly doesn’t care how beautifully your [...] “Little bluestem is one of the most widespread and important of all the prairie grasses.” Wasowski, 2002. Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, is a well behaved and attractive addition to your nature garden. Features With blue-green, delicate grass leaves, fluffy seed-heads, and attractive fall and winter color there are plenty of reasons to plant little bluestem. Habit Schizachyrium scoparium [...] |
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