A Few Reasons to Skip the Traditional Fall Cleanup
Hello friends! Can you believe October is just one day away, fall already upon us? As a child one of my most dreaded fall chores was raking leaves in our
Love Monarch Butterflies? From Egg to Adult in Just a Month–Here are 5 Things to Know if You Want to Help Them
Many of us love butterflies and the monarch butterfly, with its gorgeous orange and black wings, is among the most recognizable. Did you know the monarch, and many other butterflies
Weekly Puzzler #266: Mostly Uniform Holes in Leaves
Happy weekend all! Where I live it’s been a rainy one, but as I may have told you a time or two, rainy days make me happy. Unless I’m caught without
After Dark: What’s That Sound?
Right now if you live anywhere near a forest, and open your windows, or step outside after dark, you’re probably going to hear a deafening racket coming from the trees.
Bee or Fly? Here’s How to Tell
If you’ve ever looked closely at the flowers in your garden, watching the many insects coming and going, you’ve probably seen a lot of different insects, some that you recognize,
A BLACK Tiger Swallowtail? Did You Know that One of Our Most Common Butterflies is a Trickster
Hello and happy weekend! I bet you’ve seen this large, yellow and black butterfly flitting around the flowers in your garden. It’s one of our most common, and largest butterflies
Want a Hummingbird Magnet? Try This Red Flower
There are many, many native perennial flowers that I LOVE, but at the top of the list is cardinal flower(Lobelia cardinalis) Do you know this gorgeous red flower that often