The header photo on this page shows Bonnie’s potted plant garden in Denver.

ASTER:  [SMALL WHITE ASTER (ASTER VIMINEUS); CLIMBING ASTER (ASTER CAROLINIANUS); OTHER ASTERS]  FINALLY THE ASTERS ARE STARTING TO FLOWER;  MORE ASTERS;  COULDN’T RESIST ANOTHER POST ON ASTERS;  THE GARDEN AS OF DECEMBER 15 — ONE LAST POST FOR 2014         

BEES  SWEAT BEES AND PINK COREOPSIS;   BUMBLEBEE ON MILKWEED (VIDEO);  FROM WEEDS TO BEES WITH BEETLES IN-BETWEEN; OF BEES AND BEANS;  BEES ON WEEDS; NEONICOTINOIDS – ARE SYSTEMIC PESTICIDES KILLING OUR BEES?

BLACK-EYED SUSAN (RUDBECKIA HIRTA)  SPRINGTIME IN VIRGINIA

BLUEBIRDS  JUST ABOUT TO FLEDGE;  BLUEBIRDS!;  MRS. BB LOADS UP ON MEALWORMS

BLUE SPIDER WASP  A BLUE WASP ON MY MOUNTAIN MINT

BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES  IS IT A METEOR SHOWER? NO! IT’S BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES!

BONESET  IT’S BONESET TIME IN VIRGINIA

BUTTERFLIES  A GOSSAMER WINGED BEAUTY;  IT’S BONESET TIME IN VIRGINIA;  SPICEBUSH CATERPILLARS ARE INSIDE THE LEAF ROLLS;  SPICEBUSH LEAVES ARE GETTING ROLLED ALREADY;  A MONARCH BUTTERFLY IN MY GARDEN; IF YOU PLANT IT THEY WILL COME.  REALLY!

CAMAS  CAMAS

CARDINAL FLOWER  MID-AUGUST IN DELAWARE

CHICKENS  THE LADIES

COREOPSIS  SWEAT BEES AND PINK COREOPSIS

CREPE MYRTLE SOUTHERN FLOWERS

CULVER’S ROOT  THE GARDEN IN EVENING LIGHT

DAISY FLEABANE  SPRINGTIME IN VIRGINIA

FROG, EASTERN GRAY TREE  MY BLUEBIRD BOX

GOLDFINCH  GREEN-HEADED  CONEFLOWERS CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR MAGIC

GOLDENROD (EARLY GOLDENROD – SOLIDAGO JUNCEA?)  A GOSSAMER WINGED BEAUTY;  BEES ON WEEDS

GREEN-HEADED CONEFLOWER NOW IT’S GREEN-HEADED CONEFLOWER TIME IN VIRGINIA;  GREEN-HEADED CONEFLOWERS CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR MAGIC

HAWK, SHARP SHIN  HAWK IN GARDEN

HOARY SKULLCAP HOARY SKULLCAP

INDIAN PINK  SPIGELIA MARILANDICA (INDIAN PINK)

JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT UPDATE

LOBELIA  MID-AUGUST IN DELAWARE

MILKWEED  MILKWEED COMING UP IN GEORGIA;  BEES ON  WEEDS;  BUTTERFLY MILKWEED;  EARLY SUMMER IN DELAWARE;   IF YOU  PLANT IT THEY WILL COME. REALLY!

MONARDA DIDYMA (BEEBALM)  EARLY SUMMER IN DELAWARE

MONARDA FISTULOSA  BEES ON WEEDS

MOUNTAIN MINT  MOUNTAIN MINT —  ANOTHER BEE FAVORITE;  A BLUE WASP ON MY MOUNTAIN MINT

ONION, NODDING  MID-AUGUST IN DELAWARE

POKEWEED  MID-AUGUST IN DELAWARE; NOT TO BE OUTDONE…

PRIMROSE, EVENING  EVENING PRIMROSE

PURPLE CONEFLOWER  BEES ON WEEDS

RUDBECKIA TRILOBA (THIN-LEAF CONEFLOWER)  ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE FLOWERS

SERVICEBERRY MY SERVICEBERRY SAGA

SOUTHERN MAGNOLIA SOUTHERN FLOWERS

SWEET JOE PYE WEED  SPRINGTIME IN VIRGINIA

SUNFLOWER  ALLEY BOXES

SWEETGUM TREE  WHY I LOVE MY SWEETGUM TREE

VENUS’ LOOKING GLASS  SPRINGTIME IN VIRGINIA

VITEX  THESE TWO BUSHES ARE NOT NATIVE BUT THE BEES DON’T SEEM TO MIND

YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER  YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER IN IDAHO