The header image on this page shows a flower of the Southern Magnolia tree that grows in Wendy’s yard just outside of Atlanta.

NATIVE FLOWER GARDENING IN VIRGINIA — MY “NEW” PHILOSOPHY  (VIRGINIA)

 SIGNS OF SPRING IN VIRGINIA  (VIRGINIA)

GLORIOUS MILKWEED SPROUTS (GEORGIA)

THE GARDEN AS OF DECEMBER 15 — ONE  LAST POST FOR 2014 (VIRGINIA)

THE WEED GARDEN IN THE FALL (VIRGINIA)

COULDN’T RESIST ANOTHER POST ON ASTERS (VIRGINIA)

WHY I LOVE MY SWEETGUM TREE (DELAWARE)

TWO AT ONCE ON MY BUTTERFLY BUSH! THEN TWO MORE ON THE SOUTHAMPTON ELEMENTARY BUTTERFLY BUSH AND SPEAKING OF BUTTERFLY BUSHES … (VIRGINIA)

SOME BEAUTIFUL QUOTES I FOUND (DELAWARE)

MORE ASTERS (VIRGINIA)

FINALLY, THE ASTERS ARE STARTING TO FLOWER (VIRGINIA)

IF YOU PLANT IT THEY WILL COME. REALLY! (GEORGIA)

MORE BUGS (LATE SUMMER) THE PRETTY AND THE NOT-SO-PRETTY (VIRGINIA)

OBEDIENT PLANT (VIRGINIA)

SEDUM (VIRGINIA)

IT’S OK TO BE A LATE BLOOMER (DELAWARE)

JACK-IN-THE-PULPIT UPDATE (DELAWARE)

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

GREEN-HEADED CONEFLOWERS CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR MAGIC (VIRGINIA)

NORTHERN BLAZING STAR (VIRGINIA)

SNEEZEWEED (VIRGINIA)

NOT TO BE OUTDONE… (VIRGINIA)

MID-AUGUST IN DELAWARE (DELAWARE)

HAWK IN GARDEN (COLORADO)

NEONICOTINOIDS – ARE SYSTEMIC PESTICIDES KILLING OUR BEES? (PESTICIDES)

MY BLUEBIRD BOX (GEORGIA)

ALLEY BOXES (COLORADO)

A MONARCH BUTTERFLY IN MY GARDEN (VIRGINIA)

MY SERVICEBERRY SAGA (DELAWARE)

A BLUE WASP ON MY MOUNTAIN MINT (VIRGINIA)

NOW IT’S GREEN-HEADED CONEFLOWER TIME IN VIRGINIA (VIRGINIA)

HOARY SKULLCAP (DELAWARE)

MOUNTAIN MINT – ANOTHER BEE FAVORITE (VIRGINIA)

BONNIE’S POTTED PLANTS ON PATIO (COLORADO)

THE LADIES (IDAHO)

EVENING PRIMROSE (DELAWARE)

ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE FLOWERS (VIRGINIA)

JUST ABOUT TO FLEDGE! (DELAWARE)

THE UNKNOWN LILY (DELAWARE)

A GOSSAMER WINGED BEAUTY (VIRGINIA)

OLIVE (GEORGIA, PETS — WENDY)

BACKYARD  POND (IDAHO)

IT’S BONESET TIME IN VIRGINIA (VIRGINIA)

IZZY AND JACK OF HEARTS (COLORADO)

SWEAT BEES AND PINK COREOPSIS (DELAWARE)

THE GARDEN IN EVENING LIGHT (VIRGINIA)

BLUEBIRDS! (DELAWARE)

CAMAS (IDAHO)

NEW COLORADO PICTURES (COLORADO)

BUMBLEBEE ON SWAMP MILKWEED (DELAWARE)

BELLE CONTEMPLATING THE  UNIVERSE (VIRGINIA)

FROM BEES TO WEEDS WITH BEETLES IN-BETWEEN (GEORGIA)

OF BEES AND BEANS (DELAWARE)

THESE TWO BUSHES ARE NOT NATIVE BUT THE BEES DON’T SEEM TO MIND (GEORGIA)

SOUTHERN FLOWERS (GEORGIA)

BEES ON WEEDS (VIRGINIA)

EARLY SUMMER IN DELAWARE  (DELAWARE)

BONNIE’S GARDEN  (COLORADO)

MRS. BB LOADS UP ON MEALWORMS  (VIRGINIA)

DEER RESISTANT NATIVE PLANTS  (QUESTION FROM GEORGIA)

SPRINGTIME IN VIRGINIA  (VIRGINIA)

YELLOW MONKEY FLOWER IN IDAHO  (IDAHO)

SPIGELIA MARILANDICA (INDIAN  PINK)  (DELAWARE)

BUTTERFLY MILKWEED  (DELAWARE)

SPICEBUSH CATERPILLARS ARE INSIDE THE LEAF ROLLS  (VIRGINIA)

SPICEBUSH LEAVES ARE GETTING ROLLED ALREADY  (VIRGINIA)

MILKWEED COMING UP IN GEORGIA  (GEORGIA)