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I have been doing a butterfly garden for 8 years. Two years ago is when I really invested in it since I bought my own place. Right now I have several species of butterflies coming in. Right now I have giant swallowtails the monarchs the eastern black swallowtails, gulf fritillary, zebra longwings and the polydamas swallowtails. I'm trying to find the wooly Dutchman for my yard to attract the pipevine butterflies. It's so hard to find it here. I have the calico Dutchman which my
Polydamas love it!!!
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MissSherry
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Comments (3)Hi Tony and welcome. Hummers have been in your area for a while now. Spring blooming plants to add to your garden are: Aquilegia canadensis (native eastern columbine), Bleeding hearts, Coral Bells (red flower), single flowered azaleas, rhododendron, flowering quince, red buckeye, Coral honeysuckle blooms early and will continue to bloom all season so that is a good staple plant. For all season blooms Salvia coccinea is a number one attractor. It is an annual but may reseed for you. Some places sell the cultivar Lady in Red. Our walmart has had it in the past but so far they haven't had any at all this year. It is very easy to grow from seed too. Another must have is Salvia guaranitica Black & Blue. This could be a perennial for you with enough winter protection. THey get very large (almost shrub like), Monarda 'Jacob's Cline' is a great mid summer flowering perennial and Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower) is a great late summer flowering perennial. Other perennial plants include Lychinis chalcedonica (Maltese Cross), Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Agastache cana, There are several threads here on this forum that discus hummer plants that will list many more. THis should give you a starting point. Penny...See MoreHello Hello! I'm Betty and it's my first time here.
Comments (10)Hello, hello, Betty! Welcome to RMG! WeÂre glad you found us! There are lots of people around here who can help you with just about any kind of questions you can come up with. And if you happen to ask something nobody knows the answer toÂwellÂweÂre good at guessing and making suggestions too! ;-) When you try to post the pictures, if youÂre having a problem, let us know what picture hosting site youÂre using, and somebody will be able to tell you how to find the link you need to post them. If you donÂt have a hosting site yet, I use Picasa and I love it! (And thanks to the folks here at RMG, I even know how to use it!) Again, welcome! And bring on the pictures and questions! Skybird...See MoreFirst Time Here...
Comments (10)Welcome to the forum! I would suggest a visit to the local stained glass store or a community coarse, as it can cost at least $400 in equitment to get started with it and glass can usually run $10/sqft from there on, so taking a course so you learn the best ways to get the best results, and if it is something you wanna spend that kind of investment on(usually the courses provide the tools) or ask someone to give you a private lessons, as hands on is always so much better than just learning out of a book...I think that people who know how to sew, have an advantage over us who don't, as they already know how to cut out a pattern!!!lol! But there is so much to learn about the way glass breaks, that it is best to start with a course is my 2 cents worth! I tried the cheap way and it cost me a lot of frustration!!! It's better to start off with the right tools and instruction!!! It is a very wonderful hobby, and I think it has totally changed my life for the better!!! Even if I can't leave a stained glass store with less than $100 worth of glass per visit!!lol! Here is a pic of my glass obsession...far front right: lightbox, grinder, glass saw, and a couple grand worth of glass....(spoken like Golem: ahhh, my pretties...!!!)lol! Here is a link that might be useful:...See MoreHello everyone!, here's my collection
Comments (0)This is my first and largest. it flowered twice in the 5 years I've had it This is a cutting from the one i grow in my workplace this one i got recently as a gift, for some reason even a couple months of care and it still looks a bit ill to me, can anyone tell if its just the plant? This is my rope plant, recently had to be cut back over winter when it got chilled in a cold snap and finally my mystery plant, I think its an australis... but the newer leaves look nothing like the older ones. anyone got an ID?...See MoreTom
9 years agoangelimperfect36
9 years agoI am from central florida. I'm in Saint Petersburg florida in Tampa Bay Area. Thanks for commenting about my pictures. My husband was so sweet to buy me one so I can take pics of them in my garden. Would love some
Ideas for the second garden. Here's my first garden picture.
spiroan
9 years ago
cottonwood468
9 years agoTom
9 years agoangelimperfect36
9 years agoI wanted to get the queen laces but I heard they attract chippers??? Thar bites ur feet when u walk through??? I was like nah never mind so I got rue plants instead and growing dills. I should get fennel but it's almost august so I will do that next year along with adding zinnias flowers all over my yard as well. Here's another pic. Unfortunately my verbena plants all died off. Maybe too much water??? It was doing well for one whole month then it dried up. I only cut down to base and left root hoping it'll come back next yr or is it too late?? It died off in first week of July. I planted it in march.
woollybear69
9 years ago
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