Marcia - Yes, the music is Vivaldi. My favorite classical composer. Christine - I am lucky to have lots of Paw Paws, larval food of the Zebra Swallowtail, in the area so I always have Zebras nectaring in the garden in the spring. Felix - Hello to you and Sylvia too! And David says Hi, too! naplesgardener - I had the same problem with IDing Butterflies too. So when taking pictures I try to get upper and lower shots. Another problem I had was IDing cats which is why I put the cats together with their adults. As far as pointers to successful Butterfly gardening all I can say is plant lots of nectar sources [the most popular ones in my yard are lantana, salvia, cuphea, and, the best, Joe Pye Weed] And be willing to sacrifice your larval food plants to the cats. I have 5 passionflower vines and 4 cassias that are all looking down right ragged now and my dill and fennel are history. For those with water features in their yard, I found that Black Swallowtail cats will happily munch Water Celery if your dill and fennel runs out! I am glad you enjoyed the "show", I love sharing with you all!

Want to make a comment here about an extra feature of the hosta slide show. If you've heard the wire wastebaskets from Dollar Tree mentioned as a barrier against voles, then take a look at pictures 30 -34 to see how to do it. They do not cut out the bottoms, but crimp it to a lesser depth. I think I'd wear some gloves while doing the job though.

Thanks for the kind words, all. I'm enjoying the roses more each year, as they grow bigger and bloom more. Irisgal, yes, 'Little John' is a bottlebrush. I have three of them along the sides of a little path. I am thinking about getting a standard to go next to the concrete bench, but it's 80 bucks. All of the red amaranth is self-sown. I planted the chartreuse. It lasts a long time- it has been in bloom for two months now, and will continue to look decent through October. New ones are growing that will last through November. Too much lawn, if you ask me. Must sneak in an island bed... Renee

Loved them! I enjoyed the Abba music so much, I went to Amazon and ordered their CD!