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A Walk in the Garden at the End of the Month: September 2015
After a week of rain, the sun is out at least for a day. The forecast is for yet another extended period of wet weather. I took advantage of the warmth to take stock of the garden to see what … Continue reading
Posted in End of the Month View, Gardening
Tagged Anthony Waterer spirea, Autumn Joy sedum, Becky daisy, Black Swallowtail butterflies, Catawba, caterpillars, chaste tree, crape myrtle, Encore azaleas, golden rod, Helen, Iris Clarence, Iris Immortality, lantana, marigold, Osage, Osmanthus fragrans, parsley, phlox, tea olive, The Patient Gardener's Weblog, Vitex agnus-castus, Writing Spider
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Welcomed (?) Guests
A week ago I noticed that I had a few uninvited guests on my pot of parsley. They looked an awful lot like the various larval stages of Black Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio polyxenes), which are known to have a mighty … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged Black Swallowtail butterflies, herbs, Papilio polyxenes, parsley, Swallowtail butterflies
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A Walk in the Garden 