Garden Experiments
For the love of gardening and wildlife habitat
The irises were gorgeous this March and April with many yellow flowers blooming in the front yard along a stone path. One good thunderstorm came through and flattened most of the flower stalks. Now we were stepping over the blooms to avoid crushing any future flowers. Needless to say this didn’t work very well. Luckily, I remembered that I had …
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Watching hummingbirds flit and hover around your garden is just magical. They are so much fun to watch. Their mid-air acrobatics and daredevil combat flying can be very entertaining. If you want to bring more of these delightful visitors to your backyard, here’s how to create a hummingbird haven in your garden. Our front yard includes many …
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I recently visited the Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservancy. It is the best butterfly garden I have visited – and I’ve been to quite a few. The butterfly house was stocked full of flowering plants, a large variety of butterfly species (around 50 or 60), and even some really cool tropical birds. [one-half-first] Blue Morpho …
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