Flowers for butterflies are one of my favorite topics, and I’m looking forward to sharing my knowledge on this subject in the late spring with a local garden club. I have a free little booklet on this website too which you can download and enjoy to help you plant flowers to attract butterflies. And today, I published a new article, with plenty of big, colorful pictures that I took personally here in my very own garden. Please enjoy my latest article, Flowers for Butterfly Gardens.
[…] lantana , is a favorite annual for both butterflies and hummingbirds; hummingbird vine has long orange tube-shaped flowers, and it can be invasive, but […]
I’ve loved this little folk art weather house all my life. It still makes me smile. What gardener doesn’t need to know the weather? I grew up with many German relatives. Thank-you notes were written to “Oncle Ludwig” and “Tante Marie.” During visits to their homes, I was fascinated by the little folk art German…
Growing vs. wild foraging medicinal herbs is a real concern among newbie herbalists. The other day, I shared pictures of my herb seedlings (mallow, parsley, and savory) on Facebook. A nervous nellie immediately wrote, “I would be so AFRAID to do that! How can you know they are safe?” Well, first of all, parsley and…
I love sunflowers, so when the National Gardening Bureau reached out with the news of Sunfinity® Sunflowers, I had to check them out. This new sunflower variety keeps blooming long after traditional sunflowers call it quits. While many common varieties offer only a few weeks of color and stop producing flowers once cut, this series…
Are you trying to decide whether to buy or build your own garden fountain? I’ve done both, and each approach has pros and cons. I’ll unpack them for you, below, plus include links to some of my favorite products. Home Garden Joy participates in the Amazon affiliate program. We earn a small commission on product…
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