Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Need Help Building a Butterfly Education & Exploration Site, 2 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
Hi Adina, you know how it is. Nothing going on for weeks at a time, then everything comes at you all at once. We've been trying to get the Farmer's Market going since last March. The city just keeps finding more fees to charge. Sigh.

The BEES is in the early stages of clearing and planning. I have been removing the dead brush, and planning on where to put things like the waterfall, and koi pond. There will be a small brook that feeds into the pond from the waterfall. I kind of have the boundaries figured out, but am waiting til this fall when things are cooler and I have some help to start moving things around. I lost my apprentices, when school started. I'll get 'em back when they are on break from school.

I figure I can start marking off the space during Pumpkin Patch season when I'm out there anyway. I'll also have my boys around and will try to get them to help out too.

You know Adina, I've been wanting to do something like this for a long time, and I really looked hard at the farm to find the right location. I hope by sharing what I'm doing on this thread, my friends at DG will help me get it right. So, I hope that everyone reading/following this thread will feel free to make suggestions, and give advice, or even share what you might think will make it a better experience for people of all ages. :-)

I promised more photos of the BEES. These were taken at the end of April. It's so weird that these photos show a lot more green than the previous set taken at the beginning of March, when it's normally the other way around.

1. This is the slope where the waterfall will be.
2. Same thing but I'm standing on what will be the path around the Butterfly enclosure. You can see the Pussywillows on the left in the photo.
3. This is the elderberry tree, from this angle I can see I have a lot more clearing to do.
4. It was a pleasant surprise to find this wild nicotiana growing in the BEES.
5. I'm not sure what this ferny plant that's growing under the elderberry is, but I kind of like it.

I have a few more photos to post so I'll be right back.

WIB~
SW