Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: Need Help Building a Butterfly Education & Exploration Site, 5 by SingingWolf

SingingWolf wrote:
Good bog! I just read my last post, which is a good example of what using a kindle for your posting will do.
Okay, I'm back with photos of my B.fly garden at home. I realize that it's broken up into sections, but such is a gardeners life. :-)
1. Okay the first photo here is of the area in front of the trees. I've been planting lantana in there. Even though it's in full shade in the morning, it's in full sun in the afternoons, so the lantana thrives here. There is also a fake creek/planter bed in the front, but my dogs keep killing some of the flowers in the center there. She's an old dog, so she's allowed more latitude.
2. This is a photo of the raised planter DH helped me to build. I have planted butterfly host plants and some nectar plants in there too.
3. This is part of my front yard. I was given the HoneyBird Tree (tacoma stans) several years ago. I planted many of the plants I was given by friends of Dad in this area. :-)
4. This area is frequented by both hummers and butterflies. The hummers especially love the plants in this area. Between the agapantha, the HoneyBird Bush, and the honeysuckle covering the fence, they have a grand time in this part of the yard.
5. Last one for now, is one of my sitting area. I think I need a better photo, but this will give you an idea of what is going on. I planted this area as sort of a Memory Garden. A quiet place to enjoy the beauty of the day, and reflect. Most of the plants in this area are planted for specific people, that I've lost. It seems a bit overgrown right now. We had such a mild winter that things never really went dormant.
Behind the arch with the bench, is a pot containing a Pride of Barbados. I have 3 or 4 others, but since it was Dad's favorite plant, I wanted one in the Memory Garden. Behind that I have some Rose of Sharon planted that I started from seed this year. I am thanking the DG gardener who gave the seed to me. If only I could remember who sent it? Anyway behind the Rose of Sharon are some jonquil bulbs, which brighten up my February's and March's. In the far back you can see a big steel building. That's DH's Bee Barn.

I'll sort through some of this recent download to see what else I can share with you.

WIB~
SW