Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: finally sticking around for groceries, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
Hello again! I got busy for a day then the thread started to get away from me, but I'm caught up now.

Sidney, I love the coleus! (not sure what the plural of coleus is!) I used to have a lot of them, but haven't had any in a few years because they always got mealy bugs! They would end up just taking over and I got tired of fighting them.

sierramp, I love the waterfall! I have never thought of going to building sites and getting rocks! There is a huge new housing addition beside me so I might just be out there scouting around. I never found rocks under my grass, just cement! Enough that made a small patio in the front bed. I had to have them come remove it with a jackhammer. It took over an hr to get it apart!

Blaine, love those pics! The birds are so sweet, and those gals are looking like they are about to get into trouble! lol

What exactly do you do Blaine that has impressed Sidney so much? or maybe I should be asking Sidney. I'd love to know how long everyone has been gardening and/or working on their beds. Are you organic gardeners?

I have only been gardening for about 4 years. Before that I knew nothing about plants. It's my passion now, and mainly for the butterflies. I discovered them about 2 years ago. I try to be as organic as possible, only using some occassional fire ant killers (although the one I'm trying now is organic) and an occassional squirt of pyrethrum. I'm currently battling the Aphids From Hell!! I'm trying to keep my milkweed alive until the Monarchs get here. Today I had 3, which means they are coming! :))

Here is a pic of my back bed.