Today has been the most beautiful sunny day, with nice crisp air. The humidity has dried up, and fall is here for a few days. This picture is a branch of the raintree that I planted about three years ago. We have been waiting patiently for blossoms to pop out, and finally this year we have a few! There were a few shoots of yellow, so we have a nice addition to our shrub line this time of year.
This next picture is of the remnants of a passion vine. It was a bushy specimen when I planted it last spring, and it fortunately has grown well during the summer. If you look closely in the next picture, you will see the caterpillars that are munching on this plant. That is the purpose of the host plant: to provide the needed food for those ugly creatures. They will eventually evolve into Buckeye butterflies, and a few (6-8, I could not count accurately!) have already hatched and were flitting about today on the Lantana planted nearby.
Glancing down the pathway towards the entrance to the garden is a Firebush. I brought a small piece of that bush from Jupiter, when Sarah was purging some of the many plants from her garden down there....some time ago! I have found that I must keep it trimmed to keep it under controll. There is a great growth of Plumbago to the left and to the right. Many species of butterflies flit from plant to plant, dancing to their own songs! I must list all the kinds of butterflies that I have seen out back: Swallowtail, Zebra Longwing, Cabbage, Sulphur, Monarch, Buckeye, plus an assortment of moths about which I intend to learn . I must also find out about those tiny white butterflies(moths) and those ugly beetle-type bugs.
Today has been the most beautiful sunny day, with nice crisp air. The humidity has dried up, and fall is here for a few days. This picture is a branch of the raintree that I planted about three years ago. We have been waiting patiently for blossoms to pop out, and finally this year we have a few! There were a few shoots of yellow, so we have a nice addition to our shrub line this time of year. 
This next picture is of the remnants of a passion vine. It was a bushy specimen when I planted it last spring, and it fortunately has grown well during the summer. If you look closely in the next picture, you will see the caterpillars that are munching on this plant. That is the purpose of the host plant: to provide the needed food for those ugly creatures. They will eventually evolve into Buckeye butterflies, and a few (6-8, I could not count accurately!) have already hatched and were flitting about today on the Lantana planted nearby.
Glancing down the pathway towards the entrance to the garden is a Firebush. I brought a small piece of that bush from Jupiter, when Sarah was purging some of the many plants from her garden down there....some time ago! I have found that I must keep it trimmed to keep it under controll. There is a great growth of Plumbago to the left and to the right. Many species of butterflies flit from plant to plant, dancing to their own songs! I must list all the kinds of butterflies that I have seen out back: Swallowtail, Zebra Longwing, Cabbage, Sulphur, Monarch, Buckeye, plus an assortment of moths about which I intend to learn . I must also find out about those tiny white butterflies(moths) and those ugly beetle-type bugs.
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Oh mother, you are so cute with your knowledge of the plants and the butterflies. Maybe now you can become a master gardener! That would be fun! I am sure all the animals are happy that they have a safe haven there in your garden. I know Addie loves being out there with you!
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