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Tag Archives: butterflies
Photo Friday: Late July Blooms
I blog here mostly about vegetables, fruit and other edibles but we also have quite a few flowering plants here at Happy Acres so I don’t want to ignore them. Earlier this month I shared photos of what was blooming … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged allium, butterflies, canna, coneflower, hibiscus, oakleaf hydrangea, polinators, rudbeckia
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Harvest Monday September 7, 2020
It’s time once again for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. The late summer harvests are still keeping me busy. The pole beans are still producing heavily and I have been freezing most of them. I’m growing … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged butterflies, eggplant, pole beans, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Photo Friday: Wild Garden Makeover
The last few weeks my wife and I have been cleaning up and mulching the area we call the Wild Garden. It’s planted with flowers and other plants that are attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators. It’s been quite a … Continue reading
Harvest Monday July 29, 2019
It’s time for Harvest Monday, where we celebrate all things harvest related. It’s summer here, and the harvests are reflecting the season quite nicely. Warm weather veggies are the rule, and we’re getting a good variety of them now. Okra … Continue reading
Posted in Harvest Monday
Tagged butterflies, eggplant, green beans, okra, parsley, picnic, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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Photo Friday: May Bloomers
Today I thought I would share some of the things we have blooming here in late May. First up is the catmint growing in the Wild Garden. It’s been blooming for several weeks now, and the bees are loving it. … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged agastache, astilbe, bees, butterflies, catmint, Echinacea, petunias, spiderwort
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