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Tag Archives: coneflower
Photo Friday: Late June Blooms
I’m taking a break from edibles today to showcase some of the things we have blooming here in late June. Every year I plant petunias all around Happy Acres in various containers and planters, and they are all in full … Continue reading
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Tagged bee balm, buttonbush, coneflower, Echinacea, petunias, Wave petunias, yarrow, zinnia
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Photo Friday: Blooms and Butterflies
We have lots of plants blooming now in our gardens, and butterflies are a frequent visitor to them. Zinnias are typically a butterfly magnet, and their cheery blooms add bright summer color to the garden. Profusion Red Yellow Bicolor Zinnia … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged alliums, butterflies, butterfly weed, coneflower, Joe Pye Weed
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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
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Tagged allium, butterflies, canna, coneflower, hibiscus, oakleaf hydrangea, polinators, rudbeckia
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Photo Friday: July Blooms
Today I want to give you a sampling of what’s blooming now in our Wild Garden and Sun Garden areas. The Wild Garden is so named because the plants in there are beneficial to butterflies, bee and other pollinators. We … Continue reading
Posted in Photo Friday
Tagged annuals, Becky daisy, bee balm, bronze fennel, buttonbush, coneflower, coreopsis, ratibida, rudbeckia
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Photo Friday: Wild Butterfly Garden
It’s been quite a while since I shared any photos from the area we call the Wild Butterfly Garden. My wife worked hard this spring to get it cleaned up and mulched, and we are now filling in a few … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, butterflies, coneflower, herbs, hummingbirds, petunias, pollinators, sedum
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