Butterfly Garden Update
Youngest son and I saw this lovely tree when we were at the nursery to pick up some plants. It is a Bottlebrush Tree also known as Callistemon rigidus, native to Australia. The price tag was a bit steep for us, so I will try to find it in a smaller size. The only one the nursery had was very large, but youngest son was very taken with it.
The nursery was out of the pineapple sage and yarrow I wanted to get for the butterfly garden, but I did get a yellow shrimp plant and a Hibiscus acetosella (not sure what variety). The Hibiscus acetosella has dark red leaves and burgundy flowers. The flowers do not show up very well against the leaves, but they look nice all the same.
I had a nice surprise waiting at home for me. My neighbor gave me a purple salvia, marigolds, begonia, and a petunia along with a sweet pepper and some tomato seedlings.
I'll post pictures of the new additions soon.
- Wildlife Wednesday
The Geese family, parading around, April 13th. Daddy's wildflower bed, his yarrow is doing pawesome, MOL Mommy's in the herb bed isn't doing as well. The Geese came to visit Mommy while she was weeding the Butterfly Garden. She took...
- Thursday In The Garden
I am enjoying the Butterfly Garden for as long as I can since winter is on the way. We are hoping the Red Hibiscus will bloom before it dies. It has lots of buds on it. We wouldn't buy this plant again. It is very high maintenance and...
- Mancat Monday ~ Socks
I likes hanging out in the butterfly garden. It is nice and cool in the shade. Plus I am hard to see when I am in the shade, shade is good camouflage. Mommy I am tired of having my picture made. Safe at last, I bet she doesn't even know I am here....
- Gardening Update
The bugle weed around Whiskers' grave is growing nicely. I love the deep red color of this hibiscus. This is a new addition to the Whiskers' Memorial Butterfly Garden. It is a Sweet Shrub, while the flowers aren't very showy they are extremely...
- The Whiskers Memorial Butterfly Garden
We are all still grieving over the loss of Whiskers. In order to honor his memory we have decided to create a butterfly garden around his grave site. He enjoyed being around his family and this will give us a peaceful spot to sit close to his grave and...