There are more to the Aster family than the cute and colorful daisy like flowers that pepper the countryside. The selections below are all from the Aster family and plants that you may not have thought of as choices for your garden or landscape. I’ve given a brief overview of each plant and some planting […]
Tag Archives: Attracting Butterflies
I’m sure you’ve seen a flower with a cone-shaped middle surrounded by purple petals growing in a garden before. This wonderful perennial flower is very common to flower gardens. It looks good in many different places as its delicate shape adds to the appearance of any landscape design and is great for attracting butterflies. But […]
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One of my favorite hobbies is learning about and enjoying the butterflies that visit my wildlife garden. I call myself a butterfly enthusiast but the more accurate term would amateur lepidopterist. A lepidopterist is someone who studies or collects butterflies, skippers and/or moths – all of which make up the order Lepidoptera. As an amateur […]