Bumble Bee and the Rose of Sharon
I was in the garden this afternoon snapping a few photos of my garden flowers and came upon a bumble bee on a faded Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) bloom.…
Beneficial Insects
Gulf Fritillary
Years ago I planted a Passiflora x 'Incense' which is a hybrid of Passiflora incarnata and Passiflora cinnicata. What I did not know at the time was how aggressive this…
Coral Vine Mania
The bees each summer swarm into my garden to visit the Coral vines (Antigonon leptopus) that my neighbor Dorothy had planted. She was an avid gardener who passed away a…
Dragonflies Don't Need A Flight Plan
My driveway is full of dragonflies (belonging to the order Odonata). The love the ponds and have made my garden their home. Given that they eat mosquitoes, it seems like…