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Skeleton-Leaf Goldeneye
Viguiera stenoloba Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center database entry This Skeleton-Leaf Goldeneye plant has truly impressed me with its resilience and drought tolerance. Back in May (I am writing this in July) when it was already flowering I dug it out of a friend’s garden, where it had arrived as a volunteer, and transplanted it Continue reading
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Checkered White Butterfly
The Sunflower plants here now have flowers in various stages of development. There are still new flowers, but also old ones that have seeded. I have seen House Finches and Mockingbirds on the branches pecking seeds out of the flowers, and Mourning Doves on the ground picking up seeds that have fallen. And of course Continue reading
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We Need Caterpillars!
If you want your garden to be visited by birds or butterflies, then you need to be willing to accept caterpillars, and they will voraciously eat holes in the leaves of their host plants. Even before I’d had a chance to plant much of anything here, we were blessed with an abundance of volunteer sunflowers. Continue reading
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Sunflowers
With such a plain landscape in the early weeks here, I was thrilled to see at least two varieties of volunteer sunflowers arrive. The seeds might have been in the soil already, or perhaps dropped by passing birds. Unless they are in the way, I am letting them grow through their flower and seed cycle. Continue reading
About Me
Nature Lover.
Inquisitive Observer.
Student Gardener.
I invite you to join me on my journey to convert my sterile (from a nature point of view) new house lot to a healthy and diverse ecosystem, as I make discoveries, mistakes, and hopefully progress. I am not an expert or professional. The project started in February 2023 and the location is Seguin, Texas, USA.
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