Observations on nature and gardening from an Carolina wildlife gardener
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
A newly emerged pipevine swallowtail
pipevine swallowtail
After noticing the chrysalises last week, I was delighted to see a newly emerged pipevine swallowtail this morning, hanging on the ledge outside the bathroom window (near the pipevine plant).
Its wings were already expanded, but it wasn't yet ready to fly. It stayed there for maybe 45 minutes, then finally flew away.
Gardening for Nature: Biodiversity starts at home (presentation)
Click to view a pdf version.
Learning about (SE US) native plants
Suggested references about learning more: click image to view
Our gardening assistant
Woody in stream at Biltmore
Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and PIedmont
My gardening companion's recent book
natural
adj. 1. present in or produced by nature 2. of, relating to, or concerning nature 3. conforming to the usual or ordinary course of nature
gardening
v.tr. 1. to cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden v.intr. 1. to plant or tend a garden 2. to work as a gardener.
About this blog
Our gardens (in the piedmont of SC and the mountains of NC) are increasingly home to native plants, birds, small mammals, and insects of all sorts. My gardening companion (my husband) is equally the gardener in our gardens. Our gardening assistant, Mocha, a wonderful Golden retriever, helped us for many years. Woody, our rescue Golden, is now putting his own stamp on our gardens.
I reduce the sizes of most images, but they're still bigger than what's seen on the blog (click to enlarge!)
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Growing a kitchen garden
article in SC Living; click to view
Year-round kitchen garden presentation
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Sedums and raised beds
Tomatoes, peppers, and beans
It's a honor
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Let me know your thoughts and observations...
about what you're growing and seeing in your garden and nature.
2 comments:
How exciting. Pretty butterfly.
Spectacular butterfly. I have seen swallowtails but nothing like that one.
Rob
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