Monarch Update, Mid-August
It’s been a little over two weeks since I made my last monarch update. We are just starting the time of year when the super generation is being born! This…
Category: yards
A Wisconsin Perennial Garden in July
My husband and I have always lovingly cared for our yards. From a tiny condo outside Baltimore Maryland to the current 3 acre spread, our yard eventually takes on a…
Quick Monarch Update #2
What’s going on with monarchs in my yard right now? Summer is speeding by at its usual quick pace. Far behind my monarch raising efforts of last year, I am…
Saving the Monarch Butterfly
Today, I feel compelled to write about monarch conservation. We are in the height of monarch breeding season here in the midwest, and I am seeing post after post on…
Shades of Clematis
It’s that time of year when our world starts to have color. Color is something for which I have a keen sense of awareness. Tonal variations are seldom lost on…
Recent Wildlife
A few months ago, I wrote about the noise that frogs were making in our retention pond behind our house. It was really loud this past weekend when we had…
