Butterfly Larvae are Here!
A few weeks ago, I captured pictures of the first Eastern Black Swallowtail in our garden. She was busily laying eggs all over our fennel plants. I have since been inspecting the plants each day to see if the eggs had hatched. Last week, I thought they had. However, the little green wormy looking thing did not match the Swallowtail larva I have seen before. …
Breaking Butterfly News!
The Butterflies are Back! This weekend in Wilmington, NC, the Azalea Festival is going full-swing. I took in my share of fun, and my azaleas are blooming. However, the big news today is that we saw our first Eastern Black Swallowtail flying around our little butterfly garden, and it was laying eggs like crazy all over the fennel plants. …
Seeds: Starting the Butterfly Garden, NOW!
You might think I am crazy for telling you that now is the time to start thinking about seeds for your organic garden. There is still snow on the ground for most everyone reading this blog. It is not too early to think about seeds for the butterfly garden. Chris and I have an exciting butterfly project in the works, and we are excited to roll …
How to Create a Backyard Butterfly Garden
Butterfly conservatories are a favorite tourist attraction in any city lucky enough to have one. You don’t have to wait for a vacation to a far-off place to enjoy bountiful displays of butterflies! Planting a backyard butterfly garden is easy and fun. The key to raising your own butterflies is to grow plants for the larva to eat, for holding the chrysalis, …
