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Adventures in Our Backyard Garden
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Oct 11:
Last blooms of our Tall coreopsis that came home from @mtcubacenter a few years ago in a little pot and each Spring and Summer grows to 7-8 foot tall.
#nativeplants #backyardgarden #dusklight #coreopsistripteris
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Oct 10:
Took a break from a Fall gardening project to watch the little goldfinches from our deck today. They love black-eyed Susan seeds. These are some seed heads I left up for them by our deck steps.
#femalegoldfinch #blackeyedsusans #backyardhabitat
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Oct 9:
Noticed this plant lit up by the dusk light tonight. Realized it had bloomed. Had decided it wasn’t a weed and let it grow to see it flower. It’s a seedling of a mother plant brought home from @mtcubacenter Instant Hummingbird Garden class 💜 Whorled mountain-mint.
#dusklight #whorledmountainmint #backyardgarden
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Sept 23:
We were away for 2 weeks and returned earlier this week to find the many asters in our backyard garden in full bloom. Beautiful!
A monarch butterfly seemed very happy to find them today as well 💜
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Sept 3:
I was at Natural Lands for my volunteer ambassador session @mtcubacenter this past Thursday afternoon. On my way back to the formal gardens by the house I took the meadow route. A few images from my observations. Spotted a #redadmiralbutterfly out in the meadow. It then flew and landed at my feet on the path 💜
Then saw some motion next to me and saw a #prayingmantis (a nonnative one well camouflaged) trying to catch a wasp! (unsuccessfully) and then a view down to our ambassador at the pond with visitors. A beautiful day to be at #mtcubacenter .
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Aug 31:
Lots blooming for the hummingbirds 💜 right now. Sat on the deck for some #ornitherapy watching them this afternoon.
2 hummingbirds flying about with visits to red honeysuckle vine flowers, red cardinal flowers, obedient plant flowers and a sit up in the wild cherry tree.
#lonicerasempervirens #lobeliacardinalis #physostegiavirginiana #prunustree #rubythroatedhummingbirds
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Aug 30:
Looks like a beaver (or beavers) are back! This tree was down across the pond path on our walk at the pond this morning , with evidence at the tree base that a beaver was responsible and new wood is on the beaver dam. Can’t wait to see one!
#morningwalk #pondhabitat #beaversreturn
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Aug 29:
Goldfinch visit to our backyard garden at dusk last evening.
#malegoldfinch #dusklight #gardeningforwildlife
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Aug 28:
Spotted this #coopershawk as it flew into our backyard woodland edge.
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Aug 28:
Baby bunny has been keeping me company while I garden. So cute! 💜
#babybunny #gardeningforwildlife
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Aug 28:
From our walk @mtcubacenter last Sunday morning. The #franklinia trees were blooming! Flowers have a nice scent and were very popular with the pollinators. Butterflies, bees, and a hummingbird (it didn’t cooperate for photos 😌). We found three trees on our walk.
#frankliniaalatamaha : Per #mtcubacenter signage: “Extinct in the wild. All known specimens descend from the 1777 expedition by William Bartram”
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Aug 25:
Look what bloomed today! I planted 9 Hibiscus coccineus seedlings, brought home from @mtcubacenter propagation class last year, along the edge of our rain garden. They all came up. Didn’t think they’d flower this year but 3 of them developed buds late. What a treat!
#hibiscuscoccineus #scarletrosemallow
A native hibiscus cousin of the white with red center swamp rose mallow.
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Aug 19:
Stopped to stand in a bit of shade in the formal gardens by the house @mtcubacenter yesterday afternoon and noticed some movement by the steps. First noticed the male in the #blackeyedsusans then realized the female was there as well 💜
#goldfınches #pair #mountcubacenter
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Aug 19:
Stopped to stand in a bit of shade in the formal gardens by the house @mtcubacenter yesterday afternoon and noticed some movement by the steps. First noticed the male in the #blackeyedsusans then realized the female was there as well 💜
#goldfınches #pair #mountcubacenter
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Aug 18:
An observation while sitting at the @mtcubacenter Natural Lands pond this afternoon. Saw something large land at the pond edge and zoomed in for still images and caught a video as well before they flew. Fascinating!
#dragonfliesmating #mtcubacenter #pondhabitat
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Aug 18:
#hummingbirdclearwingmoth also happy with the butterfly magnet #phloxpaniculata ‘Jeana’ flowers this afternoon @mtcubacenter . What a cool creature!
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Aug 15:
Whorled mountain-mint was in full bloom yesterday with lots of pollinator activity. It was one of the 5 plants from @mtcubacenter Instant Hummingbird Garden class in 2020. (As I recall it was virtual with plant pick up.)
It attracts insects that the hummingbirds like.
#mountainmint #hummingbirdgarden #backyardgarden
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