Tag Archives: coneflower

In A Vase on Monday – Coneflower & Cleome

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Eliza Waters

Purple Coneflowers (Echinacea purpurea), white Cleome (C. hassleriana) and dark purple Angelonia (A. angustifolia) are the major players in this week’s arrangement. Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana alata), Love-in-Mist (Nigella damascena), Achillea ‘The Pearl’ and Catmint (Nepeta racemosa) also play a part. … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Eliza Waters
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WPC – Close-up

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Eliza Waters

“Macro photography allows us to see the world in a new light. Some of the best macro subjects may appear mundane at first — things you’d normally pass by without giving a second glance — but get just a little … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Eliza Waters
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Giant Swallowtail

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Eliza Waters

I had an unusual visitor to my garden the other day. While having lunch on our deck, I noticed a rather large butterfly flitting among the Coneflowers. I grabbed my camera and went down to get a closer look. I … Continue reading →

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Monarch Field Habitat

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Eliza Waters

Having decided I must take action locally after my previous posts about the decline of Monarch butterflies, I contacted a fellow gardener who has kids in the local elementary school.  Previously, over the twenty plus years I’ve lived here, I had volunteered to do garden … Continue reading →

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Monarch Update

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Eliza Waters

I recently posted on the plight of the Monarch butterfly and things we can do to help. Mary Holland shared an awesome website that uses citizen science to track northward migrations of not just Monarchs, but other migrants as well. … Continue reading →

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