Winter and Spring 2013

Since I am an organic gardener at heart, and several attempts at growing food for humans left me with many bugs and no human food, this year I have focused my gardening activities on growing food for the beautiful bugs.  I am growing some vegetables, but have scattered them in various places, not in the center stage of my garden. 

Many species of butterflies are starting to show up every day for the flowers and host plants, as well as the occasional hummingbird.  Here are the pictures. Enjoy!

Palamedes Swallowtail upper right.  Two Giant Swallowtails on the lower left.  The flower is a red Pentas.  This picture was taken in late winter 2013. 

Indian Blanket

 

Scarlet Salvia on the left and Indian Blanket on the right



Lady Bug on Silky Gold Butterfly Milkweed

Small pink Zinnias top and wild pink Phlox on the bottom

Monarch on Red Pentas in the fall of 2012

Verbena



 

Blue Salvia and Red Pentas

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (female)

Palamedes Swallowtails

side view of a Giant Swallowtail

Hummingbird on Scarlet Sage

Lady Bug on Silky Gold Butterfly Milkweed



Zebra Swallowtail



Collage of Zebra Longwings on Tithonia

Red Spotted Purple



Gulf Fritillary on Tithonia

Zinnia

Zebra Longwings

 

Monarch (male) on Silky Gold Butterfly Milkweed

Gladiola

Wild Pink Phlox

 

Lance Leaved Coreopsis

 

Small Zinnia

Winter Pansey