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25 Native Plants for a Wild Birdseed Garden
OR Letting Your Rewilded Yard to Go To Seed Thanks to my ongoing naturescaping (landscaping to coexist with nature) my yard is attractive...

ljmarkson
Dec 3, 20205 min read


Plant a Birdseed Garden to Nurture a Natural Bird Habitat
Butterfly gardens are wildly popular because flowers are not only beautiful but they attract ethereal creatures who create a positive...

ljmarkson
Dec 1, 20202 min read


Why Aren't All State Flowers Native Flowers?
In my quest to learn every little thing I could about passionflower vine, I found out the state flower of Tennessee is non-native iris...

ljmarkson
Nov 29, 20202 min read


Passionflower Vine Drama: Protective Ants, Life-Sucking Soldiers, and Intoxicated Bees
I’m typically an all-in kind of person when something interests me, and passionflower vine is a striking attention grabber. I won’t be...

ljmarkson
Nov 28, 20202 min read


Native Passionflower Vine is a Popular Butterfly Host Plant
In Georgia, native passionflower vines (passiflora incarnata or lutea) are the only host plants for gulf fritillary butterfly...

ljmarkson
Nov 27, 20202 min read


Is That a Leaf or Chrysalis?
OR Please Don't Cut Down Your Plants in the Fall! One of the golden rules of nurturing native nature is the same as the golden rule in...

ljmarkson
Nov 25, 20202 min read


Nature's Perfect Harmony: Native Purple Passionflower Vine and Gulf Fritillary Butterflies
There’s a fascinating phenomenon I've noticed but haven't specifically read about between native purple passionflower vines (passiflora...

ljmarkson
Nov 24, 20202 min read


The Ticket to a Front Row Seat Watching Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar's Become Butterflies
Or Why Pollinator Gardens Need Native Host Plants The people who tell me their pollinator garden doesn't need native plants invariably...

ljmarkson
Nov 23, 20201 min read


The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar - From Youthful Defoliation to Chrysalis
Watching generations of gulf fritillary caterpillars go through multiple stages as they defoliate the native passionflower vines...

ljmarkson
Nov 22, 20202 min read


The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar – From Egg to Baby Caterpillar
One benefit of creating a wildlife habitat in my yard is I get too see the wonder of nature up close throughout the year. I never tire of...

ljmarkson
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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