http://spiritofbutterflies.com Myth, Magic, and Art Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:51:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://spiritofbutterflies.com/2012/04/11/early-wineberry-volunteer/ http://spiritofbutterflies.com/2012/04/11/early-wineberry-volunteer/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:33:30 +0000 Maraleen http://spiritofbutterflies.com/?p=389 Continue reading →]]> There are always gifts in my garden, wineberry being one of them. It just appeared a few years ago. This is another instance of amazing spring rebirth – the leaves appear out of seemingly dead branches and those dead branches come alive with a deep red color and prickly fuzz. It’s amazing.

]]> http://spiritofbutterflies.com/2012/04/11/early-wineberry-volunteer/feed/ 0 http://spiritofbutterflies.com/2011/06/30/the-butterfly-gardens-are-alive-with-color-fragrance-and-the-flight-of-many-butterflies/ http://spiritofbutterflies.com/2011/06/30/the-butterfly-gardens-are-alive-with-color-fragrance-and-the-flight-of-many-butterflies/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:36:22 +0000 Maraleen http://spiritofbutterflies.com/?p=322 Continue reading →]]> The gardens have already been through so many beautiful stages and are now about to burst open in many vibrant colors.  The hundreds of milkweed flowers  in my meadows are ready to open.  The fragrance is so sweet what butterfly could resist its nectar?  The red and magenta monardas are just starting to open – they are like little fireworks. The deep purple delphiniums next to the light purple clematis and orange honeysuckle is beautiful.   I’ll have to post some pictures soon.

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