Early Wineberry Volunteer

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Maraleen

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.

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The Butterfly Gardens are alive with color, fragrance and the flight of many butterflies.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Maraleen

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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