Garden Architecture Blog

There was a monarch visiting the Heliopsis and Joe-Pye in the pocket meadow in front of the house today.  I didn't manage to get back ou...

A warm afternoon yesterday saw more monarchs nectaring on the big Buddleia , as they were heading south. These must be some of the last stra...

one of many monarchs nectaring on the large Buddleia The flow of monarchs continues;  the abundant Buddleia flowers are actively being visit...

I wish I'd managed a photo today, but our one butterfly bush ( Buddleia spp.) was covered in nectaring monarchs all afternoon, along wi...

Check out my garden blogger friend Kylee's post about monarchs in her midwestern garden. Wow!

I brought some Common Milkweed ( Asclepias syriaca ) shoots and (dug-up) plants to share with a friend in the mountains.  She's "fo...

 A beautiful fall day had me admiring the purples in the dogwoods and the exuberance of the (non-cut-back swamp sunflower) in the border tha...

Monarch on Helianthus It's been cloudy and cool the last couple of days, but Friday and Saturday were sunny and mild.  There were clouds...