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Volume 15 Issue 6, June 2018 What's New in June? The 2018 Hurricane Season has come in with a named storm a few days before the official start This may be an indication as to how many times I have to evacuate. On the other hand, it might be the only showing of the season. It’s never accurate, and it’s never certain. For now, all of my many, many, many flowers are enjoying the fresh God-given rain. Our yard is filled with color, butterflies, birds and bees, so we feel that we have done our part to encourage nature to...

Volume 15 Issue 5, May 2018 What's New in May? We have not had any April showers, but we certainly have lots of May flowers. Of course, we have been buying them as they go on sale. Our focus has been on Florida native perennials since they are less difficult to care for and will be the most excellent butterfly magnets! This year, we added an entire section of gazanias that are explosive in color and spread out to cover a larger area. The butterflies just love all of the bright yellow and orange. In addition to the flowers, I...

Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2018 What's New in April? We’ve been battling pollen and other irritants this year, so been very slow moving when it comes to getting things accomplished; however, that does not mean that I have stopped putting flowers in the ground. No, I am surrounding myself with color this year. I have even seen a couple of Monarch caterpillars poking around in my milkweed, so I expect to see their flashing orange wings dashing across my front yard at some point. In the meantime, I will make do with a wild turkey, a couple of the...

Volume 15 Issue 4, April 2018 What's New in April? We’ve been battling pollen and other irritants this year, so been very slow moving when it comes to getting things accomplished; however, that does not mean that I have stopped putting flowers in the ground. No, I am surrounding myself with color this year. I have even seen a couple of Monarch caterpillars poking around in my milkweed, so I expect to see their flashing orange wings dashing across my front yard at some point. In the meantime, I will make do with a wild turkey, a couple of the...

Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2018 What's New in March? Once again, it is time to start thinking about where I will be putting my flowers in the yard this spring. Some place where I and the birds can enjoy them. The bird feeder has been full of new birds this year, and I found out the other day that cedar waxwings were a resident of Florida at some point as they were feeding each other berries from one of my landscape plants. My next adventure is to grab some mealworms and feed the meat eaters! I don’t know what...