DeAnna B's Profile | Bridgeview, IL

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The yard I created at my mobile home. The main focal point is the butterfly garden.

I replaced brown grass & mud with a raised flower bed, patio & flower beds. Nearly every plant benefits the butterfly, as it is either a nectar or host plant. I added a walkway and white ...»

DeAnna B Yesterday

Thank you Mary Beth! I appreciate that so much! I worked really hard on it, I replaced most of ...»
the lawn with native plants. Please visit my face book page for more pics!
https://www.facebook.com/MyButterflyGarden?r...

An unusual tri colored butterfly bush, I didn't like the colors that were on the tag, I almost didn't buy it...

I'm glad I did! The colors don't look amything like the colors on the tag, they are so beautiful, & so unusual, I love this butterfly bush, it's one of my garden favorites! For more garden & butterfly pics, please follow the link to my Flowers in Bloom page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bl...

Angela L on Sep 03, 2012

Are all the colors coming from one stem? or were more than one color stuck in the same pot? I ...»
used to see this happen at the nursery I worked at before, and these would end up in the "culls" pile as "unsellables"....in propagation, different colors would get stuck in the same pot by mistake....I do agree, its very pretty tho...I'd visit the cull pile quite often myself!!! lol

Another view of the parayng mantis, a wonder of nature...

For more of my garden pics, including butterflies & other creatures that have visited my butterfly garden, follow the link to my Flowers in Bloom page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bl...

Becky on Sep 03, 2012

I'm glad I was able to help you. We try to only use organic when possible because of how sick ...»
I'd get.

A Red Admiral the visited my garden

For more butterfly pics, follow the link to my Flowers in Bloom page:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bl...

DeAnna B on Sep 02, 2012

Thank Doug, we had a lot of Red Admirals this year. I'd like to see an increase in the ...»
Monarchs, even with the Monarch magnet the Liatris Ligulistylis I planted this year, there are only a few Monarchs visiting daily, I was hoping for more. We have over 100 species in Cook County, it has been a challenge identifying them all, some I still don't know which ones they are, but it's been a good learning expereince.

A tattered butterfly visitor, possibly a Skipper.

For more pics, please follow the link to my Flowers in Bloom page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bl...

DeAnna B on Sep 02, 2012

I lov e humingbirds & have been trying to attract them! I had them 18 years ago when I lived ...»
in a county farther west of Chicago. I researched their migration habits, & I'm hoping that the Trumpet Vine I have growing over the shed will draw them in. I read that they have a habit of traveling outside their usual feeding grounds in the search of new food supplies. They fly about the height of a house. I'm hoping they find my garden next summer, they are truely fascinatinf creatures, & I have many plants for them in my garden!

A Monarch cat on Tuberosa Milkweed

I believe the 2 Monarchs that visited my butterfly garden everyday was this guy & his sibling

DeAnna B on Sep 02, 2012

That's a great idea! I'm going to expand & plant more host plants like that to attract more ...»
butterflies. The swallowtails passed by but didn't stop to feed, at least not when I was home. I'm going to make some changes & get even more butterflies to feed & lay their eggs here.

As you go about your busy lives, pease remember to stop & smell the flowers...Have a safe & Happy Labor Day week

For more pics, please visit my Flowers in Bloom page, here is the link:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flowers-in-Bl...

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My butterfly garden in August, 2012

These are the Zinnias (Mexican Sunfower) that I planted from seed. Tiny, paper thin seeds, that have grown into these magnificent pants, this is a miracle to me, simply amazing!

DeAnna B on Aug 23, 2012

Thank you so much Steve, I appreciate that so much! If you didn't can you please LIKE my ...»
page?
Thank you Marg, I just started the page this summer when a friend at work encouraged me to when I brought my gardening pics into work. It's very hard to get a pic of a butterfly, but I try!
Thanks for all the wonderful comments everyone, it makes me feel do good that others are enjoying the pics!

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The yard I created at my mobile home. The main focal point is the butterfly garden.

An unusual tri colored butterfly bush, I didn't like the colors that were on the tag, I almost didn't buy it...

Another view of the parayng mantis, a wonder of nature...

A Red Admiral the visited my garden

A tattered butterfly visitor, possibly a Skipper.

A Monarch cat on Tuberosa Milkweed

As you go about your busy lives, pease remember to stop & smell the flowers...Have a safe & Happy Labor Day week

My butterfly garden in August, 2012