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.

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!

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.

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

I'd get.

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!