This is a picture of the Milkweed Tussock caterpillar. There has been a lot of news lately about the decimation of the insect population which is actually quite scary. It has been called “The insect apocalypse” mostly due to climate change. Yikes!!!!!! We have certainly noticed a huge decrease in the number of moths and…
The Awakening Lotus print shown above is one that has been chosen for “Our Bond with Nature” online exhibition. It shows a lotus surrounded by a frame created from an image of the underside of lily pads. After 30 years in our pond, the water lilies wanted to take over. Every year we take out…
This image was created with water lily pads. We have a very small pond and after so many years the lily pads were taking over. As we do every year, we took out some water lilies to make room for Lotuses and other plants. When we took these in the summer and turned them over…
Hoverflies – They may look like small bees or wasps but they are actually flies (although they are sometimes called sweat bees). They are little things being about ¼ on an inch long. They are very beneficial for your garden as the larvae feed on aphid, thrips and scale insects. As an adult, the hover…
This is another of those flowers that you may have seen without seeing the details. It is one of the very small flowers of the Spiderwort Day Lily plant. It is also known as a wandering jew plant. We put it outside one year and it is spreading like crazy. Didn’t know it would be…
Here’s a flower you have probably seen countless times. But can you name it? It’s a very common flower grown in many parts of the world from Afghanistan to West Siberia, East Himalaya, North America, Pakistan, Europe, Xinjian… you get the idea. It is an extremely beneficial plant grown as a forage crop for pasturage…
