Wisconsin Native Plant Gardener (3300 sq. ft., 100 species), Habitat Enthusiast, & Casual Nature Photographer. PLEASE help wildlife by planting native plants!
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I've created a slideshow of my native garden with photos I've taken over the past two years showcasing the plants as well as the animal life it attracts.
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There's just too much to share at this point. Lots of activity in the native gardens now that summer is here!
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Photos from my morning garden walk. Highlights today were a thick-headed fly (wasp mimic) and the first pale purple coneflower of the season!
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A fantastic evening the Smolenski park prairie restoration. I wait for days like this all winter!
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More photos from Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary.
Prairie restoration, yellow avens, scarlet paintbrush, and blue flag iris.
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Back to one of my favorite places, Hawthorn Hollow Nature Sanctuary. Penstemon digitalis was in full bloom among other species. And I saw a round-necked longhorn beetle for the first time.
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Today's installment of "photos from my morning garden walk":
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I can't believe it! I finally found a mantidfly in my native plant garden! Half praying mantis, half wasp - but it's not actually a wasp and can't sting. They're completely harmless. I never thought I'd ever actually see one.
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I visited the Smolenski park prairie restoration this morning. Aside from seeing loads of invasive oxeye daisy, it was a nice time. Spiderwort and penstemon were in bloom!
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Photos from my morning native garden walk on this uncomfortably warm day.
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I wasn't expecting the small Virginia waterleaf I planted last month to bloom this year. What a nice surprise!
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Echinacea paradoxa isn't a Wisconsin native, but it is a North American native that I love having in the garden. It's the only naturally occurring "purple coneflower" that isn't purple. It's just starting the blooming process.
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A milkweed leaf beetle and a monarch caterpillar shadow.
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A visit to the Wind Point lighthouse along Lake Michigan.
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Took a couple photos of the monarch caterpillars in two of my native gardens earlier today. Both are on volunteer common milkweed.
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