Horseradish & Honey

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Birds, Bees & Butterflies

Butterfly Bonanaza

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Butterfly bonanza in the garden this past weekend! Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, another Monarch, Red Admiral, and a Zebra Swallowtail.

Monarch Butterfly on Lantana Flower | Horseradish & Honey

Monarch Butterfly on Lantana

Red Admiral Butterfly | Horseradish & Honey

Red Admiral Butterfly on Butterfly Bush

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Zinnia | Horseradish & Honey

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Zinnia

Zebra Swallowtail on Zinnia | Horseradish & Honey

Zebra Swallowtail on Zinnia

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    • by horseradishandhoney 3 days ago
      I spy with my little eye a swallowtail butterfly egg. . . . .  #swallowtail   #butterflyeggs   #dill   #butterflygarden   #pollinators   #pollinatorgarden 
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      Feels like someone should put together a Bee Butts calendar for National Pollinator Week! . . . . .  #bees 
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      My newest obsession in the garden? This Monarch caterpillar happily munching away on the Swamp milkweed. What's more exciting? The
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    • by horseradishandhoney 1 month ago
      The garden is my place to meditate and worry and let Mother Nature show me the way. Sometimes it's as

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