I confess to being an extremely amateur gardener. My efforts are to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to my backyard. This year I have failed miserably. Few hummers (all male), no butterflies. By now, the yard should be a dangerous place to walk, dodging hummers thinking my red shirt is a flower, and curious Monarchs looking to find the perfect nectar plant. The weather, fierce storms and wind, the rain in deluges then nothing for 10 days ? God, please not the virus! Or maybe they have sense to stay away from us humans. Anyway, here’s hoping that July will bring a host of fluttering to everyone’s yard. Until then, this is today’s lineup:
Salvia Black and Bloom just waiting for the hummersThat’s about 2 1/4″ of rain on Friday. More tonight, tomorrow…Oh, hello Yarrow! The last of the Buttercups. Goodbye til next year.I first planted Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker) 10 years ago. Due to my shady conditions, this is all I can hope for.DaisiesHummer chocolate cake, Bee Balm Jacob Kline. Where are the hummers?
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