Marsha's Garden Blog: September 2012

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Working in the garden, looking and admiring nature, watching how organisms interact all feed my inner being. Getting my hands into the soil connects me with the earth.

This is probably why I am so drawn to work in clay (porcelain and other earth clays).

Here in my Mid-Atlantic, US garden, which is considered Hardiness Zone 7A by the USDA, Spring is here and will soon be coming to a close.

I have cleared most of the Coneflowers and Black Eyed Susans that had Aster yellows and am keeping a close eye for other plants showing symptoms this year.

I am delighted to say that I am again, falling in love with my garden. 2011 growing season stuck a fork right through my heart, and I am happy it is now in the past and nature is taking her turn at moving things forward into the 2012 growing season...

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Late Summer Garden

Here are some pics from my garden as we are getting our first taste of fall-like weather... I love this time of the year!

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

Monarchs Are Emerging

Although my garden seems to be quite a mess these days (I can't stand the humidity, so I don't weed when it is extremely hot & muggy), the critters are loving it!

We have had so many monarch butterfly caterpillars I our garden this year. Chloe and I collected 6 for her classroom at school (at a late stage so we didn't have to worry too much about a supply of milkweed, especially since the caterpillars in our garden have eaten most of it).

So here are some pics from the garden today. At least 4 adult Monarch Butterflies have emerged in the last few hours.

I just love being in the garden just at the right time...

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