11-SEP-2018
Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)
Also known as touch-me-not, because of the way the seeds pop when touched. Hummingbirds love their flowers, as do bees.
11-SEP-2018
Goldenrod and insects (Solidago)
Goldenrods of all types are attractive to insects as can be seen here where a bumble bee, a fly and a mostly hidden lady beetle are nectaring on the flowers.
11-SEP-2018
Volunteer removing invasive plants
Despite dredging the pond a few years ago, the invasive flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus) has returned in force each year. Thus, volunteers go in once or twice a year to remove quantities of the stuff, without which, the pond would quickly fill up leaving no open water.
9 September 2018
Hitched Arches (Melanchra adjuncta), #10292
9 September 2018
Hitched Arches (Melanchra adjuncta), #10292
Oddly shaped caterpillar found on Swamp Milkweed in the gully part of the garden.