Tag: butterflies

Butterfly Habitat Rain Gardens for Learning and Global Improvement

In the age of social media and keywords-turned-catch-phrase, those of us who garden and those who hope to garden, as well as those who are only mildly garden curious, are intrigued with the variety of gardens one can plant. There are Zen gardens, tranquility gardens, lasagna gardens, pizza gardens, native habitat gardens, memory gardens, rain …

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Free Coloring Page: Hedgehogs

This cute “Hedgehogs” in the flowers coloring page is an adorable way for kids to pass the time. Click on the image below to save this 8.5 x 11 letter (paper) size free printable coloring page. All rights reserved. This is for personal use only, you may not sell or redistribute the coloring page. Please …

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Attracting Butterflies and Moths to Your Garden

The dramatic decrease in the number of bees in our gardens and countryside has been well documented. However, there is also a decline in the number of butterflies and moths. These beautiful and beguiling insects not only provide a spectacle in the summer garden and country meadows but are a useful indication of the general …

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Cheat Sheets: Butterflies

If you have ever spent a few minutes with any child, you will know that they can come up with questions that stump you.  I have seen experts in a field being taken completely aback by the complex question asked by a 5 year old.  I have also seen those same experts sputter and blush …

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The Project, Part One

As the season quickly faded from fall to winter last year, my family had an unexpected visitor.  She came to our window one afternoon and my son was overjoyed to run out with his dad and scoop her up into a clear container.  It was a Praying Mantis, if you are wondering, and since I …

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