Last week, when I wrote about the pests we were having in our pond (see Part I), I didn’t really want to buy a 10lb bag of diatomaceous earth. My thoughts were, “I won’t have to do that many rounds to get rid of these guys”, and “They won’t come back when I’ve got them [...]
Dutchman’s Pipe or Pipe Vine
June 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
A butterfly garden is a thing of beauty. We love all butterfly plants – larval plants (plants the caterpillars eat – usually specific for the species of butterfly) and nectar plants (plants the butterflies eat the nectar from – with their siphon mouthparts). One of our favorite butterfly larval plants is the “Dutchman s Pipe [...]
Opossum on the Loose!
June 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Yesterday evening my wife and I were walking our dog Georgia, and spied an opossum crossing the road in our neighborhood. Interestingly enough my wife’s car (a Mazda Hatchback) is nick named ‘Possum’ because the evening we were test driving it an opossum darted across the road in front of us. As man encroaches on [...]