ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
After last year’s major whammy of a winter, we seem to be skipping winter altogether here in Arkansas. One thing’s for sure—our weather is becoming more and more extreme. I hope that by calling out this crazy idea of skipping winter, Ole Man Winter will straighten himself out, and we will indeed have more seasonable weather in January.
The plants and animals depend on it.
We all do.Continue Reading
Today’s Santa Succulent is a fun, last-minute gift for the plant lover in your life. (Or, for yourself.)
Really, this is for everyone reading today’s Christmas Countdown post, right?
I saw these whimsical fellows at Greater Goods Marketplace in historic downtown Van Buren, Arkansas, and thought about how fun it would be to make these for Christmas gifts.Continue Reading
Milkweed is vital for monarchs because it is THE host plant for monarch butterflies (meaning, monarch butterflies lay eggs ONLY on milkweed, AND monarch caterpillars ONLY eat milkweed). Of course, there are a variety of other species besides monarchs that enjoy nectaring from milkweed.
This year, I’ve been keeping track of the critters I’ve noticed in my swamp milkweed—life beyond monarchs. And, I thought it would be fun to document this life in milkweed, the teeny flies and bugs, frogs and just-hatched insects, the butterflies feeding every afternoon. Each time I inspect my milkweed (and I do it multiple times a day), I see something new.
Remember Horton Hears a Who?
I think of that Dr. Seuss book often, because there is so much life thriving in and around the plants and blossoms.Continue Reading
