September 19 , 2013
National Butterfly Center, icebox pickles, sun scald, habitat makeover
Before we head to the garden , let ’s go to the kitchen , whereTrisha make dead delish easy icebox pickles !
I could n’t resist making a pile , flavored with garlic , hot peppers , and some really good dill cum fromPenzeys ’ Austin location . Oops , forget to take a characterisation before I scarfed down half the jar .
What a kick to watch the shift in just one mean solar day . Here ’s Trisha recipe . make for great for Brassica oleracea botrytis , okra , and good deal more .
Back outdoors , I hope to see a little more butterfly action soon . It ’s been a tough year for them and my plant that are normally so lively with them . Drought devastates our creatures , too . How interesting , though , that bougainvillea nectars butterflies like this Gulf Fritillary .
Shoestring acacia is a drought tough Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree that attracts butterflies , bee , and hummingbirds . I adore the little fluffy blossom balls !
Daphne attain this southwest native her Pick of the Week .
Though adorable , it ’s not the best pick for everybody . See if you qualify .
Now , did you ever take how the bird and butterfly migration works helping hand in hand ( or rather mouth to mouth)?Get inside storieson romance with Marianna Trevino - Wright and Max Munoz ( Cowboy Max ) from theNational Butterfly Centerin Mission , Texas .
Find out why South Texas is home to so many unique butterflies .
And those butterfly stroke that migrate : what materialize on the way from your backyard to New Jersey and back ?
And oh yes , before we underprice all the blame on “ elsewhere ” for diminished population , first let ’s take a penny-pinching smell at home .
Now , here ’s the ultimate road tripto see a premium of butterflies ! Clean off your camera cards and lead to Mission for cute butterfly stroke overload Nov. 2- 5 at the 18th one-year Texas Butterfly Festival . Check out all that ’s endure on , thanks to the dedicated people at the NBC to preserve these crucial creatures to our ecology .
reach out the trip at the 20th annualRio Grande Valley Bird Festival , Nov. 6 -10 . unbelievable birds & speakers , too ! And do hold into Fiddlewood Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , a nectar & larval legion for butterfly and Chuck Berry for the shuttlecock .
Tropical mandevilla draw in butterflies , too , and it ’s a pretty one-year vine for summer . Question of the workweek add up from Marie , whose mandevilla is in a short trouble .
Get Daphne ’s answer , which applies to many plants , including plumerias and even natives that can suffer from sun scald .
Our spectator picturecomes from Daphne ’s garden ! What a cutie snuggling on her periwinkles .
On tour in Kyle , see how Ida Bujan worked with her HOA to make an almost lawn - free garden with mostly aboriginal plants .
In a fairly small space , she crams it full of plant that pull in nonmigratory and migratory fauna , like on her carpet of frogfruit ( Phyla nodiflora ) and perennial zexmenia ( Wedelia texana ) .
Thanks for cease by ! See you next week , Linda
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