tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post235255833159966291..comments2023-07-04T07:10:54.587-04:00Comments on Thanks for today.: August 2010: Garden Bloggers' Bloom DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-56167035196261604382010-08-26T11:44:58.874-04:002010-08-26T11:44:58.874-04:00The butterflies!!!!! Wow.The butterflies!!!!! Wow.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-31092303068661882292010-08-24T00:08:05.694-04:002010-08-24T00:08:05.694-04:00I hope that you have had a relaxing and enjoyable ...I hope that you have had a relaxing and enjoyable summer, Jan.<br />Your garden still looks wonderful! Mine is drooping from the lack of rain and summer heat. <br /><br />I was just wondering, have had any swallowtails in your garden this summer? ;-) Just teasing! It has been so nice to see such a healthy population of butterflies this year. Last year I only saw about five all summer.Robin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-26203266962409021072010-08-23T23:30:55.571-04:002010-08-23T23:30:55.571-04:00It certainly seems being away from your garden has...It certainly seems being away from your garden hasn't hurt all your lovely blossoms. I bet it truly looks alive with activity with all the flutter-bys sipping on all that nectar. Welcome home!Morning Glories in Round Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988634441429032483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-68314119663023525102010-08-23T18:57:28.165-04:002010-08-23T18:57:28.165-04:00Wow - those butterflies are beautiful! I can't...Wow - those butterflies are beautiful! I can't believe how many you have and the photography is fantastic. With every new bloom a new visitor is invited to the garden. lovely!Kate daisygirl_iohttp://gardeningandgardens.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-7044063990805956312010-08-21T14:10:44.297-04:002010-08-21T14:10:44.297-04:00Jan - thanks for sharing all the butterflies! Wha...Jan - thanks for sharing all the butterflies! What an amazing variety.. :)Shyrlenehttp://thebunniesbuffet.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-56788351263608978122010-08-20T11:18:54.945-04:002010-08-20T11:18:54.945-04:00Thank you for sharing your beautiful butterflies. ...Thank you for sharing your beautiful butterflies. I have a couple of kinds of swallowtails and think myself lucky - you have so many I've never seen before.<br />Christina<br />www.myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.co.Christinahttp://www.myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-84650889917288919062010-08-19T03:24:32.668-04:002010-08-19T03:24:32.668-04:00Hi Jan, I'm glad you're back home safe and...Hi Jan, I'm glad you're back home safe and sound and I hope you had a nice trip.<br /><br />I've never seen this many butterflies in my garden. Ever. Bees yes but butterflies remain somewhat elusive. Your photos are definitely brag worthy, girl!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-6411846237515379102010-08-18T13:25:04.676-04:002010-08-18T13:25:04.676-04:00Hi Jan - I love your butterfly pictures and their ...Hi Jan - I love your butterfly pictures and their names. I've been taking butterfly pics also and it is so nice to have their identification. Just lovely!Gloria Bondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747664817254721613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-76995348628346994092010-08-17T20:04:26.737-04:002010-08-17T20:04:26.737-04:00So pretty. I love all the butterfly pictures. Th...So pretty. I love all the butterfly pictures. They certainly have a good friend in you with your netting strung out for them.<br />How fun to see the azalea blooming in a second round!VWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17539135776275337661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-29769612845808156022010-08-17T17:18:17.651-04:002010-08-17T17:18:17.651-04:00Hi Jan. Girl the summer is just flying by and I am...Hi Jan. Girl the summer is just flying by and I am ready to start spring over. LOL!I hate to see it getting so close to fall. Your August blooms are so pretty with all of the butterflies on them.I love the anemones. I am always looking for new ones to add to the shade garden. Hope this summer has treated you well despite the heat that has seemed to be getting to everyone. You and yours stay well friend too.Lonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060003333138052194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-38889187920317091502010-08-17T16:41:02.983-04:002010-08-17T16:41:02.983-04:00Thanks, Jan, for visitng my blog and becoming a fo...Thanks, Jan, for visitng my blog and becoming a follower. This, in turn, has led me to yours and I am happy to reciprocate.<br /><br />How lucky you are to have so many extraordinary and beautiful butterflies! In England, Swallowtails are the rarest of all our butterflies and are, I believe, only found in one very small area. I've never seen one, sadly. Our swallowtails are different to yours - most like your Eastern Tiger.<br /><br />Because our summer this year has been hotter and drier than most it has been a great butterfly year in England too.<br /><br />JohnsonJOHN SHORTLAND, Cotswold Hills, England.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11702000270961029986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-11905227685688338912010-08-17T15:23:18.481-04:002010-08-17T15:23:18.481-04:00Amazing photos of your butterflies! I have a lot o...Amazing photos of your butterflies! I have a lot of Swallowtails now and many Marine Blues are showing up too. I look forward to following your wonderful blog.<br /><br />CarlaCarla https://www.blogger.com/profile/11916690492134807112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-40450266100265740372010-08-17T08:22:11.141-04:002010-08-17T08:22:11.141-04:00It's been a great year for swallowtails for us...It's been a great year for swallowtails for us in central Virginia, but I haven't noticed as many in northern Virginia. I think they're all at your house ;-)Entangledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261805004615133289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-70908991383964620852010-08-16T23:19:54.724-04:002010-08-16T23:19:54.724-04:00We've noticed here that it is really an except...We've noticed here that it is really an exceptional year for sheer numbers when it comes to butterflies... looking at you post, I see that you have no shortage either... LLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-49465794931470079372010-08-16T21:38:05.081-04:002010-08-16T21:38:05.081-04:00Good grief Jan, I don't know how you do it. S...Good grief Jan, I don't know how you do it. So many swallowtails! Maybe I need to plant more parsley? :PCurbstone Valley Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06714297348566721344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-88995848529370058772010-08-16T18:09:22.267-04:002010-08-16T18:09:22.267-04:00So many blooms...just love it !
You sure have the ...So many blooms...just love it !<br />You sure have the right flowers for all your lovely butterflies.<br />Think that is some kind of skipper.<br />Your post is a reminder of how many flowers I don't have.<br />Miss having Verbena.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834331771109216377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-91311027756695496062010-08-16T18:00:49.562-04:002010-08-16T18:00:49.562-04:00You were blessed to be welcomed by such beauty and...You were blessed to be welcomed by such beauty and a butterfly Heaven, Jan. Welcome home!joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-58509105489091428572010-08-16T15:17:56.919-04:002010-08-16T15:17:56.919-04:00Lovely blooms, Jan, but even lovelier butterflies!...Lovely blooms, Jan, but even lovelier butterflies! This has certainly been a banner year for butterflies. We had the first cool morning today in weeks, and I went out to weed for a little while, but got so distracted by all the butterflies around that I put down my tools and got my camera instead:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-70859531215530572702010-08-16T15:17:16.921-04:002010-08-16T15:17:16.921-04:00What a lovely post. How blessed you are to have so...What a lovely post. How blessed you are to have so many beautiful blooms and butterflies. I'm still waiting for butterflies in my gardens... to my dismay there aren't so many this year. Thank you so much for adding me to your FAN list. After my lovely visit here, I think I'll match you on that and then go one more. I'll be back!Carolyn ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/05722229442110193733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-84016966972646629182010-08-16T11:29:23.379-04:002010-08-16T11:29:23.379-04:00Oh Dear! Not booms... blooms! ;>)Oh Dear! Not booms... blooms! ;>)Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-86548906636394459982010-08-16T11:28:18.804-04:002010-08-16T11:28:18.804-04:00Hi Jan, Those are Skippers in the first photos of ...Hi Jan, Those are Skippers in the first photos of verbena B. ... Randy would know exactly which kind. My you do have many Swallowtails... I can just imagine the magic of standing there and having so many dancing around you. Beautiful booms and flutterby photos. Pupa too ... Lovely!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067132532095325169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-30348423486920580882010-08-16T11:07:01.143-04:002010-08-16T11:07:01.143-04:00If this is what happens in your garden from not be...If this is what happens in your garden from not being home, you should stay away more often! Impressive!!! Lovely harvest, and the butterflies outnumber the human residents, I'm sure! Good grief! Beautiful photos, Jan!Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123627573356760362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-76127323397444777202010-08-16T10:20:28.380-04:002010-08-16T10:20:28.380-04:00Oh, you have butterflies, I didn't notice at f...Oh, you have butterflies, I didn't notice at first, LOL. <br /><br />I am so impressed, you have created such a butterfly haven there. Amazing, how a little care, and customizing can reap such beautiful fluttering rewards.<br /><br />Your garden is lovely, I adore the Verbena Bonasensis. It used to grow wild in the gravel at the nursery. Looked so pretty, the grey,and the purple.<br /><br />Nice to be back?<br /><br />And thank you for all of your kind words.<br /><br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-73491303997286770762010-08-16T09:47:47.173-04:002010-08-16T09:47:47.173-04:00Love all your flowers--and so far you're the o...Love all your flowers--and so far you're the only one besides me showing veggies, but heck, they ere flowers once. I'm definitely getting some annise hyssop next year. Verbena bonariensis is a fave--I love how it jumps around where it wants to be, and that's perfect in my garden.Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5651081377378962304.post-63154037877920204732010-08-16T08:24:46.708-04:002010-08-16T08:24:46.708-04:00Jan - We share a lot of the same blooms in the gar...Jan - We share a lot of the same blooms in the garden. Your butterfly photos are amazing. The swallowtails ate all my giant parsley, too. My daughter and I just chose to believe all our butterflies came from there. Once, she counted 27 of them on the plant at once. We saw very few pupas, too, but have tons of butterflies, so I guess they were somewhere! Glad you enjoyed your trip - looked like tons of fun. Happy GBBD.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.com