Found eggs! July 24

One hatched!

Another hatched!

They are getting so big! August 3

We thought there were only 4 but then we found this new one when we were cleaning up their poops and putting in fresh leaves.

This morning...

all four large ones have turned to chrysalis.

The newest one is growing fast and we are keeping our fingers crossed for the four new eggs we found!

A close friend informed me that it is very important to clean all the parts of your hummingbird feeder each time you refill it. Mold that collects can cause their tongues to swell and then they can not feed. Keep them healthy while they are visiting your feeders.

Our hummingbird feeder isn't far from our Oriole feeder and we were delighted to see a young female oriole at the feeder the other evening. Winged life has been beautiful this summer!

Monarchs are so fascinating! Did you know that they will ONLY lay their eggs on milkweed leaves as that is the only food the larva can eat?

Countryside carries several varieties of Asclepias in early spring. Although we are currently out of Common Milkweed we do have a nice selection of Asclepias incarnata, Swamp Milkweed, as well as Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed; the next most popular milkweeds in our area.

Stop by for help selecting the right native plants for your garden and help with restoring our Monarch population!

Barb Kindinger, Landscape Designer has been with Countryside for 41 years and designed our Native Pollinator Garden here at Countryside.

Barb has a passion for helping clients incorporate native plants into their existing landscapes.

Feel free to plant a Bee Garden in your yard with her "Bee Garden For Full Sun" design above.

If you can't enlarge it here, feel free to stop in and pick up a copy in the Garden Center today - and stop out to see what's fluttering and buzzing in our Garden!