Jayne's Country Garden

I'm afraid I haven't blogged in a while.  The garden just looked too sad throughout the dog days of August, especially after Hurri...

In my last post (a month ago!!!) I predicted I'd be seeing more Monarch butterflies, along with caterpillars and chrysalides, as we prog...

One of my favorite pastimes is watching the bees and butterflies enjoying the bounty of our island beds.  This year seems to be shaping up...

When I got home from work this evening, I went to check on my caterpillars, (now all chrysalides) and was thrilled by orange flapping in the...

As a departure from my usual garden blogging, today I'm celebrating the Independence of my adopted country, the United States, with the...

The the past few years it has seemed like the flowers in the garden have been predominantly orange, with some complementary purple thrown in...

I have to admit, I don't eat as many vegetables as I should. I used to be one of those "ewww, it's green, I don't like it...