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Up too late, but I got it out and a podcast about it tomorrow 🤪

How to Teach Kids About Nature in Your Own Backyard You'll never regret teaching your kids about nature. You don't have to have grown up in the country or been a nature freak yourself to steer your kids towards a love of nature. Sometimes - often, I'd argue - the best place to start is in your own yard. Don't have a yard? Then a small patio, porch or...

Happy Friday ! 😂

Butterflies that migrate… AMAZING!
Backyard Columbus

Here’s some stunning natural color for your Sunday from
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Hello Beautifuls….some color on an otherwise gray-sky week.

Monarch Butterfly migration.

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On this sunny Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio, allow me to add some extra bursts of happiness!
1) African Daisy- great to grow in a pot in a sunny location. It’s not native, but allegedly attracts bees, although I’ve never seen any on my flowers. But they surely are pretty 💛
2) don’t underestimate a marigold! As a matter of fact, up until this past week, I STILL had marigolds blooming! In pots or in the ground, marigolds are the virtual and perpetual workhorse of the garden! Attracting bees and butterflies and keeping pops of color throughout your garden, you just can’t go wrong with these hardy little flowers 💛🧡
3) Blanket Flower. I was shocked how big the bunch got this year and how long the flowers lasted! These are hardy perennials, liking full sun. I’m sure you can find these and the other two flowers next spring at …. or check out their seed stock now (I just saw their post 👀)



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Black and Blue Salvia is STILL in bloom! Salvias are popular with butterflies for its rich nectar and at night, moths may be a frequent visitor (and some reports that some species may like the salvia a little TOO much 😱).

Clearly, this is a GREAT addition to your butterfly garden plans for next year!
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A friend found a tagged monarch! How cool is that?!

The purpose of tagging monarchs is to associate the location of original capture with the point of recovery for each butterfly. The data from these recaptures are used to determine the pathways taken by migrating monarchs, the influence of weather on the migration, the survival rate of the monarchs.

Cool find, courtesy of
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Took a trip to to chat with Christy, check out her nursery (AMAZING!) and grab MORE native plants to attract even MORE butterflies NOW and next year! What a gem of a place and you can’t get more LOCAL than in HER OWN BACKYARD!

- have you seen this place? I love that it’s a true individual doing what she loves 💚

“Flash” has been released onto a zinnia (great source of nectar!), hoping he’ll gather the strength to begin his migration to Mexico 🇲🇽.

My neigbors have joined the movement of planting native plants and providing a habitat for butterflies 🧡🖤🤍.
Her two girls, 11 & 8 have had a blast caring for a little less than a dozen monarchs and a few Black Swallowtail butterflies. This is science in action!
Education, conservation and fun? Yes, please!

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