Today ’s photo are from John Blair in Ann Arbor , Michigan . He says,“I have been a nurseryman all of my living since I grew up helping my father , who loved having a veggie garden , and my mother , who roll in the hay rose and beautiful flower bed . When my wife and I got our own home 25 years ago , I was excited to have my very own ground to be creative with and soon had a small vegetable garden , flower beds , and H2O features .
“ During the winter of 2012 , I attended a presentation on creating a butterfly garden utilizing aboriginal plants and this really get my interestingness ! That spring , I amplify my antecedently small vegetable garden into a much heavy garden for not only aboriginal works but my favorite annuals and butterfly stroke nectaring plants . I currently have 54 dissimilar species of native plants in my garden , with some favorites being Joe Pye mourning band , cardinal flower , boneset , anise hyssop , purplish coneflower , queen of the prairie , ironweed , various blazing stars , five unlike species of milkweed , bee balm , orange coneflower , and many others .
“ I also have added some of my favourite non - native such as zinnias , cleome , lantana , ‘ Victoria Blue ’ salvia , delphinium , and Mexican sunflower . I was thrilled to have over 25 dissimilar species of butterflies visit my garden last summertime and beautiful deep red - throated hummingbird every day !
“ My hobby of photography dove - tails beautifully with my gardening and I spend clip nigh every summer day capturing the beautiful bird and butterfly visitor as well as the unbelievable beauty of the flowers . Additionally , I have become concerned in helping carry on the Monarch butterfly and by planting silkweed as a larva nutrient source and numerous flower as a nectaring generator , I was able to get my garden certified as an officialMonarch WaystationbyMonarch Watch . ”
Absolutely arresting , John . I love how wildflowery it is , and how wild and lush it looks . More photos , please !
— -Winter is the perfect time to take a photographic stroll through the exposure you take in your garden this year … … and then send some in to me at[email protected ] !
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I love this view of the east end of my garden which has my small sitting bench. Some flowers shown are Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia), Joe Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum), cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), great blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica), sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale), and various coneflowers. Photo/Illustration: All photos courtesy of John Blair
