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Butterflies
Species identification, host plants, Monarch waystation help, raising caterpillars, and migration sightings.
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1,889 replies
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Birds
Feeder setups, identification, migration watches, nesting boxes, hummingbirds, and backyard birding tips.
63 threads
4,788 replies
Latest: “Hello Mudit Test” — 2 months ago
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Blooms
Native plants, pollinator gardens, plant identification, garden design, and wildflower questions.
95 threads
279 replies
Latest: “color of hydrangeas” — 5 days, 15 hours ago
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Bushel Basket
Canning, vegetable gardening, composting, yard projects, beekeeping, and garden recipes.
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182 replies
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Ask Anything
General questions that don't fit neatly into one section. Our most active forum — 94% of questions get answered.
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Butterflies
There are several reasons for this. Many Nymphalids including Hamadryas, Prepona, Panacea and the Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta habitually bask high up on tree trunks, with wings outspread,…
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Andrew
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butterflies 6 days ago
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Bushel Basket
Some of the "West Coast"" varieties such as 'Atlas' and 'UC 157' are more heat tolerant (85 degrees Fahrenheit) than the Jersey varieties (e.g.
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Andrew
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bushel basket 6 days ago
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Birds
Spuce or Pine or ???
I have a back yard, not good for much so we are going to let a corner of it go "wild"". Which is best for attracting birds (or…
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Jenna Rose
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Hello Mudit Test
Category: Birds Zone / region: Zone 3 — Northern Canada / Alaska Hello Mudit Test
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Mudit Mudit ⭐
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Butterflies
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TESTING BUTTERFLIES
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Neo Conley ⭐
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Blooms
Help with daffodils needed.
We have some variety of daffodils that grow along side our house and they quit blooming. They came up with no blooms this year. Is there anything we…
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Andrew
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✓ Answered blooms 13 years ago
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Blooms
What should I start? And when?
I often hear about people starting plants in their house so they can get a jump start in the spring. I live in Ohio (northern) and I want to…
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Andi
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blooms 13 years ago
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Bushel Basket
Keep the squirrels away from your feeder’s!!!!
Use  two 4 by 4 post.2 deck boards and siding sleeves that that rap around the post.He got this at home depot or Lowe's.I want my boyfriend to redo…
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Sherry
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Ask Anything
Keep the squirrels away from your feeder’s!!!!
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Andrew
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Birds
To Clean or Not To Clean
This question came into us from our reader Kenneth:  "My question if any one can help, should I clean out the old nesting in the bird house from previous…
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Andrew
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✓ Answered birds 13 years ago

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This little fella dropped by to pose on my Creeping Flox today.
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