Welcome, angelimperfect! Your pictures are beautiful!

From the butterflies you have, you must be in south Florida. Those zebra longwings are so graceful, the way they float on the air!

Sherry

Very nice pictures. You obviously have experience with a camera.

Welcome to the forum.

Please let us know where you are from, so we can know how to advise, react or ask you questions.

Tom

Central Florida,

Zone 9B

I am from central florida. I'm in Saint Petersburg florida in Tampa Bay Area. Thanks for commenting about my pictures. My husband was so sweet to buy me one so I can take pics of them in my garden. Would love some
Ideas for the second garden. Here's my first garden picture.

WOW! Those pictures are really good. And I love your garden!

I raised monarchs on my back porch for years. I don't have milkweed yet at the new place. I brought in some Queen Anne's Lace for a vase. When I went to change the water, discovered a Black Swallowtail caterpillar on it. A first for me.

Yes. They love the Queen Anne's lace. I hate to mow the lawn because I know I will be chewing up some of them.

Very pretty garden, Angel.

I wanted to get the queen laces but I heard they attract chippers??? Thar bites ur feet when u walk through??? I was like nah never mind so I got rue plants instead and growing dills. I should get fennel but it's almost august so I will do that next year along with adding zinnias flowers all over my yard as well. Here's another pic. Unfortunately my verbena plants all died off. Maybe too much water??? It was doing well for one whole month then it dried up. I only cut down to base and left root hoping it'll come back next yr or is it too late?? It died off in first week of July. I planted it in march.

Four beautiful photos.