One of the most rewarding aspects of starting to explore polyculture and companion planting in the new raised beds have been the effects of growing flowers – both ones we’ve planted and ones that grew themselves – amongst the vegetables. It’s not just the visual impact of so much colour in the garden. All summer long, the garden has been full of butterflies and bees.
Tags:Argynnis paphia, butterflies, Calendula officinalis, chamomile, Chamomilla recutita, conjunctivitis, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea purpurea, Helianthus annuus, herbal eye wash, polyculture, pot marigold, purple coneflower, raised beds, sunflower
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Butterflies again! The profusion and variety of them here is a continual delight. I’ve been trying to capture this one (on camera) for a few weeks now. Today one obligingly posed for me on a grapevine. The Scarce Swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius), so called because it is in the UK, though apparently not here as I’ve spotted several.
Tags:Argynnis paphia, butterflies, Euphydryas aurinia, Iphiclides podalirius, Marsh Fritillary, Pear-tree Swallowtail, Sail Swallowtail, Scarce Swallowtail, Silver-washed Fritillary, Spanish Festoon, Zerynthia rumina
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