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pinkroses
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sheila
Virginia
USA
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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 Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 3:05:36 PM
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Congratulations on your move Sheila!
Butterfly Bush and Bee Balm are both perennials that will attract them. I'm still learning so I don't know what else :)
~Sharon
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Mikki
True Blue Farmgirl
1510 Posts
Mikki
Austin
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 3:27:10 PM
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Yes congratulations on your move! I got me a couple canisters of those wildflower seeds from walmart and planted a small hill of dirt, prob about 6x6 or so and they came up really thick. There were lots of bright flowers in the mix and the butterflies and hummingbirds loved them! Goodluck and let us know what you decide.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
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http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 3:51:04 PM
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Coral Bells, Salvia, Lavender, Cimifuga(sp?), lucifer's breath, honeysuckle, trumpet vines, winter jasmine, italian oregano, russian sage - that is all I can think of off of the top of my head for now.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
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sharilyn
True Blue Farmgirl
87 Posts
sharilyn
hesperia
ca
USA
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Posted - Mar 27 2009 : 8:05:18 PM
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Sheila,
I hope you have a great move!
Better homes and garden website has a section on gardening and i downloaded plans for humming bird container garden and they had others for butterfly and bird garden containers
sharilyn |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
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Posted - Mar 28 2009 : 2:52:49 PM
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| Hey Sheila! High five for the upcoming move; I know you will be so happy to get settled in. There was a great thread, probably in the Garden Gate section, sometime last summer or early fall on this very topic. The gals have given great ideas, and I will add echinacea and tickseed(birds love the dried seeds in autumn) and butterflies love zinnia blossoms also. Be careful not to forget the precious bees, who love weigela, which can get to be a big size shrub, covered with tiny pinkish blooms in early summer. Happy housewarming hugs, Nance |
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