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Sep 3, 2014 6:30 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I'm going to do it!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #692883 (1)

Sep 3, 2014 6:38 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #692888 (2)

BrendaVR

Sep 3, 2014 7:31 PM CST

Name: BrendaVR
Ontario, Canada (Zone 6a)

Thanks for the reminder!
Now that I have my automatic watering system in place I can get it misted every day (so I stop forgetting and letting it go bone dry!)

At my current house it is most popular with the bees and mud-dauber wasps! (set up one separate just for the mud-daubers filled with good wet soil after they stole half my emergent pond plants soil! the bees like the clean sand)

And a tip I had heard for butterflies is to add some salt (non-iodized sea salt) as the males need it (salt and minerals), its fairly hard to (normally) find in nature (not so much now that our roads are covered in salt each winter...but still worth a try)

If we had no holes in our leaves we would have no butterflies!

| @BrendaVR | Post #692922 (3)

Last edited by BrendaVR Sep 3, 2014 7:41 PM

Sep 4, 2014 7:06 AM CST

Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!

I need to do this again. I buy clay saucers - the kind that go under clay pots and use them. I get the ones that have been glazed, so the clay doesn't soak up all the moisture. When I did this in the past. I "buried" the saucer (to make it level with the ground) near my butterfly bushes so it was easier for them to find.

Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
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| @fiwit | Post #693036 (4)

Sep 4, 2014 1:29 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I did it!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #693205 (5)

Sep 4, 2014 2:17 PM CST

Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!

nice!

Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week.
My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...

| @fiwit | Post #693228 (6)

Sep 4, 2014 3:56 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

That is a beautiful one, Ann! Bet they love sunning themselves on the rocks in between sips of water!!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #693294 (7)

Sep 4, 2014 5:07 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Just did it this afternoon so no one has used it yet.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #693338 (8)

Sep 4, 2014 5:58 PM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Bet they *will* love it!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #693380 (9)

Sep 4, 2014 7:47 PM CST

Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!

Catmint20906 said:Bet they *will* love it!

Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week.
My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...

| @fiwit | Post #693458 (10)

Sep 4, 2014 8:07 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I'm counting on it. It's on the table within 3' of a potted blue salvia & a potted red salvia. I may have to use a different saucer. This is one that was handy & is clay, not glazed. Today I had to put water in it 3 times & that was after I made it @ 2pm. So I may need to do a plastic saucer instead.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #693471 (11)

mcash70

Sep 6, 2014 9:17 AM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Cat, this is a great idea, I am going to set one up today.

| @mcash70 | Post #694174 (12)

Sep 6, 2014 10:47 AM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

hope you enjoy it!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #694224 (13)

klc

Sep 6, 2014 8:38 PM CST

Name: Kim
Beaver Falls, PA (Zone 6a)

I'd love to set one up close to my butterfly bush but my dog would drink the water....he already drains my birdbath every chance he gets!!

: lol:

I hate losing plants....I know they are "just plants" but when you nurse them along and baby them and get them to grow, bloom, and be pretty and they die....it's like losing a friend.....

| @klc | Post #694586 (14)

Sep 6, 2014 8:40 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

| @flaflwrgrl | Post #694589 (15)

Sep 6, 2014 8:44 PM CST

Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!

klc said:I'd love to set one up close to my butterfly bush but my dog would drink the water....he already drains my birdbath every chance he gets!! : lol:

Kim, there's an easy work-around to that... fill the saucer with sand/pea-gravel and just keep it moist. The butterflies can get what they need, but there's no water for the dog to lap up

Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week.
My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...

| @fiwit | Post #694592 (16)

Sep 7, 2014 5:48 AM CST

Name: Catmint/Robin
PNW WA half hour south of Olym (Zone 8a)

Good tip, Mary!

"One of the pleasures of being a gardener comes from the enjoyment you get looking at other people's yards”
― Thalassa Cruso

| @Catmint20906 | Post #694668 (17)

Sep 7, 2014 8:42 AM CST

Name: Mary
My little patch of paradise (Zone 7b)
Gardening dilettante, that's me!

thanks

Northwest Georgia Daylily Society
I'm going to retire and live off of my savings. Not sure what I'll do that second week.
My yard marches to the beat of a bohemian drummer...

| @fiwit | Post #694732 (18)