Viewing post #1250641 by nativeplantlover

This garden was started only a year ago, and was nothing more than a strip of turf grass. The Trumpet Creeper, Violets, and Rue are host plants for Sphinx Moth Caterpillars, Fritillaries(sp), and Black Swallowtails respectively. Every one has produced caterpillars already. It's mulched lightly, grown organically, and weeded somewhat. It doesn't really have a trim appearance. But when the thyme, chives, oregano, garlic chives, and creeping phlox are in bloom it's so pretty and humming with all kinds of winged creatures. As it grows and matures, the Trumpet Vine will produce flowers for the hummingbirds, The Yucca and Mullein will become much taller and have blooms that attract moths at nighttime. I snip some of the herbs for fresh use and freezing. The ground covers will continue to spread. I have photos of the caterpillars and the butterflies it produced if anyone is interested, let me know in this thread and I'll post them here. Thanks for looking and reading.