I have been back in Mississippi and growing a garden here again for a little over a year, and I have been reminded of an essential truth about gardening in Mississippi: Plant things in Mississippi that will endure the heat and humidity here: This morning, I went out to my front garden, and I discovered…
Tag: Rue is the host plant to swallowtail butterflies
Bird and Butterfly Sightings in My Mississippi Garden by Date – 2024
Northern Mockingbird My Most Constant and Loyal Bird Friend in Mississippi I moved to this house in Mississippi almost a year ago, and I was surprised that for months, the only bird that frequented my yard was a mockingbird. On a brutally cold day in January, I went into my backyard, and he was there…
Rue – A Host Plant for Gorgeous Butterflies
Rue Growing in Jacki Kellum’s Garden – 2023 Apparently, rue is the only plant that the former occupants of my house planted. Rue is a an old, Biblical-times plant that was essential at that time. In the USA, it has lost favor among most gardeners, but the former occupants of this house moved here from…