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Deanna
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Army brat, court reporter, native plant gardener. Create some habitat!
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
We took the boys to a nearby trail in the marshes.
November 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
#GardenReport #NativePollinator #NativeGarden
I found what I think is a buckeye butterfly pupa.
October 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
October 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#GardenReport My first native praying mantis sighting! Monarchs are emerging from chrysalises 🥰
September 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
#GardenReport #NativeGarden #MonarchButterfly
We had a small tragedy in the chaos garden. One of the monarch caterpillars didn’t make it.
September 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Here’s a better picture. I think a swallowtail.
August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Here’s a guy I saw in my yard.
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
August 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
August 23, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Monarch butterflies getting busy in the garden! Great day in the morning! #GardenReport #NativeGarden #PollinatorPower #NSFW #ViewerDiscretion
August 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Today’s friends.
#BugTok #NativeBees #NativeGarden
August 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Finally! Monarch caterpillars 🐛 #GardenReport #PollinatorReport #NativeGarden
August 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you’ve only seen the invasive Japanese beetle, meet the native green June beetle. This beetle is integral to our native habitats. All it needs is longer grass to hide in from its bird predators. Not cutting your grass as often or as short can do wonders for #NativeBugs
August 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
#PollinatorReport #NativeGarden #NativeBees I’ve identified a bunch of new pollinator species that are new to my garden. I’m only three years into native chaos gardening! I can’t wait to see what else shows up!
August 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
#PollinatorReport Another new moth today in the #NativeGarden! Snowberry clearwing moths are active in the day. Their larvae feed on honeysuckle. Terrible pictures but he was fast!
July 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Half the fun of #NativePlants is the bugs! Virginia creeper moth make its first appearance this year!
July 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
#GardenReport I planted this obedient plant earlier this season. It’s already been colonized by native white-margined burrower bugs. Unusual for bugs, The female deposits 120-150 eggs in shallow burrows and watches over the eggs and even feeds the hatchlings for a few days. #NativeGarden
July 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#PollinatorReport #PollinatorGarden #Butterfly The tiger swallowtail made its return!
July 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
#GardenReport #BloomScrolling #NativeFlowers
A new species of butterfly identified today: Sleepy orange. Full hibiscus drama happened overnight.
July 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#GardenReport #BloomScrolling #NativeFlowers A lovely sunflower, honeysuckle still going strong, self-seeded zinnias in my brush pile, hibiscus drama soon.
July 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
#BloomScrolling #NativeFlowers #GardenReport
A half-risen sunflower and the honeysuckle is absolutely going bonkers still.
July 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
#GardenReport #PollinatorReport #BloomScrolling
First swallowtail of the season!
July 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#GardenReport #BloomScrolling #NativePlants The liatris is blooming which means the Monarchs aren’t far behind. A surprise pollinator favorite is the oregano you see behind the bee balm. Mexican sunflower is a crowd pleaser. Someone built a nest in the Virginia creeper. 👀
July 5, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#GardenReport #NativeFlowers #BloomScrolling First monarch of the year and chaos garden going strong.
June 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM