Catching up! and Article about the garden in the Monroe Journal

Back in May, just before school got out for summer, the K-3 and K-4 classes planted flowers in the garden.  They had started seedlings in their classrooms.  The zinnias that are now so bright and beautiful (and often covered in butterflies) are some of the plants grown from seed by the children. 

In the fall, a reporter contacted us and asked to do a feature on the garden in the Monroe Journal.  The article came out in November, 2009.  I am going to add the article to the blog.

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Changes in the garden

One new plant in our garden is called Salvia mexicana 'Limelight' (Mexican Sage) It has chartreuse green and violet-blue flowers.

The milkweed seed pods have been bursting open-

The garden has a new sign- thanks to King Glass for letting us have some plexiglass and to Mr. E.T. Nettles for his help in attaching the painted sign to a wood frame!

                                            Lion's Ear is a new addition.

Mexican Bush Sage has been planted to replace the plants that were originally planted.










Gulf Frittillary Chrysalis on fence

                                                                                            

Gulf Fritillary Butterfly

The K-3and K-4 classes were excited to see a newly emerged Gulf Fritillary Butterfly.  The butterfly's chrysalis was hanging on a Butterfly Bush located next to the Passion Flower Vine that is the host plant for the Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars.