Sunshine-Beauty’s

Raised-bed garden, soil is amended-sandy, approximately 70 square feet. Bed is made of stone with sitting ledge which provides sunning for monarchs. A tall wall acts as wind break. Garden is irrigated via a drip-line system with timer, allowing native plants slow watering as established (no wet-roots). Plants include perennials, Asclepius Tuberosa (native milkweed), Coreopsis (tickseeds), Bee Balm, Autumn Sage, Buddleia (butterfly bush), and Hollyhock. Included are, water station (mud container), small feeder, habitat-house (albeit prob just end up being pretty yard-art). As garden matures, more plants will be added if/as needed.

Buterfly Heaven

My husband and I just moved had to leave my huge beautiful garden behind. So with his help we removed sod from the front yard and planted exactly what Okie Monarch suggested in a flier I received at my March DAR Broken Arrow Chapter meeting. I planted 2-Butterfly Weed, 2-White and Rose Milkweed, Indian Blanket, 2-Beebalm, 2-Blazing Star, 2-Purple Silvas, 2-Angelonias, lots of Lantana’s in different colors, 2-Aromatic Aster and 2-Showy Goldenrods. I’m not done yet but it is a good start. Followed direction from the Ray Harrel Nature Centers-Chris Ohler where I saw my 1st tiny Monarch Caterpillar on Earth Day! That was SO exciting! I told all my neighbors what I was doing so it’s catching on!

McCarvers’ Monarch Bar & Grill

Converting a 54-acre heritage family farm in Eastern Johnston County into a wildlife conservatory and organic vineyard, both of which preclude the use of herbicides and pesticides. Since 2014, we have broadcast milkweed seeds and propagated natural flowering plants while reforesting much of the land in hardwoods. We usually see our first monarch patrons in mid-March and their returning heirs leave around Thanksgiving.