Saturday Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Sept. 9

Greetings, everybody! Don in Kansas took some great end-of-summer photos last month:

Recent snapshots, mainly of aerialists: Butterflies are plentiful right now. Here are some I spotted in gardens and fields around town.

Swallowtail caterpillar on parsley

Not a Tiger Swallowtail caterpillar.

Buckeye

One of my childhood favorites

Gulf Fritillary

The gulf fritillary supposedly is found mainly in Texas, Florida and the other southeastern states, and it's usually not included in lists of Kansas butterflies. However, it's common here, too.

It has to migrate for the summer, as it can't survive cold weather. They tend to be bolder around people than many butterflies. Great photos.

Edible Gardening/Putting Things By

From an aunt, Jonathan apples for pie:

Here's a recipe for Easy Apple Pie, with more apple recommendations. Do you have a favorite?

There are some new varieties now that I haven't tried, either fresh or for cooking.

Our selection for growing apple trees is limited here due to hot summers and limited winter chill.

Interesting facts about asparagus reproduction, though they overlap with current events.

Ah, Nature

Alpine Plants

Easy Alpines for the Rock Garden ~ Hepatica.

Today, we'll share with you two beautiful & easy plants for the rock & woodland garden: Hepatica nobilis 'Apple Blossom' & a pink form of Hepatica x schlyteri.

Hepaticas are good plants for a rock garden or woodland area. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/akyyHt6PZD

— Alpine Garden Society (@AlpineGardenSoc) September 7, 2023

Puttering

Adventure

A niece and her family recently rented a big condo on the shore of Bear Lake for a vacation.

Bear Lake is a big lake on the Utah/Idaho border. It is 208 feet deep. It took a long time before they found the bottom. The water is pale blue. Some people may find the canyons and other areas around the lake to be more interesting than the lake itself.

Nearby Garden City is famous for big raspberries.

Gardens of The Horde

From Don in Kansas again. He has great information on growing other flowers at the link at the top of the post.

Lilium speciosum rubrum 'Uchida'

The first lily opened at the end of May. The last one is still blooming, over two and a half months later.

Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

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Week in Review

What has changed since last week's thread? Saturday Gardening, Puttering and Adventure Thread, Sept. 2

Any thoughts or questions?

I closed the comments on this post so you wouldn't get banned for commenting on a week-old post, but don't try it anyway.

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