ALL ABOUT BASIL

Saturday, June 13th at 10am   

FREE
~African Blue Basil~
edible and ornamental
   
It's hot and that means the basil is exploding. It grows so fast at this time it can be hard to keep it trimmed up to once you've tired of Caprese salads and pesto. 
It's time to think outside of the basil box!
Join Elizabeth and I on Saturday, June 13th as we share some of our favorite unconventional basil recipes for everything from sweets to smoothies. We will also share our tips for growing great basil and recommendations for uncommon varieties to broaden your basil palette, as well as techniques for preserving your basil harvest. 
But what basil workshop would be complete without pesto?!
This ancient dish can be very versatile and exciting when a little creativity is added. We will conclude the class with a pesto demonstration and tasting that provides a twist on the standard pesto recipe.

Read Elizabeth's Tallahassee Democrat article on basil;

Backyard  BUGS

this Saturday, June 6th at 2pm
Call to register; Class size limited
$3.00 Adult, $1.50 Children
(850) 386-8882
We still have space in this exciting workshop on Saturday;

J oin Invertebrate Zoologist,  Dave Almquist , and his assistant Lukas, to explore why insects and other "bugs" are so important to our ecosystems. A short power point presentation inside will be followed by close-up examination of some live specimens and a "bug" hunt expedition on nursery grounds. While this is mainly geared towards children/families, adults, naturalists, and photographers are welcome and will enjoy this experience. 

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~SALE~
 
  Glazed Garden Pottery
&
Select Statuary

25% OFF

Sale ends June 30th, does not include saucers, Mexican Pottery or Water Garden Bowls.


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The Hawks Have Fledged

It was such a thrill to witness the nesting process and maturation of the two hatchlings right above our heads this year. We got to watch as the babies grew from bumbling blobs of white fluff into fully feathered young, venturing out on the pine tree limbs. I hope you all had a chance to stop by a see them through our scope. It was an apt reminder that the land we use is habitat that many species rely upon and how we manage it matters.



It's arrived...
BUTTERFLY
SEASON 
We have been releasing newly emerged butterflies almost daily from our Butterfly Rearing Cage!
Here are a few from this week;

Common Buckeye   
Junonia coenia
This butterfly's name belies it's uncommon beauty. We found the Buckeye caterpillars feeding on our native Twinflower plants and we raised them in our Butterfly Rearing Cage. They also use our native Wild Petunia as a larval food host.
   

Monarch   
Danaus plexippus
  The regal Monarchs only feed on plants in the milkweed family. We found caterpillars on our native White Swamp Milkweed plants ( Asclepias perennis ). Florida has 21 native milkweed species, unfortunately, only 3 are currently available commercially-but we are working with our growers to cultivate more native milkweed plants to support the imperiled Monarch.


Gulf Fritillary
Agraulis vanillae  
If you plant native Passionvine, you're gonna get Gulf Fritillaries! If you don't, we will be happy to share. Every year we are inundated with the Gulf Fritillary caterpillars on our Passionvine plants in stock and in the ground. We currently have two native Passionvine that attract these butterflies Purple Passionflower ( Passiflora incarnata) and Yellow Passionflower ( Passiflora lutea).
Passionvine is also larval food for other butterfly relatives of the Gulf Fritillary that are less abundant; the Zebra Longwing and Variegated Fritillary.


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Come visit our cool nook in the woods to explore our beautiful grounds. 
Walk 
through our vibrant butterfly garden to enjoy blooms abuzz with pollinators, butterflies and butterfly caterpillars.

 

Got questions about plants or gardening?
Come see us at Native-we know what grows!
Sincerely,
 
Lilly 
1661 Centerville Rd 
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 386-8882
OPEN-Monday through Saturday 8am-6pm


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