The area on the left side of the driveway is quickly becoming overgrow with native vines and perennials. While I would like to manicure it a bit, I am relucant to. The butterflies and bees are just loving it. This has turned into my favorite spot to photography them. I just stand in the middle and they hover around.
Bumble Bee on Coral Vine
They don’t seem to mind me at all, provided I do not interfere with their nectar gathering efforts. There are bumble bees, honey bees, wasps and butterflies. The nice thing is my vegetable beds are just about 10 feet away, and they also visit them. More pollinating….
Gulf Fritillary on Cypress Vine
Gulf Fritillary on Cypress Vine
While the Gulf Fritillary favors the passion vine, it is quite happy with the Cypress Vine and Society Garlic.
Gulf Fritillary on Society Garlic
Gulf Fritillary on Cypress Vine
Honey Bee flying to Coral Vine
Honey Bee on Coral Vine
Bumble Bee on Indigo Spires Salvia
Jacqueline D'Elia Computer geek that loves writing, photography, and building wordpress sites. Earned a BS in Horticulture at Texas A&M. She gardens in Houston Texas and enjoys growing organic food in her raised bed garden. You can follow her garden antics on Twitter @JDElia. Her day job? Selling real estate at RE/MAX Vintage in Houston.
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How lovely to have so many pollinators in the garden. Not so many around now here in the UK, just the odd lazy wasp which is sad