SOLUTIONS JARDINS
  • Home
  • About
    • Photo Gallery
    • Articles
  • Services
  • Courses and Speaking Engagements
  • Links and Resources
  • Contact Me
  • Blog

Spring planting at J.R.H.S.

5/10/2017

1 Comment

 
Picture
Just look at what I spotted one morning last week on my way into school basking on the daffodil bulbs we planted last fall in the front entrance of the building. 
Based on a Google search on butterflies, I believe it's a Mourning Cloak (Nymphalis Antiopa)  a cold-tolerant native which is one of the first butterflies to emerge in spring.  The mourning cloak spends the winter hibernating in loose tree bark or other hiding places where it is protected from winter's wind.  Their larval host plants tend to be trees and shrubs rather than flowers, dining on tree sap more than nectar.  The mourning cloak has been spotted flying around as early as March in Manitoba.  Brrrrr! 

Picture
​The gardens at J.R.H.S. have been amended with good compost and the seeds are sowed. With all the rain and hopefully a little sunshine, its just a matter of time before the lettuce, spinach and peas start growing.  The resource kids work hard and take a lot of pride in gardening, as can be seen in the photo above left. 
1 Comment

    ELAINE'S GARDEN BLOG

    Welcome to my GARDEN BLOG, where you can read about my personal adventures with plants, plant people and all things gardening.  Enjoy!

    Archives

    October 2021
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    July 2016
    May 2016

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.