Photos and Story by Gail K.
Hello- Let’s go back to Paul’s native garden and take a closer look at the plants he has in the garden.
As always, Paul has information available for people to take for referencing to start their own native garden…………
Ready?? follow me—–Paul’s garden offers many pathways- let’s travel down this one
and see where it takes us.
Paul Welcomes Gardners
Chokeberry
Seed pods of the Bladder nut tree. The pods make a rattling noise in the wind.
A mass planting of Ergrostis spectabilil – Purple love grass. Paul uses many native grasses in his landscape. He does use non native plants as well. Diversity is a key to design in a Garden.
Ergrostis spectabilis – Purple love grass
Verbesina alterifolia-WINGSTEM
Paul wasn’t sure-this may be a Wolfeye Dogwood. Remember when we toured the Taylor Gardens I think this was a plant we saw there. It is stunning especially
This is Capensis-jewelweed a native impatiens, and is used to help rid the skin of a poison ivy rash.
Throughout the garden are artistic accents which add structure:
As we move on, did you note the thistle that is growing next to the
spider web?? Paul says the finches love that plant. Not what we typically
plant in our gardens……….
blue vervain
pods from cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)
tall meadow rue with pancium virgatum (switch grass)
white meadow rue
elderberry
clematis virginiana Virgin’s Bower
What do you see—-It changes as you change from where you are viewing–
another attribute of an interesting garden…………
tiger eye Sumac
culvers root……….white or purple
Desmodium canadense-show Tick Trefoil
Yellow Swallowtail on Prairie Dock
Ya just never know what is going on in the garden around you. Those are viburnum leaf beetles-invasive pests that cause a lot of damage. Look at the leaves of this maple leaf viburnum.
Example of the damage
Has anyone figured out what this is? Seems we all have them in our yards
Monarch on Veronicastrum Missurica – Ironweed
Eupatorium purpureum—-Joe Pye with a Red Admiral
Turn Turn Turn
With a wave good bye Stanley sends us on our way.
NOTE:
For those who might be interested. I found pictures from another tour at Paul’s
the difference is unreal……………our Blog dated July 28 2014. If you click on July 2014 you will see that tour.
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
This garden is great. I looked back at 2014…big difference, especially the hill areas up to the house.
The moth in this photo has been identified:
moth is a pest of the invasive “tree of heaven”, which makes it a beneficial in my book.JS
https://bugguide.net/node/view/781888/bgpage
https://bygl.osu.edu/node/381
thank you jenny for the info and to add to linda’s post……..specifically-.the name is the ailanthus webworm moth…..