Bottle Tree Gardening

I'm enjoying pollinator festival in my garden. Insects are flocking to goldenrod, Georgia savory, mistflower, frostweed, scarlet sage, climbing aster and others. It's the best show in town.

These wildflowers and more will be available from vendors at the fall Lowcountry South Carolina Native Plant Society sale Saturday, October 26, at the Mt. Pleasant, SC Farmers Market. The sale is from 1 to 4 PM.

There are always a great bunch of people there willing share information and sell plants. This will be my last sale. I'll be dedicating my time from now on to gardening, stupid yard art and having fun. Thanks for my nine years in business! I've met a lot of wonderful folks and had a great time talking plants and insects!

The photo is a hairstreak butterfly and bumble bee on goldenrod.

We got some much-needed rain last night and a little relief from watering today. Bottle Tree Gardening is having a half off sale on plants beginning tomorrow through Saturday July 6. Tomorrow I'll be open from 10:00 AM until 3 PM. Please call or text 843-870-5974 to arrange a visit during the week.

The photos are of crimson-eyed rosemallow with a grasshopper nymph and beetle.

Bulls Bay Nature Festival is tomorrow from 7:30 AM until 5 PM with outdoor activities, live music, food vendors and an art exhibit. It is at the Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center in Awendaw, SC. Visit the festival website for a full list of activities.

Flying Fig Farm and Bottle Tree Gardening will be on hand selling native plants. I'll lead a youth pollinator walk and we'll make beer can bee houses.

The photo is of a cloudless sulphur butterfly nectaring on Lobelia. I'll have a few of these plants at the festival.

Another Saturday and another great native plant event! This time I hope to see old and new friends at the Native Plant Festival at Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner. The plant sale is from 9 AM until 1 PM. There will be a food truck, nature walk, live music, and other activities.

I'll have a few of these Texas star hibiscus there.

Looking forward to setting up at the Grand Strand Chapter of the SC South Carolina Native Plant Society native plant sale tomorrow in Conway, SC. There will be lots of vendors there with a great diversity of plants. The sale is from 9 AM until 1 PM at 200 Laurel St.