Here in southeastern Wisconsin we have a lot of lakes and rolling hills, called kettle moraines. My gardens are always growing, with an eye to adding more native plants and using only natural organic measures as much as possible. The gardens are definitely a work in progress, with a long way to go before they become the pollinator haven that I’d like them to be. But come on in and take a peek at where we are so far.
First milkweed of the season, mid May. 
Lots of Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed) in flower. 
Several Lamium beds. Lamium is so pretty, even in winter. 
Stoking up to migrate. 
Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset. I love the color; think I’ll get more. 
Getting ready to sip on purple coneflowers! 
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed) patches of these, scattered. 
Lots of sedums like this one, ready for late season blooms. 
Perennial poppies and Asclepias tuberosa make a nice combo. 
Asiatic lilies, not native, but a gift from a loved one. 
Monarda red (bee balm) and Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed) 
Blanket flower Gaillardia 
Lots of Astilbe, pink, white and red. 
Squirrel, done playing tag. 
Mother fox! 
A fawn helping itself to crabapples. 
Crabapple in Spring. Too early for butterflies to arrive from Mexico. 
Work-in-progress here. 
Gotta have Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush). My best one succumbed to an exceptionally hard winter, so this is its replacement. Small but strong.
Siri DiSavona 