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Let Fall Begin (Soon)
It’s only the first week of August, and anyone who lives in Florida or south Georgia knows, this is NOT fall. When you wake up and make your coffee and… Read more
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Purple Coneflower Pops Up in Mid June
Pretty purple coneflower just appears out of nowhere Read more
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Pollinator Week at Buzzing Blossoms
June 16 to June 22, 2025 is Pollinator Week, an annual celebration in support of pollinator health, and we at Buzzing Blossoms are so happy! This is our week and… Read more
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Update on the Milkweed Nursery
Some good news on my milkweed nursery dreams. I’ve had my state of Florida nursery inspection and will be receiving my nursery registration number soon. I’m so excited! Of course,… Read more
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Milkweed for All!
I’m embarking on a new (yet another) adventure. I am hoping to create my own nursery of milkweeds (North American varieties only). Living in Florida and being an insect enthusiast… Read more
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July is the Month of the Polka dot Wasp Moth
Ok, so July isn’t officially the month of the Polka dot Wasp Moth, but if I had any say in the matter it would be so. This is my favorite… Read more
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Phaon Crescents Seen Amongst the Grasses
I love seeing a new species of any insect in my garden, but I really get excited over the lepidoptera. A new butterfly or moth is something I like to… Read more
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Skippers are Returning
In Florida, there is hardly a day without monarch butterflies. They don’t typically migrate from Florida, so we have them all year round. The next most commonly seen butterfly in… Read more
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Monarchs Don’t Love All the Flowers in My Yard
Flowers and pollinators… they go hand in hand. But not all flowers are created equally, at least not according to the non-migrating monarchs that live in my yard in North… Read more
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My Successful Polyphemus Moth Release
Hey, eggs don’t grow on trees! Well, I found an egg-shaped cocoon on an oak tree and knew it had something pretty inside… so I took it home. Read more
Welcome to my blog!
I’m Earline, a gardener and insect lover. My free time is spent experimenting with flowers, shrubs, and trees to find the perfect plants for both the pollinators and myself. I breed zinnias for insect attraction. I do this in a few ways. I cull the blooms that aren’t attracting pollinators and I hand-pollinate crosses of blooms that have specific insect-attracting qualities, such as color, petal size, and floral shape. It’s all fascinating to me and I learn something new about the insects and the flowers around me everyday. My goal is to share this love of insects and the flowers they depend upon with others. Please join me on this exploration of the little things, both buzzing and blossoming.
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