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The vibrancy of our FALL seasons

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The r ed tipped flower is pineapple sage. A fall bloomer ! The gardens do look nice at the end of the season as the warm sun casts light on the last vibrant  blooms of summer. Perhaps they just look better  b/c we cherish the last  warm days of fall! Photos submitted by bcrockford.

Milkweed & Monarchs

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This just might be a picture of one of the last Monarch butterflies that arrived @ Hutchinson Community College's DEMO garden in mid October. The colorful plant is a tropical variety of milkweed called Asclepias curassavica or Scarlet Milkweed TROPICAL SUNSET. A n annual in our zone , this flower's seed can be purchased online for a reasonable price. Serious gardeners are trying to plant varieties that attract multiple types of butterflies. This is one. This butterfly is a Swallowtail enjoying the tiny petunias planted in a master gardener's home container. This prolific bloomer is a trailing petunia called Calibrachoa , also commonly called million bells. It is not winter hardy here in Kansas so is grown as an annual. It comes in a large range of colors and works very well in containers or hanging baskets. It can even be used as groundcover in smaller garden plots. Photos submitted by bcrockford.