Flower Hill Farm Retreat https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com B&B, Retreat, Vacation Rental Flower Hill Farm in Williamsburg MA Western Mass 20 minutes outside of Northampton MA 413-268-7481 Wed, 24 Jan 2018 22:09:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.13 183435305 Butterflies of 2017 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-of-2017-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=butterflies-of-2017-2 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-of-2017-2/#comments Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:37:05 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7752 During this cold winter, I am sorting through brightly colored photographs from my compilation of Flower Hill Farm butterflies entitled ~ Butterflies of 2017. Over the years, I have documented fifty plus species of butterflies by family on my website under Photography and Wildlife. All are species that I was fortunate to find here within my 21 acre wildlife habitat. I […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-of-2017-2/feed/ 12 7752 The Allure of Milkweed https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/the-allure-of-milkweed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-allure-of-milkweed https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/the-allure-of-milkweed/#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:36:58 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=7035 Milkweed  (Asclepias syriaca) has a delicious fragrance and attracts a diversity of wildlife to shuttle its pollen about. Here at Flower Hill Farm there are numerous stands of milkweed in the fields and gardens. When the dainty balls of florets begin to pop, an audience of butterflies, bees, ants, and birds take notice. Spiders settle […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/the-allure-of-milkweed/feed/ 15 7035 Butterflies in the Gardens https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-in-the-gardens/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=butterflies-in-the-gardens https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-in-the-gardens/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:16:53 +0000 https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/?p=6701 Flower Hill Farm Families of Butterflies from 2014 — There were many butterflies in the gardens of Flower Hill Farm in 2014 but there were varied species missing too. I missed each butterfly like a dear friend who moves away and will not be around to share the apple blossoms or champagne lunches. For now, I […]

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]]> https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/butterflies-in-the-gardens/feed/ 8 6701 Gossamer Wings ~ Hairstreak https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/gossamer-wings-hairstreak/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gossamer-wings-hairstreak https://staging.caroldukeflowers.com/gossamer-wings-hairstreak/#respond Mon, 01 Jul 2013 04:47:00 +0000 http://duke.itabix.com/gossamer-wings-hairstreak/ Hairstreaks somehow escaped my notice until this year . . .  or yesterday and today more like . . . when I discovered three different species in the south field. It is so peaceful to butterfly watch . . . I never think about all the things I might do to the garden . . […]

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