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Julie the ok gardener
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Gardener and reader interested in Oklahoma native plants and the bugs that live with them. I live in the northern Cross Timbers ecoregion, USDA zone 7B.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It's cold and rainy today, so here's a #Fallback to May 25, a Jagged Ambush Bug on a Western Daisy. Maybe not the best spot for an ambush, but good for a picture. Phymata fasciata. #nativeplants #insects #invertebrates
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For #SixonSaturday, I don't have anything blooming in my garden, so these are some of plants I hope to grow next year from the seeds I collected over the summer. IDs in alt text. #nativeplants #gardening 🌱
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Butterflies keep hatching out in the garden, but most of my flowers have died from frost. I'm thinking about natives that I might start in warmer weather for containers to bring in and outdoors next fall. Suggestions? Maybe Prairie Verbena, annual Bee Balm? #butterflies #nativeplants #gardening
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning. The cosmos have finally been killed by frost and the only flowers left are a few aster seedlings. I think these will be my last butterfly and bumblebee sightings for this year, although our weather is still so warm that I could be wrong. #butterflies 🦋 #gardening #nativeplants
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Well, the sun came out today, but it's cold and quiet except for the wind. This is a video I took of the hummingbirds frolicking in late September. They're always extra frisky when they're about to set out on their southern migration. #birds #hummingbirds #gardening 🌱
November 9, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This is an interesting study looking at the availability of nectar flowers for migrating Monarchs in the Great Plains flyway. Make sure to download the appendices if you want the plant lists. #butterflies #nativeplants esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
November 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good morning. Today will be our last sunny day before the first hard freeze tomorrow. This Orange Sulphur was in the garden yesterday, along with the last few Gulf Fritillaries. #Saturdayorange #butterflies #gardening 🌱🦋
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Another $300 was tacked on today due to Banana's oopsie with her graft coming apart and becoming infected.

The total is a smidgen over $9000 so far.

We also have another $2800 coming for chemo.

A $6000 estimate has turned into almost $11k.

Shares are incredibly appreciated ♡
I have to put my ego down.

I need help. The surgery is more than I thought, and I've already spent $1300.

Both surgeries total $7000.

If not to help me, please help my cat. Please share.

gofund.me/26074824b

#gofundme #cat #helpsky #fundraiser
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Weird. I just noticed my Redbud tree has a few flowers and new leaves. I can't remember seeing it flower in fall before. #gardening #nativeplants 🌱
November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I haven't seen any Common Buckeyes for several weeks but this one showed up today. We had frost overnight, but it should be warm for a few more weeks. #butterflies #lepidoptera 🦋 🌱 #gardening
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here's another annual native that comes up late summer and overwinters, but can be a problem because they get huge and leafy, shading other plants. This fall, I'll be pulling the big ones, and wait for more to come up later. Annual Winecups, Callirhoe leiocarpa. #nativeplants #gardening 🌱
November 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I wasn't sure when you're supposed to plant seeds for these annual Western Daisies, so I saved some and scattered some of them when I collected them this summer. It looks like that was a good time, but I wish I'd spread them out a little more. Astranthium ciliatum. #nativeplants #gardening 🌱
November 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Six on Saturday is the motley crew of native perennials and tropical annuals that are still attracting pollinators to my garden. I try to deadhead them (except the asters) to keep them blooming long enough for the fall Monarch migration. #gardening #insects 🌱
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Have a fun Halloween tonight! The butterflies were back today after a week of cold and rain. #butterflies #lepidoptera 🦋 #butterflyFriday
October 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The sounds of summer, I'm going to miss them. Two Common Meadow Katydids sitting on a flower stem, from earlier this month. #insectthursday 🌱🦗
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Yellow-collared Scape Moth in seasonal attire for #MothMonday on Panicled Aster. They are day-flying moths that range across North America. Cisseps fulvicollis. #moths #nativeplants #lepidoptera
October 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've already posted one with bees and wasps, so here's another #SixonSaturday with butterflies on American Asters. It's cool and rainy today and the forecast is getting colder this week. I hope I don't have to wait until Spring to see them again. #nativeplants #gardening #butterflies 🌱 🦋
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Some female Sulphur butterflies have an 'Alba' gene that causes them to be white. They also have faster reproductive development than colored females and higher fat stores, which may give them an advantage in colder weather. #butterflies #lepidoptera #insectthursday 🦋
October 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The first Queen Butterfly to visit my garden. Unfortunately, the residents were very rude and kept trying to steal his Perfumeballs. Danaus gilippus and Gaillardia suavis. #butterflies #lepidoptera #nativeplants 🦋 🌱
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So I was taking pictures in the garden a few days ago and I accidentally took this, which I think is sunlight coming through my fingers. I like how the little motes look like bubbles and hearts, and there seems to be something peering from the darkness. #magentamonday
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Some of the butterflies in the cosmos this afternoon. Gulf Fritillary, Monarchs, and Pipevine Swallowtail. #butterflies #gardening 🦋 🌱 #lepidoptera
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Goid morning! It rained a lot yesterday and today is cool and sunny. The butterflies are all sleeping in except for this American Lady. #butterflies #gardening 🦋 🌱
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lots of Gulf Fritillaries in the garden, enjoying the summery weather. #insectThursday #butterflies #gardening 🌱🦋
October 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM