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A Native Plant Journey

A cycle of things with wings enticed by native plants

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    • A Bioretention Basin In Bloom
    • Soon To Bloom (April)
    • Soon To Bloom — Part II (May)
    • Soon To Bloom — Part III (June)
    • Soon To Bloom — Part IV (July)
    • Soon to Bloom — Part V (August)
    • Soon To Bloom — Part VI (September)
    • Flutter By Friends
    • Unexpected Guests
    • When It’s Spring Time
  • Our Journey Begins
    • How Flutter By Meadows Began
    • A Photo Journey of our Rain Garden
    • Who Lives at Flutter By Meadows?
    • What’s Passing Through?
    • What’s Buzzing Around?
    • What’s Flying Around?
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Mum’s the Word

by Samantha BeanUpdated on September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Fall is a slow, lingering season where green mingles with hazel and amber. Shadows stretch their legs as nights slowly grow longer. Before long, plants …

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Pink Is In!

by Samantha BeanUpdated on September 20, 2023August 4, 2023

That first strawberry in June. Watermelon grown only steps from your back door peppered with fresh soil on one spot. A tomato that is still …

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Insta Pot

by Samantha Bean June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

How Native Plants Help Me Live Slower in Fast World I meant to say Instacart shopper the other day while making small talk with the …

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Let’s Talk Latin

by Samantha BeanUpdated on May 31, 2023May 31, 2023

When talking plants, Latin names may be painfully hard to pronounce, but they are helpful once you get to know them Buck, buck and buck. …

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Is No Mow May “Demonstrated Interest” in Meadow University?

by Samantha BeanUpdated on August 13, 2023May 5, 2023

Well, that really depends on the student. Growing a meadow also comes home with laundry… Let’s use a high school senior as an analogy here. …

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On the Fence With Phlox

by Samantha BeanUpdated on April 21, 2023April 21, 2023

Phlox, or as my talk to text likes to spell it on my not-so-smart Smartphone, “Flocks”, is a genus of 67 species of perennial and …

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What is Flutter By Meadows?

I love to chronicle my discoveries about creatures that share my home while describing the habitats that exist for them on this blog. With a BA in Environmental Studies, I learned the natural world was a special place, and I was inspired to share the beauty in my writings.

Seeing a migratory bird in our yard, or an opportunist native plant that chooses to grow, I find joy in the unexpected. An amateur bird and butterfly photographer...trying to document what I see as much as possible, sprinkled with a touch of humor. Also a member of the Garden Club of America.

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