Argiope Aurantia

 Our Garden Critters that I want to share with you...

Argiope Aurantia or Black and Yellow Argiope Spider

What a beauty!

You clearly can see why they also call it the zigzag spider...

Pieter took an excellent photo of it.

Related link:

Black and Yellow Argiope Spider | previous post by me

Jungle Clearing and Discovery of Tires

 After coming back from two weeks of consulting work in Indonesia, Pieter was again very active in our wood garden. 

Well, trying to create a wood garden that is, as it was really just jungle clearing and the nasty discovery of tires, that got dumped there by someone... 

Again, better to watch on YouTube for using the clickable points below that I've built in with info.Fighting the  thorny lianas from the Greenbrier and excavating a Fox Hill, as Pieter named it, for filling in deeper sections and grading the lot.
This gives you an idea what all needed to be done before we had our walk ways there and being able to plant something that we liked.
Related links:Jungle Clearing | previous post from two months earlierOur Garden at the Time we had Access to Spent Mushroom Compost | the Vedder Estate on video by Middle Georgia Magazine after ALL the hard work got done...Non Glamorous Wheelbarrow Job for Filling and Raising Swampy Parts | previous post by meThe FIGHT of Growing Grass in Subtropical Georgia/USA | previous post by me

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail - Georgia State Butterfly

Come  enjoy this special Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly in our rock garden.

Yes, it is our Georgia State Butterfly!

Indulging in the nectar from the Sedum spectabile...Hope you enjoyed this 1:32 short video!
Related link:Trip to Zitácuaro in Michoacán, México for Viewing Monarch Butterflies | previous post by me{Out of Body Experience} | previous post, showing the Giant Swallow Tail, Papilio cresphontes Cramer{Our Buddleja Davidii- Butterfly Bush} | previous post by me