The Milkweed

A Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a pink flower, likely a milkweed plant, which is crucial for their life cycle.

by Cecil Cavendish The milkweed pods are breaking, And the bits of silken down Float off upon the autumn breeze Across the meadows brown.   Today’s Garden words were featured on the podcast: Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. A portrait of Elizabeth Cavendish, Countess of Devonshire, a…

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Milkweed Wishes and September Reveries

Milkweed seed pod

Today’s Garden Words were featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Words inspired by the garden are the sweetest, most beautiful words of all. Milkweed seed pod September 17, 2019 On this golden September afternoon, when the fields hum with the last whispers of summer…

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