Category Archives: Butterfly

Free Butterfly Gardening Program

Posted on October 7, 2022 by beautifycrestwood

Free Butterfly Gardening Program Sat. 10 am – Powder Valley Oct. 8th Just show up.

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Free Butterfly Gardening Program

Posted on August 6, 2022 by beautifycrestwood

Click Here to Register – Oct. 8th.

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Color in the August Garden

Posted on August 5, 2021 by beautifycrestwood

Thought I’d share this view of a Tiger Swallowtail on Joe Pye Weed.

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Grooming the Catalina West entrance

Posted on July 20, 2019 by mjagreen

  July 20, 2019.  “Many hands make light work.” This pearl goes back to the 14th century. I heard it repeated by two different people this Saturday morning. A group of neighbors gathered at the  Rayburn and Tahiti Drive entrance … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Gardening Program

Posted on March 3, 2019 by beautifycrestwood

Tom Terrific is presenting his Ten Commandments of Butterfly Gardening program on March 18th at 7 p.m. in Crestwood. The program is free, but there is limited seating. If you are interested, please email BeautifyCrestwood@gmail.com with the number of people … Continue reading →

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2018 Monarch Migration

Posted on October 2, 2018 by beautifycrestwood

Crestwood had a great year for Monarchs. Here is what it looks like right now!

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Monarch Tagging Party

Posted on September 26, 2018 by beautifycrestwood

Here’s your chance to get up close and personal with Monarch butterflies. Tom Terrific is hosting a tagging party where you will learn how to tag a Monarch and send it off on it’s trip to Mexico. This party is … Continue reading →

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Aphids and Monarchs – Don’t Panic!

Posted on August 10, 2018 by beautifycrestwood

Crestwood has been blessed over the last few weeks with lots of Monarchs flying around our gardens. There are plenty of eggs and caterpillars to keep the next generation going and with milkweed also comes aphids. If you look at … Continue reading →

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Monarchs and Hummingbirds

Posted on April 22, 2018 by beautifycrestwood

In St. Louis, we finally have confirmation of the first monarch butterflies and hummingbirds. Margy Terpstra has a great blog which shows these recent sightings. If you have some milkweed which you have started inside, now would be the time to put … Continue reading →

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Planting for Monarch Butterflies

Posted on January 10, 2018 by beautifycrestwood

Planting for Monarch Butterflies Saturday, March 3rd – 1 p.m. Location – Whitecliff Recreation Center 9245 Whitecliff Park Ln Crestwood, MO 63126 Learn what plants to grow which will attract Monarch butterflies to your garden. This program is for kids, … Continue reading →

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