'Mums the word' for butterflies, bees and colorful fall gardens

Mums are bee and butterfly magnets Just when I thought the bees and butterflies had disappeared from our garden until spring, I found more visiting our "chrysanthemums" (mums) than I could count. And, during one Indian-summer afternoon, I saw more bees and butterflies on our mums than I'd seen in our garden all summer.

By Lou Boulmetis, hippodromehatter@aol.com

November 8, 2012