Normally I Like an orderly, contained, garden and yard. However, the exception in my backyard is my clump of Buddleias or butterfly bushes. They grow rampant! I prune them down to about a foot or two in the early spring and by June they are about 7' high.

There are two purple and one golden bush planted behind my little pool house. They grow right up to press on the window screens. I love them! I can't wait until they bloom because when the windows are open their sweet and heady (but not too strong) fragrance permeates the room. It's one of the joys of my summer.

Not only does it smell great, but all the insects above were seen just inches away from the glass and the screen. The windows become like a fish tank of flora and fauna, (with insects as the fauna). As you can see there are things moving back and forth and around all day. It's a lovely show outside my window!