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EEK, a snake!!

comments (7) May 23rd, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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I stumbled upon this little snake in the vegetable garden at the Tyler Arboretum last week. So clever! Stay tuned for more from the Tyler Arboretum tomorrow. They have a Magical Habitats exhibition coming up at the end of the month, and I got a sneak peek.

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Comments (7)

lepfan writes: Posted: 8:54 am on May 24th

lepfan writes: I too prefer to think of it as a caterpillar...just because I like them and am not a fan of snakes even if they are whimsical.

Definitely want to visit Tyler Arboretum, especially now that I've found out that it is in nearby PA and not Tyler, TX as I had first assumed.

Posted: 8:54 am on May 24th

arboretum writes: so excited you're going to feature Tyler; have wanted to visit it for ages.
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 9:39 pm on May 23rd

GardenIdeas writes: Hmmmmm ........ A snake? Are you sure he's not a very large caterpillar?? Looks like a Spicebush Swallowtail to me! Posted: 6:05 pm on May 23rd

soilgoil writes: What fun for both kids AND adults! You could add to the fun by standing a long evergreen cone at the end to create a rattlesnake.
Posted: 11:55 am on May 23rd

petuniababi writes: Th is kind of snake i can deal with!!!This is so whimsical and cute. Posted: 11:20 am on May 23rd

SunnyDispo writes: This snake totally inspires me to do something similiar in my garden. All the little kids in my neighborhood love to come to my garden and something like this would be a good lasting way to have them participate. Posted: 7:55 am on May 23rd

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.