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Rose Franklin's Perennial & Butterfly Farm

Spring Mills, PA

A  Gift Idea for the Bird & Butterfly Enthusiast:

Aspects Oriole Feeder, 16 oz.     Reg. $29.95       Sale Price:  $24.00

This Aspects Oriole Feeder holds 16 oz. of sugar water and has 4 feeding ports. Its polycarbonate cover removes easily for cleaning and filling. It has a built-in ant moat to block crawling insects from getting into the feeder and the nectar recipe is engraved on the inside of the orange cover. It comes with a brass hanging rod.

Aspects HummZinger Mini Hummingbird Feeder, 8 oz.     Reg. $23.95     Sale Price:  $18.00

The HummZinger Mini features 3 ports and holds 8 ounces of nectar. It is both bee and ant resistant and has a built-in ant cup in the bowl. The cover is bright red to attract hummingbirds and has raised flowers to prevent rain from running into the bowl. The red cover pops off for easy cleaning and filling. Both the red cover and the clear bowl are polycarbonate. Hanging rod is solid brass. Feeder can be hung or post mounted on a 5/8" wooden dowel or on a piece of 1/2" copper tubing (which has a 5/8" outside diameter). The pole should be inserted into the ground at least one foot. The feeder height may vary, but three to four feet usually works well when pole mounted. Made in the USA.

  Aspects HummZinger Ultra w/ Nectar Guard, 12 oz.    Reg. $28.95         Sale Price:  $23.00

The HummZinger Ultra with Nectar Guard features 4 ports and holds 12 ounces of nectar. This feeder provides maximum protection against both flying and crawling insects. It has a build-in ant cup in the bowl to stop crawling insects in their tracks and includes 3 complete sets of Nectar Guard replacement tips. The cover, which is bright red to attract hummingbirds, pops off for easy cleaning and filling. Made of plastic, it can be hung with the brass rod (included) or post mounted on a 5/8" wooden dowel rod (not included). 

Garden Jewels Hummingbird Feeder, 10 oz.     Reg. $15.95         Sale Price:  $11.00

A pretty, teardrop-like shape gives the Bee-Resistant Hummingbird Feeder the ability to catch sunlight beautifully. It's made of scratch-resistant glass so it will stay looking like new season after season. Remove the red plastic base and turn the glass container upside down to fill it. This feeder has a 10-ounce capacity. Turn the feeder right-side-up again and hang it anywhere you like from the sturdy metal loop. There are two feeding ports on this feeder, both of which are bee-resistant.

Birdscapes Glass Hummingbird Feeder, 24 oz.      Reg. $24.95         Sale Price:  $18.00

This Birdscapes Hummingbird Edition Hummingbird Feeder features 3 feeding ports and holds 24 ounces of nectar. The feeding stations are antique rose to attract hummingbirds. The clear feeder reservoir easily unscrews from the green feeder base for quick, convenient cleaning and filling. The gem cut feeder reservoir is made of glass and displays four hand painted hummingbirds. The base is plastic and the decorative basket and removable perches are made of black metal. 

Wildlife Accessories Trap-It Ant Trap                      Reg. $8.95           Sale Price:  $7.50

The Wildlife Accessories Trap-It Ant Trap is designed to prevent ants and crawling insects from accessing your hummingbird or oriole feeder. Simple hang the plastic Ant Trap above your feeder, fill the well with water, and ants won't be able to get to the hummingbird or oriole nectar.

12” Butterfly Net with Wooden Handle            $18.95           Sale Price:  $15.00

This 12” diameter net has a 24” long net bag and an 18” long wooden handle. Great for beginners but useful to pros also.

15” Butterfly Net with Telescoping Handle        $32.95           Sale Price: $28.00

This 15” diameter butterfly net features a 40” long net bag and a telescoping aluminum handle that extends from 19” to 40” long. A great net for both professionals and beginners.

Insect Collection Kit       $49.00             Sale Price: $35.00

This kit contains the supplies a student would need to make an insect collection. It includes an insect collecting box with a magnifier lid, a pinning block, forceps, a spreading board, pins, a 5X pocket magnifier, and 100 glassine envelops (3 sizes).

White Monarchs aren’t actually white. They are pale peachy-gray in the areas which are typically orange. And their eyes aren’t black like those of orange Monarchs, but instead deep magenta-pink. White Monarchs are extremely rare though, one in 12 to 15 million rare!

We were extremely blessed to have white Monarchs appear here in September, 2018, among the butterflies we were raising. And understanding what a blessing that was, we raised them for over a year. Knowing we would not likely ever see a white Monarch again, we saved about 200 of them so we could one day create displays which we’d offer to other butterfly enthusiasts.

Immersing real butterflies in epoxy resin is not an easy job. A lot of bubbles appear, some of which are easily removed, but also some that just cannot be removed. They are underneath the butterfly or they are too close to the butterfly's body or wings to attempt to remove them. Some bubbles don't even appear until the epoxy is almost cured and it is simply too late to make an attempt to remove them. Our epoxy-resined displays are not perfect. They all have some blemishes. Most of them look good from a distance but upon closer inspection, you see a few bubbles or a little bit of dirt (which is generally butterfly scales that came off the butterfly as the liquid plastic ran over the butterfly). To the left, I picture what is visible in most of our displays (a bubble or two and/or some dirt). Please do not place an order for one of our displays if you are not willing to accept a display with some flaws.
Our framed artwork can be hung on a wall or displayed on an easel (not included). 

Now 25% off, $93.75

Pictured is a sample of two white Monarchs immersed in epoxy resin in a shadow box. The shadow box is made of wood and painted a cream-like color. This is NOT the one you will be receiving. Each one is different as monarchs are of different size, shape, and color. The butterflies aren't even positioned alike in every box; some are much more angled than others. All this means that each piece is uniquely different. Your display will be different than everyone else's, a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
Every one of these shadow boxes contains two white Monarchs though, one male and one female. In some of our pieces, the male is larger than the female. In others, the female is larger than the male.
As stated above, there are some flaws in each of the pieces, a few bubbles and/or a little dirt. Please do not expect perfection.

Now 25% off, $149.25

Pictured is a sample of four Monarchs immersed in epoxy resin in a shadow box. The shadow box is made of wood and painted a cream-like color. This is NOT the one you will be receiving. Each one is different as monarchs are of different size, shape, and color. The butterflies aren't even positioned alike in every box; some are much more angled than others. All this means that each piece is uniquely different. Your display will be different than everyone else's, a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
Every one of these shadow boxes contains two white Monarchs and two orange Monarchs one male and one female which is white, and one male and female which is orange). In some of our pieces, the male is larger than the female. In others, the female is larger than the male.
As stated above, there are some flaws in each of the pieces, a few bubbles and/or a little dirt. Please do not expect perfection.

White monarchs are extremely rare and once ours are gone, they will be gone. We don't expect to ever see white monarchs here again. This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we are grateful to have had--and that we are delighted to now be able to share with our customers.

Rose Franklin's Perennials
107 Butterfly Lane      Spring Mills, PA  16875