By Lark Wells Wildflowers By Lark Wells Looking forward to spring? Ready to open the windows for some fresh air and take a walk or bike ride on your favorite local trail? While you’re out, take a look at the splashes of color by the … [Read more...]
Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica
Virginia bluebells is a native wildflower found in moist woodlands and river flood plains in eastern North America from New York to Minnesota up into Canada (Ontario and Quebec), and from Kansas to Alabama. Mertensia virginica is one of about 40 … [Read more...]
Weed Identification Photos
Accurate plant identification and understanding the lifecycle of the plant are essential when it comes to weed management. Continued: … [Read more...]
Give Me All Your Cuttings
I may tell myself that I chat up my neighbors out of a post-quarantine craving for connection. I can pretend that I haul myself outside for a swift ten thousand steps because I’ve finally learned the value of tending myself, body and spirit. But the … [Read more...]
Wildflower of the Year 2022 Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
Buttonbush is a shrub or small tree commonly attaining heights up to about 6 m, occasionally twice that size. Leaves are opposite or whorled, elliptic to ovate, 2-8 cm wide, and 6-15 cm long; margins are entire and apices are acute or cuspidate, … [Read more...]
Spring Clean Up in the Garden
Over the past few years I have not done a fall clean-up in my garden. It’s not that I’m lazy, but that I have learned to leave flower heads as a food source for birds. Read more: … [Read more...]
Solving the bagworm problem without chemicals
Sooner or later, most landscapes have to deal with a bagworm problem. Sometimes the hungry pests only threaten one or two trees in a landscape. But they can really ruin the party when it comes to the classic, evergreen privacy buffer. Continued: … [Read more...]
Take Care of Cut Roses: Ultimate Rose Care
These tips will make your bouquets last as long as they possibly can to make you and your home happy. Read more: … [Read more...]
The Smell of Spring
by Josh Palumbo, Forest Management Coordinator The harbingers of spring come in a variety of forms. From migrating birds to budding trees, few are ready when one of the earliest signs of spring emerges from its wet soil home. This omen of spring … [Read more...]
Herbs That Taste and Smell Like Lemon
By Pat Chadwick Most people share a deep appreciation for the bright, tangy taste and scent of lemons. Fortunately, many other plants have the same chemical compounds that give lemons their distinctive citrusy taste and aroma. The combinations … [Read more...]