In honor of National Pollinator Week, I focus on some less well known native plants that support our pollinators! I discuss species that serve as larval host and nectar plants for butterflies as well as providing food for bees and...
This week I discuss my thought process for selecting native plant species that will thrive in various home landscapes. I share helpful resources and give step-by-step guidance for understanding important site conditions that should influence the selection of suitable native...
This week I share a diminutive but enchanting little spring wildflower, starflower. Learn where to find this species and how to identify it. May you find many of them on your next walk in the woods!
This week I share a striking dragonfly that I found in my birdbath, the Cobra Clubtail. Learn about this species and its dependence on high quality riparian habitats. Hope you have a lovely Memorial Day and get outside to see...
This week I share a beautiful spring orchid species, pink lady's slipper. Learn how to identify this wildflower and why propagation and transplanting are very difficult. The best thing we can do for this species is preserve existing populations and...
This week I share how I am redesigning the store landscape with three turf alternative seed mixes, continuing from the frost seeding of dry sand prairie featured in Monday with Martha #45.
This week I discuss several tips for attracting hummingbirds to your landscape. It's time to get your nectar feeders up and think about what native plants species you could add to your yard to support these charismatic creatures!
Happy Monday! This week I discuss some helpful tips for attracting orioles to your yard. The leading edge of scouting males are on their way, so get your feeders up and learn what native plant species you can establish in...
This week we feature a lovely spring ephemeral, yellow trout lily. Special thanks to my nephew, Lincoln, for sharing the colonies of this beautiful wildflower growing in his back yard!
