actually. And I was their woodland gardener there, and probably spent more time pulling out invasives than planting natives. But it was the beginning of my formal interest in them. Wave Hill, of course, exposed me to a dizzying variety of other kinds of plants for which I have fond and...
Margaret:Another—I call it a trend, but in recent years that I see more and more and people ask me about and I hear friends doing and experimenting with more—is growing things from seed, especially native plants, because a lot of times the ones you’re seeking aren’t necessarily avail...
I am turning to God, the universe, a higher power (I am still searching for a word that resonates most with me) and inviting them into an active relationship with me in my home. I am making friends with the plants in the apartment. I am cherishing my relationship with my dog more t...
For plant stems, we simply leave plants such as cup plant and other large-stemmed natives standing after they die and clean them up the following spring after (we hope) the larvae have hatched out. This also provides winter cover for other wildlife that it just won’t find in a golf-...
So far, so good. But at the same time I discovered that my hopper friends were actually considered to be one of a group of species that are differentiated, not by their looks, distance from each other, or even their habits, but rather by the plants they chose to live on once upon a...
used buffalo skin and theInuitfrom Alaska used seal or caribou skin. Some tribes learned how to make clothing from plants or weaving thread. These included theNavajoandApache, who learned how to make woven blankets and tunics. All of their clothes were made by hand, and the women would gen...
‘white phase’ of the garden, as most other plants are not ready yet to push flowers. This is also a Eurasian plant that has taken over this continent. I tolerate it as it is an early food source for bees and other insects while not much else is around. It is also easily ...
Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter is one of many Native Americans trying to get his ancestors' remains back. 3 months ago These plants and animals will benefit from Biden's protected land declaration Vast forests, desert land and even a volcano are among the landscapes included ...
their plentiful seeds and flesh provided a rich and ready source of food. Many of these plants were eventually domesticated: sumpweed by approximately 3500bceand squash and sunflowers by about 3000bce. By perhaps 500bcethe production of these local cultigens had become the economic foundation upon...
Grass and other plants can be sturdier than one might think when expertly braided and pieced together. But they didn’t stay very warm in cold weather. That’s why grass and wattle-and-daub dwellings are typically found in southern regions, which have warmer temperatures. ...