I grew someBush Honeysuckle,Diervilla lonicera,from seedand planted it in my sugar maple bush. It can be an aggressive shrub, but I figured shade would control its spread. Not true – it is a weed. It is taking over the wooded area and shading out native ephemerals.Anemone canadensisis ...
and was surprised to literally stumble on a nest of 3 chicks and a adult just last week. The nest, if you can call it that, was inconspicuous among the leaves and brambles in an area of the woodland garden I had ignored for some time. They did ...
My Bocking 14 Russian comfrey is great for building soil fertility. The bees like the flowers. But it won't self sow, making it easy to manage. There are plenty of non-natives that grow well, but not too well. Why don't conservationists want to acknowledge them? My native passion ...
a robust, tall variety to be the center of attention in a larger landscape. California lilac flowers include shades of white, pink, purple, and blue and will certainly attract any pollinators in the area. Grow your California lilac alongside some othernative wildflowersfor a spectacular display...
The variety I’m using for this is Sambucus canadensis, which is thenative elderberry in our area. Black elderberry (S. nigra) is … 17 June 2017 Woodland Flowers of June at Wild Ozark It’s been awhile since I’ve wandered with the camera, but this morning on my way to town I bro...
Native plants just aren't that easy to understand for traditional gardeners. “That's why staff at the Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants began creating some good information into the world of native plants," said Kitty Connolly. "Everybody needs to learn about natives ...
The following posts are about wild or native bees. What’s the difference? Anative beeis a species that evolved in the area where it is now living. For example, the yellow-faced bumble bee is native to the Pacific Northwest. Awild beecan be native or not. For example, the alfalfa lea...
Let the plants go wild! With natives, you just have to let them go crazy. You don’t cut them back a lot, maybe twice a year to keep your garden looking tidy. You’re not out there trimming every other week. Make sure to space the plants out properly. Give them room to grow!
These two cases show some toys and tools of children traveling the trail. They were expected to help with chores, but also had time to play games, go fishing or target shooting, and to collect wildflowers. At first, relationships between Natives and settlers were friendly. They traded valuabl...
Again, but you have to have full, intense sun and a hot spot for it. Margaret: The Palafoxia and the Collinsia, so the blue-eyed Mary [above] and the Palafoxia, I saw that Missouri Wildflowers, the seed company—you know them, I guess, huh? Alan: Yes. Well, they sell all ...