Prairie Grass
With the warmer weather the prairie grasses are starting to take off. Unlike lawn grasses, which tend to prefer it cool, prairie grasses thrive in the heat.
American Lotus
The Lotus is my favorite native plant and they are having a great year. There are hundreds of them blooming at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) right now.To see them … Continued
Buckeye Butterfly
The Buckeye is a medium-sized butterfly with conspicuous round eyespots. We saw 5 of them on the PGT Butterfly Walk last weekend.
PGT Butterfly Walk
We saw 5 Giant Swallowtails on the PGT Butterfly Walk yesterday. They are the largest butterfly in North America. Altogether we saw 28 different kinds of butterflies with a total … Continued
BBC Film Crew at PGT
A crew of 7 from the BBC was at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) yesterday filming a TV show about American Gardens. The focus was on what’s unique about American … Continued
Morning Light Creek
You’ll be rewarded for forcing yourself to get out of bed early to take nature walks here at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). Everything is more alive then. The treetops … Continued
Great Spangled Fritillary
This is the butterfly you are most likely to see now at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). The best place to find them is on Butterfly Weed, the showy orange … Continued
Lotus Leaf
American Lotus isn’t blooming yet, but the leaves are coming up. As they emerge, they are in a spike which unrolls reveal their classic circular leaf. The spike reminds me … Continued
Coneflowers
Coneflowers are always a good place to find butterflies. This is a Giant Swallowtail feeding on a Pale Purple Coneflower at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT).