Flowering Dogwood
Dogwoods are are at their peak fall color now. Here the leaves look like they are dancing in the sunlight. To see dogwoods at the PGT look along the edges … Continued
Sugar Maple
On our walk yesterday I noticed that a few of the maples have started to show some color. Sugar Maples always put on a good display in the fall. At … Continued
Grey Squirrel
With Fall here the squirrels are busy. There’s lots of food for them now with the acorns and hickory nuts ripening. At the PGT we have Grey Squirrels, Fox Squirrels … Continued
Tree Trunk Reflection
Morning light through the sycamores reflects off the calm water on Hiller’s Creek.
Flowering Dogwood
Dogwoods are showing very good color now. However the oaks, maples and hickories are mostly green or perhaps showing a little yellow. I suspect peak fall color will be in … Continued
Monarch Butterfly
The asters are at peak bloom now. This is a Monarch Butterfly drinking nectar from New England Aster. At the PGT you can find New England Asters anywhere there is … Continued
Sassafras Leaves
Sassafras is starting to show some good fall color now. Sassafras is a small understory tree. At the PGT you are most likely to find it growing in small … Continued
Aromatic Sumac
Native shrubs like this Aromatic Sumac are putting on a great color display right now, but the trees really haven’t started. At the PGT you’re most likely to find Aromatic … Continued
Wild Persimmon
Persimmons are beginning to ripen and as they drop, they are being eaten by many kinds of mammals, including our dog Katy; she loves them. At the PGT you’re most … Continued