Not Much Nectar
Honey Bee feeding on Compass Plant With the drought there aren’t many sources of nectar for bees and butterflies right now. This morning the only plants I saw bees feeding … Continued
Keep Chicory?
Chicory, (Cichorium intybus) I found a small patch of Chicory blooming at the PGT today and I’m trying to decide if I should kill it. The plant is native to … Continued
Mapping Exotics
Red shows area with Chinese Lespediza (Lespedeza cuneata) at the PGT Since our goal is to be a native plant garden it is important to keep out invasive species. Matt … Continued
New Exotic Invasive: Privet
Privet leaves (Ligustrum spp) photographed with my iPhone. New invasive exotic plants keep appearing. Today I found a clump of privet plants hidden deep in the woods. They must have … Continued
Burning Bush
Burning Bush, (Euonymus alatus) Twenty years ago we planted Burning Bush by our house because of its great fall color. However, after years of enjoying it we have started to … Continued
Too much of a good thing
Swamp Loosestrife, (Decodon verticillatus) Swamp Loosestrife thrived after we planted a cutting into the mud of Beaver Lake decades ago. We were delighted to see the skewered mounds of purple … Continued
We’ve Been Invaded!
Sericea lespedeza I was very sorry to find hundreds of Sericea lespedeza plants growing in with the warm season grasses on the 43-acre prairie today. I thought we only had … Continued
Deer Control
Sammy chews on a deer leg Many gardens in North America have deer problems. The way we are managing the PGT creates a perfect habitat for deer. Deer have not … Continued
Escaped Cows at the PGT
Ten cows escaped from a neighboring farm and have spent the last couple days with us. I’m sure they’ve been they have been enjoying tasting the wide range of native … Continued
Kill Queen Anne’s Lace?
Queen Anne’s Lace, (Daucus carota) John George would bend over to weed out a Queen Anne’s Lace whenever we paused on our hike here a couple weeks ago. As a … Continued