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
Opening Vistas
Checking the newly opened vista under The Point After dinner last night we went down to check on the clearing work that Duncan did along Hiller’s Creek. With a chainsaw … Continued
Chanticleer – a Pleasure Garden
Hydrangeas Public Gardens often focus on education, research and conservation. Occasionally they focus purely on pleasure. One of the gardens we visited while at the APGA conference was Chanticleer. Chanticleer … Continued
Japanese Yellow Iris
Japanese Yellow Iris, (Iris pseudacorus) Herb and Joan planted Iris Japanese Yellow Iris by the Farm Pond soon after they moved here in 1970. The colony has been slowly growing … Continued
Are all exotics bad?
Siberian Iris, (Iris sibirica) The goal of the PGT is to show off the beauty of native species. So how do we deal with all the exotic species that we … Continued
Merv Wallace inspects Seedlings
Merv Wallace inspects Seedlings Yesterday Merv Wallace toured the areas we seeded last winter at the PGT. The seedlings are so tiny that the only way to see them is … Continued
Crested Iris at Shaw Nature Reserve
Crested Iris (Iris cristata) I found this clump of Crested Iris in bloom today along the hiking trails of Shaw Nature Reserve. I spent three hours exploring the Whitmire Wildflower … Continued
Burning Brush to open up views
Duncan Foss Burning Brush To create the “Garden” in the Prairie Garden Trust is takes a lot of brush clearing. This week Duncan Foss (shown above) and Matt Barnes are … Continued
Public Path
Path at Powell Gardens To help us generate ideas to plan for the future of the PGT we met today with the leadership team at Powell Gardens: Eric Tschanz (President … Continued
