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Birds-foot Violet

These attractive wildflowers are blooming now along path leading up to The Point. They like rocky, well-drained, acid soils.

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Flowering Dogwood

Dogwoods are my favorite flowering tree and now is the time to enjoy them. This picture was taken along the sidewalk from the PGT Center to Beaver Lake.

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Flowering Dogwood

Dogwood season is one of the highlights at the PGT.  They’re starting to look good now and should be peak for another two or three weeks. The best place to … Continued

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Bloodroot

Great weather makes me want to get out and take pictures of spring. These bloodroots are named for the red (blood like) juice that runs from the roots if you … Continued

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Redbud

Redbud trees are covered with blossoms right now. The small magenta-pink blossoms can appear anywhere on the tree, even the trunk.   At the PGT, the best place to see … Continued

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Virginia Bluebells

The Bluebells are in peak bloom now at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). The best place to find them is in moist, rich woods.

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Wild Plum

The plums are starting to put on a show. There are thickets of these small trees in the prairies and along the edges of the woods. 

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Bloodroot

Small patches of these wildflowers blooming now on the wooded slopes at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). Their seeds are spread by ants, a process that I just learned about, … Continued

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Dogwood

We were surprised on our walk yesterday to see that many dogwoods are still showing good fall color. For over a month now they been putting on quite a show. … Continued

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Possumhaw

As the leaves fall off the Possumhaw the bright red berries stand out. This native shrub is also known as deciduous holly.  This week I noticed a Mockingbird guarding the … Continued

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