Great Blue Heron Nests
Great Blue Heron Nests in a Sycamore Tree In the the largest trees on the property deep in Hillers Creek valley we have a Great Blue Heron Rookery. This time … Continued
Unusual Fall Color
Swamp Loosestrife, (Decodon verticillatus) Fall color can turn up in unexpected places. Walking around one of the ponds at the PGT tonight I noticed that the color of the Swamp … Continued
Wooly Lip Fern
Wooly Lip Fern, (Cheilanthes lanosa) I found this patch of ferns in a most unlikely spot yesterday. It was growing under a cedar tree on the sunny south facing slope … Continued
Shocking Prairie Color
Big Bluestem, (Andropogon gerardii) There are colors in a prairie that you might notice with a quick glance. Here is a shot I just took of one of our most … Continued
Royal Catchfly
Royal Catchfly, (Silene regia) Royal Catchfly is a very showy small prairie flower flower that is blooming now. You can find it in the prairie just south of the PGT … Continued
Halloween Pennant Dragonfly – 2
Halloween Pennant, (Celithemis eponina) I photographed another Halloween Pennant that I thought looked even better than the one I showed earlier. It is perched on top of a prairie blazing … Continued
Philadelphia Skyline
View from my hotel in Philadelphia at 4:15 AM yesterday morning Lorna and I spent most of last week in Philadelphia at a conference on how to run public gardens. … Continued
Wildflower Magazine Article about the PGT
Wildflower Magazine has an article about the PGT by Lorna called “Building Trust”. It can be found on page 32 of their summer 2011 issue. Wildflower Magazine is the magazine … Continued
Summer Tanager
Summer Tanager, (Piranga rubra) Male Summer Tanagers are normally red all over. The young males, like the one above, are blotched red and yellow. Females are all yellowish below. Summer … Continued