Swamp Loosestrife – Too much of a good thing?
The shrubby “walls” created by old fences aren’t the only kind of walls we need to keep cutting through. Swamp loosestrife has a beautiful flower. However, at the edge of … Continued
Don’t Fence Us In
Creating a gracefully curving, “natural” looking landscape takes some heavy-duty whacking of trees. Yesterday Henry and I walked around the south prairie area (called Tallgrass prairie and Dropseed areas on … Continued
Hawk at our window
For some reason, a sharp-shinned hawk wanted to get inside today and twice tried to grab at an outer frame in the window. We have a bird feeder nearby, but … Continued
Bittersweet Garden Club visits PGT
Twenty members of the Bittersweet Garden Club of Jefferson City held their monthly meeting at the Prairie Garden Trust on August 19. It was the first group to use the … Continued
Butterfly Walk at the PGT
Donna Brunet led about 20 intrepid explorers here at the PGT seeking butterflies, moths, dragonflies, and the latest prairie blooms on a warm August day. It was about the 8th … Continued