Cardinal Flower
The best place to see hummingbirds now, besides our hummingbird feeder is at this wildflower. Hummingbirds love it. I saw the first blooms this week. The best place to find … Continued
Purple Coneflower Bud
Patches of these wildflowers can be seen now in the plantings around the PGT visitor center and along the sidewalks. Their color provides a nice contrast to all the yellow … Continued
Blazing Star Prairie
There are more Prairie Blazing Stars blooming now than I’ve seen in years. The flowers are attracting many butterflies. At the PGT the biggest patch of Blazing Star (also known … Continued
Summer Prairie
There are a lot of flowers blooming in the prairie now.This is a picture of the prairie just east of the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT) Visitor Center.
Winged Sumac
A close-up showing a leaf of one of our native shrubs. It’s called “winged” because it has little flaps (wings) along the stems between the leaflets At the PGT a … Continued
Sweet Coneflower
There are a lot of yellow flowers blooming in the prairie right now. This one is called Sweet Coneflower. It looks a lot like Black-eyed Susan, but it’s much taller. … Continued
Little Bluestem
Out-of-focus pictures can create interesting patterns. This is a closeup of some grass blades.
Gayfeather Landscape
The Prairie Blazing Star is especially good this year. On our walk yesterday I saw several Monarch butterflies getting nectar from the flowers. At the PGT you can see Gayfeather … Continued
Common Buckeye
One of the more attractive butterflies I’ve been seeing this week is the Common Buckeye. The big “eyespots” on the wings makes them easy to identify. At the PGT you … Continued