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Archives for April 2016

Arbor Day

April 29, 2016

Started in Spain in 1954, Arbor Day has since globalized to the rest of the world.  In America Nebraska was the first state to celebrate this holiday in 1872. Since the 1920s every state in America celebrates a form of Arbor Day.  The national day of celebration is the last Friday in April.  This … [Read more...]

Monarchs Migration depends upon Internal Compass

April 27, 2016

Monarchs resting overnight in a black walnut (Juglans nigra) tree fall 2010 in our backyard to begin their migration to Mexico.

Based on a study recently published in Cell Reports, scientists think they now know how monarch butterflies determine the southwest direction they fly each fall as they migrate to Mexico from the U.S.A. and Canada. The study determined that the monarchs have an internal, genetically encoded compass. … [Read more...]

Landscaping under Pines

April 25, 2016

In the past couple of weeks, I've had several requests for suggestions about what to plant under pine trees, so I thought I would share my thoughts with you. Here in Wisconsin native evergreens grow pretty well in a variety of soils, but preferably on the acidic side with a lower pH … [Read more...]

Highly Invasive Spring Scilla

April 21, 2016

Scilla (Scilla verna) spreads rapidly from seed. When you see the blue blossoms, you'll also seed slim lime-green spires all around indicating new plants growing from last year's seed.

Last week during the Larry Meiller Garden Talk (Wisconsin Public Radio) program, a woman called in to ask what she could do to get rid of Scilla aka Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica). This invasive non-native plant was taking over her lawn and was now moving into her woods. My ears perked up … [Read more...]

Jens Jensen: The Living Green to be on WPT

April 20, 2016

Originally from Denmark, Jens Jenson was one of America's pioneering landscape designers. Jensen felt we should always bring nature into our landscapes including its many water features. Photo courtesy WPT.

The award-winning documentary Jens Jensen:  The Living Green produced by Viva Lundin Productions will be shown for the first time on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) on Channel 38-1 on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 9PM. Jensen, known for his “prairie style” design work, has often been referred to … [Read more...]

Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter Annual Native Plant Sale – Wisconsin

April 18, 2016

Shoppers looking for native plants to take home for spring planting.

Pre-Orders are due Friday, April 29, 2016. A project very near and dear to my heart is the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter's annual spring native plant sale which is held at the WILD Center in Neenah, Wisconsin on May 14, 2016. When the chapter started this annual plant sale, the goal was to … [Read more...]

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