Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

Climate Change Is Moving Things Around

You know that everyone expects native plants to move around the community as native plants do. But you never expected to go up-north, escaping from the heat, and west, escaping to the valley, as a result of climate change! As the planet warms, the native plants are moving up slopes and toward … [Read more...]

25th Toward Harmony With Nature – Nature’s Best Hope

Don't forget to register for the conference. It will be broadcast on the airwaves. Register by January 26, 2022! Held Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 8:00 am - 4:15 pm. Join the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter for their 25th anniversary of  their conference Toward Harmony With Nature with … [Read more...]

Winter Sowing Workshop

Kim Moor, President/Editor of Wild Ones Gibson Woods Chapter (Indiana) has invited us for an online winter sowing workshop on Zoom with Dolly Foster. You will learn one of the methods for starting hundreds of native seedlings in a tiny space. Winter sowing is a great alternative to growing plants … [Read more...]

American Witchhazel

One of the last flowering shrubs of the year, American witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a hiker's delight when spotted late in the fall. Native to both the northeastern and southeastern parts of the U.S., their fragrant bright yellow blossoms appear late in the autumn after all the leaves have … [Read more...]

25th Anniversary of THWN

Registration is now open! Mark your calendars and join the Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter for their 25th Anniversary Conference Celebration with special keynote speaker, Doug Tallamy, PhD, nationally recognized environmental speaker and award-winning author. Nature's Best Hope – Keynote … [Read more...]

Dame’s Rocket

One of my new neighbors (from Texas) told me that they had seen white and pink flowers on the ditches and woodland fences. Could it be phlox (Phlox pilosa)? It could have been, but it's not. These plants are actually dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis), a non-native, very invasive member of the … [Read more...]