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Sunflowers

September 1, 2020

Sunflowers are members of the Aster family (Asteracease), and are classified in the genus Helianthus – from the Greek ("helios" meaning sun and "anthos" meaning flower). Native sunflowers have smooth to variably hairy stems, hairy leaves and daisy-like yellow to golden yellow petals. I have three … [Read more...]

My Prairie

August 19, 2020

The overall dryness of my prairie has dealt a blow to the most brilliance I have ever seen. The uprooted and removed trees have done wonders for my prairie. I have never seen it so high before! Explore the prairie. Click a single photo. Then click the photo again to enlarge it. … [Read more...]

Plants & Pollinators

April 13, 2020

Reference my blog Things We can do for Pollinators. This is a reference in a nutshell for pollinators — bats, hummingbirds, bees, butterflies and moths. Supply your garden with a buffet for pollinators. Choose the plants that are best for your site, and keep your garden buzzing and humming by … [Read more...]

Sprezzatura in the Fall Garden

November 13, 2019

The following post by Stephpanie Walquist is reprinted from the West Cook Wild Ones website. I found her  description of the beauty of the fall prairie wonderfully refreshing. Rembrandt, an Old Master who used earth tones to offset golden light, used a technique he termed sprezzatura, meaning … [Read more...]

Project Wingspan

October 14, 2019

This is the time of year our thoughts turn to collecting seed from our prairies. Project Wingspan could use our help. They are looking for enthusiastic seed collecting volunteers in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin to help collect seeds from milkweed and other common … [Read more...]

More than Monarchs: The Untold Story of Milkweed

October 2, 2019

When you think of milkweed plants, you always think of Monarch butterflies. But I remember when my mother would tell us how she, as a young woman during WWII, collected milkweed pods for the war effort. The fluff from the milkweed seeds was buoyant, so it was used to stuff the life preservers used … [Read more...]

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