I love spring when the branches of the Red Twig Dogwood begin to again glow a brilliant red. What an awesome sight. Red Twig Dogwood (Cornus sericea) is a great native plant to have in your landscape. From their white blossoms in the spring and deep green foliage in summer, to their rich red … [Read more...]
The New Orleans Marsh
I've often wondered how New Orleans got itself into such a predicament as they did with Hurricane Katrina. I knew it had something to do with the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico and filling in the marshlands, but wasn't sure how that played into the disastrous results caused by Katrina in … [Read more...]
Neil Diboll to Present Keynote
Well known Ecologist Neil Diboll, Owner of Prairie Nursery in Westfield, Wisconsin will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Toward Harmony with Nature Conference on January 27, 2018. Neil’s presentation on “The American Garden – A Life or Death Situation” will talk about the increasingly important … [Read more...]
Wings – Xerces Society Newsletter
The Xerces Society's Fall 2017 issue of the Wings newsletter is a must read for native plant gardeners and natural landscapers. It includes several articles related to natural landscaping and native plants. Research results of a study on invertebrates focused on native vs. nonnative plants in … [Read more...]
Seagrass and Tiger Sharks
Although this partnership takes place in Australia, I was drawn to it because it is such a great example of the relationship between wildlife and habitat. Tiger sharks prey on a variety of marine life and even mammals such as the dugongs (sea cows), and dugongs main food source is seagrass. … [Read more...]
Horicon Marsh
Through my posts I've shared a number of photos by Jack Bartholomai. Although he and Holly take photos wherever they go, their favorite site is the Horicon Marsh here in Wisconsin. The Horicon Marsh is the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the USA. It consists of the Horicon National Wildlife … [Read more...]