Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

  • Home
  • About Me
  • Resources
  • Organizations & Blogs
  • Archives
  • Contact

The Amazing Monarch Migration

October 7, 2019

Today we have a guest writer. Tim Eisele, who is a fellow member of both Wild Ones and Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame, sent this for me to share with you. Enjoy! The Amazing Monarch Migration Simply amazing is the word for the migration of monarch butterflies that moved through Wisconsin in … [Read more...]

Wind Damage in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin

July 22, 2019

I'm interrupting my series of posts on the wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie to share these videos of the damage to our yard from the severe winds which went through the Fox Valley on Saturday, July 20, 2019. All I could do was gasp with disbelief and then cry as I walked around to see the … [Read more...]

Wisconsin Native Plant Nurseries

July 8, 2019

Wisconsin has updated its Native Plant Nurseries listing this year and I wanted to share it with you. The list is compiled by the WDNR's Natural Heritage Conservation Program and includes nurseries which primarily carry plant material native to Wisconsin and adjacent states and nurseries which carry … [Read more...]

The Weather and Purple Loosestrife Beetles

July 5, 2019

Reference Wisconsin Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) Biocontrol. The message below is from Wisconsin Wetland Invasive Plant Program Coordinator Brock Woods. It is intended for all who are rearing beetles this year, and have not yet released them. If you are not rearing this year, please … [Read more...]

June is Invasive Species Month in Wisconsin

June 24, 2019

I write about invasive plant species all year long, but June is actually Invasive Species Awareness Month in Wisconsin. It's a time set aside to expand our educational efforts and to make more information available to combat these terrible menaces to our environment -- plants and animals. What is … [Read more...]

Johnson’s Nursery offers 40% Discount in June

June 12, 2019

If you live in Wisconsin and you're looking for native plants, this is the month to shop at Johnson's Nursery in Menomonee Falls. During the month of June, Johnson's Nursery offers a 40% discount on container grown Wisconsin native plants to shoppers presenting their valid Wild Ones member card at … [Read more...]

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 21
  • Next Page »
Signup button.

Recent Posts

  • OVER-THE-COUNTER NATIVE PLANT SALE MAY 21
  • WOFVA’s NATIVE PLANT SALE MAY 21
  • Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (RAWA)
  • Wisconsin Conservation Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees
  • Native Landscaping Design

Category Archives

  • Biodiversity
    • Monarchs
    • Pollinators
  • Birds
  • Climate Change
  • Events
  • Fire
  • Funding
  • Garden and Landscape Design
  • Heroes
  • Homestead
    • Recipe
  • Invasive Plants
  • Native plant garden design
  • Native Plants
  • Natural Landscaping
  • Prairie
  • Public Comment Opportunity
  • Railroad
  • The Sky
  • Wellbeing
  • Wetlands
  • Wildflowers
    • Trees & Shrubs
  • Wildlife
    • Wolves
  • Wisconsin
  • Women
  • Woodlands

Copyright 2005-2018
Donna VanBuecken