The Pear and the Pumpkin Seedling

I wish I had learned more about gardening and preserving foods from my grandparents.

June Wildflowers and a Turtle Scene on the Trail

The last plant I spied on my hike was this pretty mapleleaf viburnum. I didn’t recognize it right away. Unlike the garden viburnum I have growing in my yard, this plant has small, delicate leaves.

Ohio Wildflowers in Mid-May: Scene on the Trail

Spring is a great time of year to see the contours of the land. Get out there and enjoy your hike!

Spring beauties are small pink flowers with darker pink striping on the petals.

Ohio Wildflowers in late April and Early May: Scene on the Trail

Even with the early spring blooms still strutting their stuff, we can see more plants getting ready for the “May Show.”

A Butterfly Garden Will Animate Your Landscape in Living Color

Late August and early September can be a bit boring in the flower beds. You can add some color and life to the landscape by choosing plants that bring butterflies.

Daylilies like this maroon beauty are sturdy.

Daylilies Are Perfect for New Gardeners

It is thanks to a vigorous root structure that daylilies can survive in dry conditions and poor soils. The rhizomes store nutrients and water that can keep the plants healthy during drought conditions.

Also thanks to these roots, daylilies are wonderful plants for hillsides or banks to help prevent erosion.

rudbeckia is also known as black-eyed Susan.

Growing A Wildflower Garden

The only flowers that I could recognize for certain were – dandelions!

Then, in 2021, this happened.

If We Can’t Save The Earth From Climate Change, Maybe Nature Can

I don’t normally watch Nature on PBS but having just finished The Invention of Nature, and being laid up due to some dental issues, I decided to give the episode “The Serengeti Rules” a go.

Glad I did.