NATIVES
Asimina: the native Pawpaw
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Of the custard family, and the only one ofN A.. Highly edible fruit, long leaf, nice fall colors, a woodland ...
Fire in the natural landscape: essential
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An incredible remnant patch of virgin prairie, smack dab in the middle of an otherwise drab and industrialized area next ...
Bloodroot: a native of fleeting beauty
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A native wildflower – Bloodroot ( Sanguineria), has a bright daisy like bloom, very short bloom period, but well worth ...
Natural stone beauty of the Shawnee, deep in So Il.
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One of many natural rock cascades: this one near the old stone fort, within Giant City S. P., on ...
Controlled burns benefit the woodlands and gardens.
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Same area of this woodland garden a month after the fire – what a difference! Controlled fires can make a ...
Early blooming plants in the late winter landscapes of West Chicago and Wheaton area.
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Native and ornamental witchhazels attract pollinators, which is especially important early in the season for these hungry bees, as seen ...
Arborist news: spring is prime time to plant trees
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Spring is the optimal time to plant trees, especially native species such as Bur oak (Quercus mac.), Red oak (Quercus ...
Massive White Pine (P.strobus) in winter (click on pic)
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A grand specimen White pine, on the road close to Princeton’s cemetery, where the state’s largest pine exists. Pine and ...
And …..more on those nasty invasives …..
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Snowfall on the unfrozen river in January. Again, invasive buckthorn can be clearly seen along the shoreline-(the low heavily flocked ...
Kit: the sly fox of 2014
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Aptly (?) named her Kit. She just showed up one day- came out of the woods. She hung out til Thanksgiving, ...