Redefining the Beauty of Nature and Wildlife in Our Gardens
Today, January 20, 2012 is Florida Arbor Day, a day for revering trees and a great day for planting trees in our state. Unfortunately, Floridians are not in a particularly celebratory mood this week. One of the world’s oldest trees (said to be the 5th oldest), a resident of Florida for purportedly 3500 years (not… [Continue Reading]
Dear Readers, if I have not contributed much to Beautiful Wildlife Garden over the past few weeks, here is just one of the reasons why: The freak Halloween nor’easter that hit New England on October 29th dumped 18″ of wet snow on our farm, wiped out our power for nearly a week, and caused… [Continue Reading]
Fall is my favorite time of year. The cool crisp air, the crystal blue skies, and the beautiful changing colors of the plants and the trees make it so easy to spend hours out in my wildlife garden. The Rocky Mountains are magical in fall, with the golds of the Aspen trees mingling with the… [Continue Reading]
The American Sycamore or American Planetree (Platanus occidentalis) is a deciduous tree with an open crown, among the largest of eastern deciduous forests. It is said to have the greatest diameter potential of any temperate hardwood tree. This tree is native to the eastern United States. It is monoecious so you only need one to… [Continue Reading]
Just a few days ago team member Gail wrote an excellent post about a gall she found on her Goldenrod, larval home to a small fly called, remarkably enough, the Goldenrod Gall Fly. It’s a fascinating life cycle for that fly, and other flies go through similar scenarios involving other plant species. My hackberry tree,… [Continue Reading]
Ok, I’ll bet you thought I was going to write about some exclusive native plant that I found. Truth is, I’m going to write about my young willow (Salix spp.) tree, and I use the term “tree” loosely…more like a sapling. I spotted some insects on it yesterday and we all know I love my… [Continue Reading]
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