This Friday the guest on our livestream was Kathy Freeze. Kathy told the story of how she turned different portions of her 23 acres into native prairie with beautiful flowers for pollinators to enjoy. If you live in Missouri and … Continue reading
Tall Phlox and Insects It’s August already, and all the tall phlox blossoms are aging and fading away. But we had a great season for tall phlox this July, and I have enjoyed watching the insects that were drawn to … Continue reading
For years, I have been seeking in vain for a clear view of the elusive Monarch butterfly. Only this year, with the milkweed on the the decline and the thistle on the ascendancy, did I get a good, close look … Continue reading
Dogbane and Milkweed look similar before they bloom. Here are some tips on how to tell them apart. Continue reading
I have been fixating on milkweed. Two years ago, I found plenty of milkweed on my property. There was purple milkweed, with its pinkish blooms. There was common milkweed, with its less brilliant kind of purple. And there was even … Continue reading
Herbs of the Sun, Moon and Planets is a new book in the Pagan Portals series, published by Moon Books. In it I look in some depth at the subject of how culinary and medicinal herbs were once given astrological … Continue reading
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Have you ever seen a mayapple blossom? They are shy, and hide about halfway down the stem of the plant, their faces turned away from prying eyes. Mayapples grow in colonies from a single root system. That’s why you will … Continue reading
When viewed from a distance, while taking a walk, the blue-eyed grass does not look all that different from the rue anemones scattered all around — just a slightly bluer tinge to the petals. But when we move in closer, … Continue reading
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[This short piece was first published in the fall of 2013 on a site that has since closed.] Fall is very nearly upon us. I can tell, because the dogwood tree is fruiting. The little red berry-like objects are really … Continue reading
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Tall phlox blooms later than creeping phlox. In my garden, the season starts in mid-June, and ends late in July. Tall Phlox is so called because it consists of tall, green stalks that grow anew from the roots every year. … Continue reading
