🌎🔎 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌿🐝
You’ve been learning about some of the fascinating connections happening in our gardens and natural areas. How much do you remember? Ready? Test your nature knowledge with these five questions! […]
Native Plants
Buzz & Bloom
🌸🪰 BUZZ & BLOOM: Virginia Waterleaf & Bee Flies 🌿 Deep in the spring woodland, Virginia Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum virginianum) produces clusters of delicate white to lavender flowers—and if you stop
🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virginia Waterleaf 🤍🌿
Walk through a rich Eastern woodland in spring and you may encounter a plant that is easy to overlook until you stop and look closely. Its broad green leaves appear
Buzz & Bloom
🌿🐝 Rattlesnake Master & the Great Black Wasp 🖤🌿 At first glance, Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium yuccifolium) may not look like a typical wildflower. Its stiff, blue-green leaves and round, pale
Habitat Connections
🌙🦇 HABITAT UPDATE: When the Sun Goes Down, the Habitat Wakes Up When we think about wildlife habitat, we often picture what happens during the day—but after sunset, an entirely
🌿🤍 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Virgin’s Bower 🤍🌿
Looking for a native vine that brings late-summer beauty and wildlife value to the landscape? Meet Virgin’s Bower (Clematis virginiana), a vigorous native clematis covered with clusters of delicate white
Explore Outdoors Nature Challenge: Southeast Pollinator Census
🐝🦋 THE SOUTHEAST IS COUNTING—WILL YOU JOIN US? 🌸 This Saturday, August 22, people across six states will be watching the flowers and counting the pollinators that keep our landscapes
Buzz & Bloom
🌼🐝 Where Flowers and Pollinators Meet! 🦋🌸 A blooming garden is more than a beautiful space—it’s a busy habitat! Native flowers provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, moths, beetles,
Native Plant Highlight
🌿 Native Plant Highlight: White-Tinged Sedge (Carex albicans) 🌿 Looking for a native plant that brings texture and year-round interest to a shady garden? White-tinged sedge (Carex albicans) is a
🌿 Neighbors for Nature 🌿
What if transforming just 50 square feet of your yard could help create a network of habitat for birds, butterflies, bees, and other wildlife? That’s the idea behind Nature Neighbors—a
🌼🐝 Buzz & Bloom: Hoverflies & Goldenrod 🐝🌼
When you see tiny insects hovering effortlessly over late-summer flowers, don’t be so quick to call them bees. Chances are you’ve spotted a hoverfly—one of nature’s unsung pollinators! With their
🌿 Why Habitats Matter 🌿
Every bird, bee, butterfly, frog, and fox needs a place to call home. Habitats provide the food, water, shelter, and space wildlife needs to survive and thrive. When native habitats