🌸🦋 Buzz & Bloom: New Jersey Tea + Mottled Duskywing 🦋🌸
This week’s Buzz & Bloom is a perfect example of why choosing native plants can make such a difference for wildlife. 🌿 THE BLOOM: New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)Clusters of
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🌿 Habitat Connections: From Yard to Ecosystem 🌿
What if we stopped thinking of our yards simply as landscapes—and started seeing them as living ecosystems? A healthy yard can be much more than grass, shrubs, and flowers. It
🦋 Pollinator/Wildlife Highlight: Mottled Duskywing 🦋
Small, fast, and easy to overlook, the Mottled Duskywing (Erynnis martialis) is another wonderful example of why native plants matter. With its mottled brown-and-gray wings, this little skipper blends beautifully
🌿 Native Plant Spotlight: New Jersey Tea 🌿
Looking for a beautiful native shrub that works hard for pollinators? Meet New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus)! This compact native shrub produces clusters of tiny, fragrant white flowers in late
🏡🌿 Neighbors for Nature: Turning Vacant Spaces into Community Places
hat can happen when neighbors come together to care for neglected land? In Philadelphia, the answer is pretty remarkable. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia LandCare program works with neighborhood organizations
🌿 Explore Outdoors: Take a Mindful Nature Walk 🌿
When was the last time you took a walk without worrying about how far you went or how quickly you got there? This week, slow down and let nature set
🌎🔎 TEST YOUR NATURE KNOWLEDGE! 🌿🦋🌾
This week we explored a colorful prairie wildflower, discovered two small but fascinating butterflies, and learned why a patch of native grass is much more than just grass. How much
🌸🦋 BUZZ & BLOOM: Purple Poppy Mallow & Gray Hairstreak
What happens when a beautiful native wildflower provides more than just a meal? Meet Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata), also known as Winecups, and one of the butterflies that can
🌾🐦 HABITAT UPDATE: Native Grasses Are More Than Grass
When we think about wildlife habitat, colorful wildflowers, shrubs, and trees often get all the attention. But look a little closer at a patch of native grasses, and you’ll discover
🌸💜 NATIVE PLANT SPOTLIGHT: Purple Poppy Mallow 💜🌸
Looking for a native plant that creates a spectacular carpet of color while providing food for pollinators? Meet Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata), sometimes called Winecups for its brilliant, cup-shaped
🏡🌿 NEIGHBORS FOR NATURE: One Yard Started a Movement
What happens when one neighbor decides to make room for wildlife? In the Sonoran Desert outside Tucson, Arizona, Ellen Fountain transformed her 3.5-acre property into a wildlife oasis, planting native
🌤️ Explore Outdoors: Watch the Clouds & Identify Their Types! ☁️
Sometimes the best nature adventure begins by simply looking up! Find a comfortable spot outside, watch the sky for a few minutes, and see how many different kinds of clouds