NEW VIDEO: Showy Goldenrod

Greetings,Still hanging on the hot summer weather here yet this week. It looks like we should see a bit of a change next week. I see some people decorating for Fall, some houses with pumpkins, corn stalks, and the ever popular huge 'viral' skeletons....

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Sep 21, 2024
NEW ON THE BLOG: Common Boneset

Greetings,Hope you had a nice weekend! We have still been holding onto summer and had a pretty long stretch of dry, warm weather keeping me in the summer mode over here. This week we are in for a wet week, which will be a change!Today we have a new N...

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Sep 16, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Smooth Blue Aster (article & video)

Greetings,Happy September! I hope you are looking around your gardens and still enjoying blooms as the summer season is winding down. Last week we shared a very active bloomer right now, spotted bee balm. It is still full of bees at our house!Today,...

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Sep 07, 2024
ON THE BLOG & VIDEO: Spotted Bee Balm

Greetings,Labor Day weekend?! Wow, what a summer! We are wrapping up the unofficial end to summer with a bit of a rainy weekend here, which hints at the change of season coming. Lately, I've been enjoying one of my favorite parts of having so many na...

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Aug 31, 2024
NEW VIDEO: How To Make Chipotle Peppers

Greetings,Joe loves peppers...hot sauces...and all things to add a lil' (or in my language 'a lot of') kick to his food. One thing he has just loved enjoying is adding his own chipotle powder to his meals. I think he enjoys the process of making it a...

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Aug 24, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Blue Lobelia

Greetings,As we continue to enjoy what's blooming now...today I wanted to highlight blue lobelia. It attracts a nice variety of pollinators and has a showy presence that fits in well in traditional residential landscaping. If you are interested in ad...

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Aug 17, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Sawtooth Sunflower

Greetings,And now we find ourselves somehow in the middle of August!? We had traveled to the Midwest to visit family last week and as you can imagine, Joe spent much of his time documenting & observing all that was in bloom! We are back home and...

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Aug 10, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Joe Pye Weed

Greetings,We are cruising right through July and enjoying a break in the heat in our area right now. Loving the variety of blooms around our gardens, the various bees, butterflies, & more that we are getting to watch, and our vegetable garden com...

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Jul 20, 2024
NEW ON THE BLOG: 8 Types of Milkweeds That Won't Spread

Greetings,It's that time of the year we can be enjoying various types of milkweed in our gardens. It's very exciting to observe butterflies coming to our flowers, looking for caterpillars, and simply getting to love the added beauty they provide to u...

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Jul 13, 2024
ON THE BLOG: Red, White, & Blue

Greetings,In the spirit of the July 4th holiday, we are sharing some favorite red, white, & blue natives. Check them out & chime in with your favorites over on our Facebook page & Instagram page today.REDCardinal Flower/ VideoRed Bee Balm...

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Jul 06, 2024