little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower  who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see I will comfort you because you smell so … Continue reading →

Birds small enough to nest in our young cypressAre physicians to usThey burst from the tree exactlyWhere the mind ends and the eye sees… Donald Revell Scientific identification of plants was dramatically changed and formalized by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778) when … Continue reading →

We highlight the genus Spiranthes, with its common name of Ladies Tresses. This is a genus presently with about 30 worldwide species of terrestrial perennials occurring in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, north Africa and Australia. These … Continue reading →

What’s in Bloom: Week of November 6, 2023 Witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana, Hazel Path Autumn Joy sedum, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’, @ flagpole Mum, Chrysanthemum sp., several locations  ‘Knockout rose’, Rosa ‘Radrazz’, Spelman Rd. Rose, Rosa sp., several locations Japanese anemone, … Continue reading →