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Take a Walk with Tavia #45 – Tall Coreopsis

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/31/2020
Post category:Grasslands native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #45 highlights Tall Coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris). This native plant will flower through late autumn making it great for our hot and humid summers. Tall Coreopsis…

Take a Walk with Tavia #33 – Giant Coneflower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/15/2020
Post category:Birds Grasslands Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #33 highlights Giant Coneflower (Rudbeckia maxima). Birds love this plant, even when the flowers start to fade. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/BJO7x5m42eo

A Controlled Burn

Post author:Bill Reynolds
Post published:02/29/2012
Post category:Grasslands

After the terrible drought in Texas last summer, everyone agrees that wildfires are to be avoided, if at all possible. The key here is the word "wild," meaning uncontrolled. If…

Native Grasslands

Post author:Bill Reynolds
Post published:07/28/2011
Post category:Birds Grasslands Wildflowers

Kentucky’s native grasslands have almost disappeared by the 21st Century, but it is important to restore and protect these areas. Early settlers found vast forests, except in south-central and western…