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Royal Catchfly (Silene regia)

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:07/04/2024
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers
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Happy Independence Day! Plenty of colorful fireworks will be ignited on this day of celebration, but we have the meadows at CMNP with flowers that remind us of fireworks. Royal…

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: Jacquelyn Hawkins-McGrail

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/18/2024
Post category:native plants Uncategorized Woodland Garden
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Jacquelyn has been volunteering in the Woodland Garden for three years. We love having her as a volunteer gardener. Last year she won Creasey's Weed Slayer award for her passion…

Native Plant Month: Trilliums

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/17/2024
Post category:native plants Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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by Christy Rybka Trilliums are a group of wildflowers that belong to the Liliaceae family and can be identified by their three petals, three sepals, and three leaves. It’s easy…

April is Native Plant Month

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:04/25/2023
Post category:native plants Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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April is Native Plant Month by Christy Rybka What are native plants? The term “native plant” refers to any plant that naturally occurs in the region from which it originated.…

Saving the Migrating Monarchs

Post author:Miranda Legg
Post published:08/25/2022
Post category:insects native plants Wildflowers
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Saving the Migrating Monarchs: How to Protect the Endangered Monarch Species From Your Own Home by Christy Rybka Earlier this summer, the migratory monarch butterfly was officially declared an endangered…

Take a Walk with Tavia #49 – Blue Black Sage

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/14/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #49 highlights Blue Black Sage. These flowers will bloom all summer long. It makes a great addition to any garden because it’s deer resistant and…

Take a Walk with Tavia #47 – enjoying your garden

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/14/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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In Take a Walk with Tavia #47, Tavia shares a reminder to enjoy the garden you’ve made! https://youtu.be/Tb9vrla9phg

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 #44 – Ironweed and Wingstem

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/26/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #44 highlights two native Kentucky plants. Ironweed and Wingstem, also known as Yellow Ironweed, these tall plants bloom around the same time and bring wonderful…

Take a Walk with Tavia #43 – Yellow Jewelweed

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/23/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #43 highlights Yellow Jewelweed (Impatiens pallida). On top of beautiful flowers, this plant has medicinal uses as a relief from things like stinging nettle. Tavia…