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Read more about the article Saving the Migrating Monarchs

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…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #49 – Blue Black Sage

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…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #47 – enjoying your garden

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

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #45 – Tall Coreopsis

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…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #44 – Ironweed and Wingstem

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…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #43 – Yellow Jewelweed

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…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #31 – Culver’s Root

Take a Walk with Tavia #31 – Culver’s Root

  • Post author:David Wheeler
  • Post published:07/08/2020
  • Post category:native plants/Outdoors/Summer/Wildflowers/Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #31 highlights Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum). This native plant can get up to six feet tall with tight white flower spikes that bees love. Culver's…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #30 – Royal Catchfly

Take a Walk with Tavia #30 – Royal Catchfly

  • Post author:David Wheeler
  • Post published:07/06/2020
  • Post category:insects/native plants/Outdoors/Spring/Summer/Wildflowers/Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #30 highlights Royal Catchfly (Silene regia). This native plant can adapt to several different soil conditions. The stunning flowers attract Black Swallowtails making it great…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #28 – Eastern Bergamot

Take a Walk with Tavia #28 – Eastern Bergamot

  • Post author:David Wheeler
  • Post published:06/29/2020
  • Post category:native plants/Outdoors/Spring/Summer/Wildflowers/Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #28 highlights Eastern Bergamot, also known as Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa). To celebrate Pollinator Week we wanted to show off this beautiful native flower that…

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Read more about the article Take a Walk with Tavia #22 – Foxglove Beardtongue

Take a Walk with Tavia #22 – Foxglove Beardtongue

  • Post author:David Wheeler
  • Post published:06/08/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #22 highlights Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis). This plant adapts well to many soil conditions and is a favorite of our native bees. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kBImdzKeqo

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