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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

Take a Walk with Tavia #32 – Tiger Lilies

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/13/2020
Post category:Outdoors Summer Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #32 highlights Tiger Lilies (Lilium lancifolium). These easy-to-grow flowers attract bees and long-tongued butterflies. Tiger Lilies are also edible. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/JRsv8jIbKbY

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…

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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #29 – Poison Hemlock

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/02/2020
Post category:Outdoors Spring Summer Uncategorized Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #29 highlights Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum). This plant is in the carrot family, but all parts of this plant are poisonous. Tavia explains how to…

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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #27 – Sweet Shrub

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/24/2020
Post category:Outdoors Spring Summer Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #27 highlights Sweet Shrub, also known as Carolina Allspice (Calycanthus floridus). This fragrant plant has beautiful dark red flowers and makes a wonderful addition to…

Take a Walk with Tavia #26 – Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/18/2020
Post category:Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #26 highlights Monarda ‘Jacob Cline,’ also known as Bee Balm. This plant can grow five feet and produces stunning red flowers that pollinators love. Enjoy!…

Take a Walk with Tavia #25 – climbing rose Cloud 10

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/17/2020
Post category:Outdoors Spring Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #25 highlights the climbing rose Cloud 10. This aromatic flower is mostly disease and mildew resistant, making it wonderful for the home garden. Enjoy! …

Take a Walk with Tavia #24 – collecting Columbine seeds

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/15/2020
Post category:Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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In Take a Walk with Tavia #24, Tavia shows you how to collect Columbine seeds. This flower is nearing the end of its blooming period and many of the seed…