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Take a Walk with Tavia #11 – Dwarf Larkspur

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/29/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #11 highlights Dwarf Larkspur (Delphinium tricorne). Tavia shares a surprising use for this native flower. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/HXZMVRB-EEw

Take a Walk with Tavia #10 – Star Chickweed

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/26/2020
Post category:native plants Spring Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #10 highlights the native Star Chickweed (Stellaria pubera). Tavia also compares it to the Common Chickweed (Stellaria media), a weed many home gardeners are familiar…

Take a Walk with Tavia #9 – Foam Flower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/22/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Spring Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #9 highlights the Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia). These wildflowers make a wonderful ground cover for a home garden. Don't forget, today is Earth Day! This…

Take a Walk with Tavia #7 – babbling brook

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/15/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #7: There are few sounds more calming than water. In this episode, Tavia walks along the babbling brook in Creasey Mahan's Woodland Garden. Did you…

Take a Walk with Tavia #6 – Dutchman’s Breeches

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/13/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #6 highlights a beautiful colony of the delightful Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria). Enjoy! https://youtu.be/z93Q0PjV_Vc

Take a Walk with Tavia #4 – Celandine Poppy

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/06/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Spring Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #4 highlights the spectacular Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum). We hope you enjoy this episode! https://youtu.be/_cDzSx9F7Rk

Take a Walk with Tavia #3 – Sweet Betsy Trillium and Jacob’s Ladder

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:04/01/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #3 highlights two spring flowers, Sweet Betsy Trillium (Trillium cuneatum) and Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium caeruleum). Enjoy! https://youtu.be/opBcVQeH0HE

TAKE A WALK WITH TAVIA #2 – Bloodroot

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:03/24/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Programs Spring Uncategorized Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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TAKE A WALK WITH TAVIA #2 highlights another wildflower native to the eastern U.S. known as Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). It’s one of Tavia’s favorite spring delights because its cheery white…

NEW SERIES: Take a Walk with Tavia! – Virginia Bluebells

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:03/23/2020
Post category:native plants Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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NEW SERIES: Take a Walk with Tavia! As Tavia explores the forest and gardens, she’ll share her discoveries. Today’s flower: Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) These are some of the first…

Dragons and Dinosaurs

Post author:Bill Reynolds
Post published:05/13/2014
Post category:Woodland Garden

We are used to seeing flowers and birds at the Nature Preserve, right? Would you be surprised to learn we have green dragons and red faced dinosaurs in the Woodland…