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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 #48 – Tagging Monarch Butterflies

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/14/2020
Post category:insects Outdoors Summer Woodland Garden
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In Take a Walk with Tavia #48, Tavia tags two monarch butterflies. Tagging the butterflies and recording information during their release helps organizations collect important data about monarchs. Enjoy! …

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 #46 – Dwarf Japanese Anemones

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:09/02/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #46 highlights Dwarf Japanese Anemones. This beautiful plant really shows off in the late summer when not many other plants are in bloom. Enjoy! …

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
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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
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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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #42 – Sweet Coneflower

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/23/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #42 highlights Sweet Coneflower (Rudbeckia subtomentosa). This plant loves the warmth and humidity of summer. Sweet Coneflower is also beloved by bees and small butterflies.…

Take a Walk with Tavia #41 – Monarch Butterflies

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/15/2020
Post category:insects Outdoors Spring Summer Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #41 takes a deeper look at monarch butterflies. Tavia releases two butterflies she has raised and shows you how to identify male and female monarchs.…

Take a Walk with Tavia #40 – Gateway Joe Pye Weed

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:08/12/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #40 highlights Gateway Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'.) The large flower heads on this plant attract many different types of butterflies. https://youtu.be/YfYcjUu5-mg