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Take a Walk with Tavia #34 – Zinnia

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/20/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #34 highlights Zinnia (Zinnia elegans). These flowers are easy to grow and butterflies LOVE them. Zinnias are also wonderful if you love cut flowers in…

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 #31 – Culver’s Root

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:07/08/2020
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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 #28 – Eastern Bergamot

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/29/2020
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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 #26 – Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/18/2020
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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 #24 – collecting Columbine seeds

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/15/2020
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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…

Take a Walk with Tavia #23 – Indian Pink

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/10/2020
Post category:Birds Outdoors Spring Wildflowers Woodland Garden
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Take a Walk with Tavia #23 highlights Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica). This plant is great for a butterfly garden and also attracts hummingbirds. You can find this flower in our…

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

Take a Walk with Tavia #21 – Early Meadow Rue

Post author:David Wheeler
Post published:06/05/2020
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Take a Walk with Tavia #21 highlights Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum). This lacy plant will do well under trees that don’t have leaves in the spring. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/-KPlZlt0lc4