Attention Leaf Peepers!
MDC has a website where you can check on fall color in various areas of Missouri. Link here. Continue reading "Attention Leaf Peepers!"
A Useful Tool!
Photographs and descriptions of the vascular plants of Missouri, USA Click here Continue reading "A Useful Tool!"
Get tips on sowing native seeds at Sept. 19 MDC virtual program
Growing native plants from seed is a good way to pass on a plant’s hardiness and adaptive qualities to the next botanical generation. Fall and winter are often the best times to sow seeds of native plants. Register here to join the program Continue reading "Get tips on sowing native seeds at Sept. 19 MDC virtual program"
A Field Guide to Ticks
Find a tick? Or just curious about tick activity in your region? Maybe you want to discover tick encounter risk across the country before your next trip? Pick a date and pick a region, then use our tool to get started. The University of Rhode Island has published this very good interactive field guide Continue reading "A Field Guide to Ticks"
How Mulch is Too Mulch?
WHY MANY AMERICAN GARDENS ARE FULL OF MULCH? Continue reading "How Mulch is Too Mulch?"
Everything (almost) you wanted to know about Goldenrods
A Focus on Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) Continue reading "Everything (almost) you wanted to know about Goldenrods"
Cues for Care: Summertime in the Garden
An article from Deep Roots in KC about summertime garden maintenance Continue reading "Cues for Care: Summertime in the Garden"
What’s the Buzz? Tracking Pollinators and Their Favorite Plants in the Danforth Center Prairie
If you haven’t visited the Danforth Center prairie on Olive Blvd it is worth a stroll to see this lawn replacement on steroids. Read the article here. Continue reading "What’s the Buzz? Tracking Pollinators and Their Favorite Plants in the Danforth Center Prairie"
Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both
You may have noticed, as I have, that there are fewer insects around (when did you last clean bugs off your windshield?), and consequently fewer bird species. Here’s is a Smithsonian article that delves into the problem. Continue reading "Scientists Are Tracking Worrying Declines in Insects—and the Birds That Feast on Them. Here’s What’s Being Done to Save Them Both"
Bringing Back the Night Lights: Fireflies and the Power of Small Changes
An article from Homegrown National Park Continue reading "Bringing Back the Night Lights: Fireflies and the Power of Small Changes"