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Aug 28, 20221 min read

Counting Pollinators and Making Connections at Pollinator Picnics

On August 20 people of all ages counted pollinators and helped highlight the importance of native plants as a host, habitat and nectar...

ljmarkson

Sep 13, 20212 min read

Boneset is a Thoroughly Valuable Native Plant

My September native plant pick #4 is common boneset (eupatorium perfoliatum), also called thoroughwort because of the way the stems go...

ljmarkson

Jul 18, 20213 min read

Have You Seen a Non-Native Invasive Sculptured Resin Bee In Your Yard?

A couple weeks ago I was excited to see a giant bee I had never seen before pollinating my clustered mountain mint (pycnanthemum...

ljmarkson

Nov 16, 20202 min read

Purple Passionflower Vine is a Carefree Native Alternative to Invasive Vines

Let me tell you why... An easy way to nurture native nature is to replace invasive vines such as English ivy or Chinese wisteria with the...