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April and May is a time where the forest floor starts to come alive with native spring ephemeral wildflowers! Spring ephemerals emerge early in spring and complete their life cycle …
What’s in Bloom in April & May: Spring ephemerals Read More
Viburnum × burkwoodii, commonly called Burkwood viburnum. Fragrant flowers are followed by pendulous clusters of red berry-like drupes which ripen black. Viburnum x rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’ displays beautiful white flowers in …
What’s in Bloom in May Read More
Once dominated by white ash (Fraxinus americana), the forest east of our Teaching Garden is now an open canopy with only a few trees remaining. This significant change, noted in …
Field Survey Observations: Emerald Ash Borer Read More
Coreopsis tripteris ‘Lightning Flash’ Discovered by Mark Messenbrink at his nursery in North Carolina, this Coreopsis is known just as much for us full season gold foliage as it is for …
What’s in Bloom in September Read More
National Pollinator Week at the end of June is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Here are some of …
What’s in Bloom during Pollinator Week Read More