Autumn Dream 48"x48"
Caddo Indians of Texas
Spider gorget
Jim Nelson's paintings are a metaphor for a spiritual connection to the natural world recalling a period of time when animal spirits were tied to everyday life.
A new movement of native planting advocates is showing us how we can help sustain the matrix of biodiversity upon which all life depends – including our own. To delve deeper, I spoke with Toronto ecological designer and former wild plant nursery owner Charles Kinsley to learn how urban gardeners can create and sustain a native garden.
Also called mayflower, wild lemon, devils apple, umbrella plant, wild mandrake, American mandrake, Podophyllum peltatum... and why not, hogapple It grows in clonal colonies It produces a fruit that ripens in late july The fruit is mildly edible* and quite tasty Most of the rest of the plant is poisonous The May Apple was used in…
Bayberry is Morella pensylvania, a shrub with edible, fragrant leaves, native to the Northeast, with close cousins in Southeast and on the West Coast.
Layia platyglossa is commonly known as Coastal Tidy Tips.2” flowers form carpets of color, blending well with low annuals. Little to no water, but will take summer water. Good for ground cover, meadows, and containers. Important nectar source for Checkerspot butterflies.Layia platyglossa- is an annual herb and wildflower- blooms from Feb–May with white-tipped yellow flowers- grows to 6”-16” high, 6”-12” wide- does best with full sun; clay or loamy soils but tolerates sand and medium drainage- is known to tolerate temperatures down to -5°FWhen germinating from seed, no treatment needed.For more information: http://calscape.org/Layia-platyglossa-()
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic: Solidago caesia is a graceful, well-behaved goldenrod that is found in upland woods and clearings throughout eastern North America, especially in deciduous forests where oak trees are dominant.
You've likely seen mullein plants growing in fields and along roadsides. They're often attractive, with tall spikes of yellow flowering rosettes. Read this article to learn more about this interesting plant.
Shrubby St. John’s-wort (Hypericum prolificum) of the St. John’s-wort (Hypericaceae) family is a short-lived, deciduous shrub with spectacular bright yellow flowers. The genus name originates from Greek words for “above” and “picture,” from the practice of placing flowers above a wall-mounted picture to discourage evil spirits on St. John’s feast day. The specific epithet, meaning…
Hardy geraniums (Geranium spp.) are also known as perennial geraniums or cranesbill geraniums. They are adaptable, easy to grow, and bloom for months.
A new study published by researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew has concluded that caffeine—a naturally occurring compound found in the nectar of many plants—reduces the occurrence and severity of an emerging fungal disease that threatens the health of bumblebees, by reducing the lifespan of worker bees and the production of new queen bees.
Lewiston Mariposa, Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus
Calochortus macrocarpus var. maculosus
Colorado Springs Utilities Xeriscaping - Hillside Creeper Pine
Old West Outlaw List - Last Name Begins With C
New Native American Imitation Immature Golden Eagle Tail FeathersThese two feathers are imitation immature golden eagle feathers professionally dyed by Two Eagles, a Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Native Amer...from
Nause Waiwash Band of Indians.Wet Plate Collodion Tintype.From the project, Catching Shadows: Tintype Portraits and Recorded Voices of 21st Century Native Amer…
Mental clutter has plagued humans since the birth of thought. Spiritual teacher, Jeffrey Allen, shares a solution to this problem adapted from a Native Amer...
