Attracting birds, hummingbirds, butterflies and other animals to your garden is a rewarding pastime. I like the convenience of walking into my garden and seeing butterflies sipping nectar at my flowers and birds eating seeds at the feeders. I always have ready made models to photograph, draw and study. I have what is called a […]
habitat restoration
PA Environment Daily: ClearWater Conservancy Hosts Woods In Your Backyard Workshop March 8
PA Environment Daily: ClearWater Conservancy Hosts Woods In Your Backyard Workshop March 8. The workshop focus will be on enhancing or creating natural areas on your property to benefit animals, plants and humans. The series of programs will be held at Penn State University in State College, PA at Forest Resources Building Auditorium on the […]
A Naturalist's Garden: An Overview
Attracting birds, hummingbirds, butterflies and other animals to your garden is a rewarding pastime. I like the convenience of walking into my garden and seeing butterflies sipping nectar at my flowers and birds eating seeds at the feeders. I have what is called a naturalist’s garden or a backyard habitat. You can see some photos […]
Healthy Forest – Restoring the Wissahickon
Wiegard, Ave. Wissahickon Forest, Fairmount Park Weather: clear, cool, hi. 48 degrees F, lo 42 degrees F, wind 4 – 7 mph. Habitat: Oak-Hickory Forest. I volunteered with Wissahickon Restoration Volunteers Sunday. It was a clear beautiful day in the Wissahickon Forest. The sky was clear and that warm blue of autumn. The glowing gold […]
Removing English Ivy (Hedera helix L.)
On Saturday, we ripped out some problems at the local library garden. I belong to the garden friends. For the last two years we have eradicated invasive plants and planted native ones. We were joined on Saturday by thirty teenagers on a community service project. They did a fantastic job getting rid of the problem […]
Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)
Common name: Butterfly bush Scientific name: Buddleja davidii Family name: Buddlejaceae Attracts: butterflies (nectar) Host plant to: no one Native range: southwestern China Habitat: sunny sites with well-drained soils Height: 3 to 15 feet Light needed: full sun Hardiness zones: 5 to 9 Bloom period: summer Bloom color: purple Growing Tips: Don’t plant it. This plant […]