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Invasive Plants and Their Native Alternatives: Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii)

Karen September 5, 2019 0 Comments

Butterfly bush is a deciduous medium to large shrub native to central China where it forms thickets along waterways. It is naturalized in the US, readily colonizes natural and disturbed…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Birds in the Garden: Plants that Attract the Kinglet Family (Regulidae)

Karen July 7, 2015 0 Comments

This small family of birds consists of just one genus with six species, two of which are found in the United States: the ruby-crowned kinglet and the golden-crowned kinglet. Both…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Birds in the Garden; Plants that Attract the Thrush Family (Turdidae)

Karen January 27, 2015 0 Comments

The thrush family includes the familiar robin and bluebirds as well as many birds called thrushes. They are small to medium birds with plump bodies, round heads, relatively long tails,…

Critters: Animals in the Garden

Birds in the Garden: Plants That Attract Tyrant Flycatcher Family (Tyrannidae)

Karen November 25, 2014 0 Comments

Tyrant flycatchers belong the the family Tyrannidae, the largest of all bird families, and are found through out North and South America. The family includes pewees, phoees, and kingbirds as…

Garden Games and Puzzles

Name This Plant Game: Medicinal Herbs 2

Chuck November 18, 2011 0 Comments

This simple game tests your gardening knowledge by identifying five plants shown in photos from a list of possible names. Photos of each plant are accompaned by a clue describing…

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