The warbler family is a large and diverse group, including over one hundred species spread out over North America, Central America, South American and the West Indies. Most prefer aboreal…
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…
As summer winds down the hot humid days of August have slowly ebbed and we have been blessed with some dryer air and cooler temperatures. Some rain has fallen but…
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…
What a great week! We had nice sunny warm days with low humidity. No rain, however so we had to get the irrigation system going. The week was a busy…
The problem of air pollution is getting better as more people begin to understand the negative impact on their lives but not all areas have clean air. Unfortunately there are…
Heat humidity and showers are still our constant companions. Sometimes we even have a deluge aggravating the root rot and blackspot problems that have plagued us for several weeks. He…
We have had the gamut of weather this week from high heat and humidity to the coldest day on record for August first. Torrential showers gave the plants a good…
We are back to high temperatures; everyday is well over 90 (as high as 99) with high humidity and evening showers. I think the plants went on vacation and I…
I love all kinds of goldenrod; the kinds that grows along the roadside, or the cultivars you buy in the garden center, but this one is one of the best…
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