FLORA FEATURE – Standing Tall in the Winter Ice
GET TO KNOW –Cattails Along the edge of a frozen pond, dried stalks of cattails decorate the winter landscape. Rising up through ice and snow,... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE: Celebrating a New Year in the Winter Garden
American goldfinch on a snow covered sunflower head – public domain Finding Joy and Beauty in Winter’s Cold On a cold, wintry day – when... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE: Wintertime Sustenance for Wildlife
GET TO KNOWMichigan Native Sumac Shrubs Sumac shrubs, well-known for their brilliant fall colors, also serve as a wintertime superfood for wildlife. The large and... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – Autumn Glory
Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) – photo: David Ohmer CC-BY-2.0 GET TO KNOWThe American Sugar Maple Once again, the beautiful fall color season is upon us.... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – The Street Life
Trees on Main Street in Plymouth – FOTR GET TO KNOWUrban Street Trees The Rouge River watershed encompasses 467 square miles of land across 48... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – Replacing the Turf
GET TO KNOW: Michigan Native Grasses In the late 1700’s, Lancelot Brown, a British landscape designer, rose to international fame by blanketing England’s country estates... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – Life in the Shrub Lane
GET TO KNOW Our native shrubs Two hundred years ago, the Rouge River watershed encompassed vibrant communities of beech-maple forests, hardwood swamps, and wet prairies.... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – A Great Lakes Hitchhiker
GET TO KNOW European frog-bit European (or common) frog-bit (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae) is a pretty, free-floating aquatic plant that thrives in still freshwater. It looks very... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – The Importance of Place
GET TO KNOW Garlic Mustard In its native range across Europe, garlic mustard is a welcome wildflower. A NOT-Fun Fact: Strongly flavored plants (such as... Read More →
FLORA FEATURE – All-Star Host for Pollinators
GET TO KNOW American Pussy Willow The pussy willow, with its soft and fuzzy flower catkins, is an all-star of wetland habitat plants. This fast-growing... Read More →
