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What’s happening out on the trails right now? We’re still enjoying the colors of autumn. It seems like this year, the trees are changing a little bit at a time. Last year, everything seemed to change color all at once. So, while we’re not seeing magnificent splashes of color this year, we can at least… Continue reading Field Report- November 14, 2024

I’ve had a couple of people ask me this week about the tall bushes with white feathers that seem to be everywhere right now. These bushes are consumption weed (Baccharis halimifolia). It goes by many other names including groundsel tree, silverling and sea myrtle. The feather-like flowers are the female flowers (shown above). The male… Continue reading Consumption Weed

November is another month that doesn’t see many new flowers blooming. If you have a fall blooming camellia in your yard, your flowers might open this month. Also, keep an eye out for spring blooming flowers that might have a second bloom in the fall. Otherwise, November is a time to enjoy the beautiful colors… Continue reading What Flowers Will Bloom in November?

Some spring flowers have a second bloom in autumn. This week, I found Carolina jessamine and green and gold blooming at Church Street Park. What a nice surprise!

Have you seen the small white asters this fall? If you walk by them quickly, you’d think that they were all the same plant. But look carefully, and you’ll notice that there are several different white asters out there. Here are some of the more common asters in our area: Long-stalked aster (Symphyotrichum dumosum)- the… Continue reading Small White Asters