Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Passionate About Pollinators


These purple coneflowers grow in our front yard and play host to a whole slew of wonderful pollinators. Here are some of the ones that I found working there today. 






What kind of pollinators does your yard host? 

Until next time...
~Rebecca

Saturday, June 24, 2017

A Tallgrass Prairie Wildflower Garden

The wildflower garden in front of the nature center at Prairie State Park is decked
out in splashes of summer splendor amidst rapidly growing prairie grasses.
The garden provides visitors with a taste of what might be blooming out on the prairie in any given season. This is particularly appealing to handicapped visitors who are unable to hike the prairie and experience it for themselves.

Some of the plants that are blooming there now are...

Gray-headed Coneflower
 
Wild Bergamot


Butterfly Weed

Prairie Clover
Until next time...
~Rebecca