Spring Arrives
Spring is finally arriving in the Treasure Valley. Evidence can be found at Idaho Botanical Garden. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Dianne’ – Witch Hazel Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata – catkins on Sitka Alder...
View ArticleMountain Kittentails
Spring has sprung, which is evidenced by warming temperatures, lengthening daylight, and plants turning green and producing flowers. For those of us living at low elevations, signs of spring have been...
View ArticlePlantasia Cactus Gardens
If you ever find yourself in southern Idaho, there is a secret garden that I highly recommend checking out. I say “secret” because it is a private garden, but if you make an appointment ahead of time,...
View ArticleAn Emerging Botanical Garden in Louisville, Kentucky
There is a new botanical garden being constructed in Louisville, Kentucky. It’s called Waterfront Botanical Gardens, and it is being built on top of an old landfill. The landfill was in use for several...
View ArticleOverwintering Carnivorous Plants
I once assumed that all carnivorous plants were tropical. I’m not sure exactly why. Perhaps it’s because they are so bizarre (both in their appearance and behavior), nothing like the plants that I was...
View ArticleWinter Interest
We are well into winter in the northern hemisphere, and the plants in our landscapes have been dormant for weeks now. Trees and shrubs have dropped their leaves, grasses have gone brown, and perennial...
View ArticleField Trip: University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Last week I attended a workshop at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley. Apart from receiving valuable training on how to monitor for and report plant pests and diseases in a...
View ArticleCorpse Flower Blooms Again
It is not often that a plant in bloom makes headlines, but that is precisely what happened last week when another corpse flower bloomed at Missouri Botanical Garden. Amorphophallus titanum, commonly...
View ArticleField Trip: Sawtooth Botanical Garden
It may only be a two and a half hour drive from my house, but until last week I had never visited Sawtooth Botanical Garden in Ketchum, Idaho. The garden is probably not in its prime in the middle of...
View ArticleField Trip: Utah State University Botanical Center
Last month I was in Utah visiting family, so I took the opportunity to check out the Utah State University Botanical Center in Kaysville. Located along Interstate 15, it’s hard to miss, and yet I had...
View ArticleField Trip: Alaska Botanical Garden
While in Anchorage for the Alaska Invasive Species Workshop, I had the chance to visit the Alaska Botanical Garden. As you might expect, the end of October is not the ideal time to be visiting an...
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