Blue Jay Barrens

When actively engaged in management tasks, I’m unlikely to stop to take photos.  Completing the activity of the day is usually considered a ...

This is American Bittersweet, Celastrus scandens , a native plant that is becoming increasingly rare in this area.  Thirty years ago, I us...

The lone Blue Jay Barrens Yellow Lady’s Slipper Orchid sent up two stalks this year and managed to produce three full blooms. It’s ...

Virginia Bluebells, Mertensia virginica , has been added to the flora list as the 544 th plant species known to reside within the border...

Leavenworthia uniflora is also setting a new early bloom record this year.  First bloom appeared on March 3, about ten days earlier th...

The Blue Jay Barrens Draba cuneifolia have set a new record for early blooming.  First full blooms appeared on February 26, more than tw...

Is it too early in the season to begin talking about Draba cuneifolia ?  I didn’t think so.  We are into the third growing season for Dra...