Chicory: Colorful, Beneficial and Pretty!

Chicory (Cichorium intybus), a flowering plant belonging to the dandelion family, is native to Europe but has since spread globally. It often grows wild in roadside areas and fields. The Continue ReadingChicory: Colorful, Beneficial and Pretty!

Wild, Orange, and Resilient: The Day-Lily

If you’ve driven down a country road or passed a wild roadside patch in mid-summer, you’ve definitely met the Orange Day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva). Brilliant, bold, and fiercely independent, these fiery Continue ReadingWild, Orange, and Resilient: The Day-Lily

Emerging Hyacinth

It’s an exciting promise that the first day of Spring, which was March 20th, is finally here! I captured this beautiful Hyacinth along the Panhandle Trail: Hyacinths are fragrant, spring-blooming Continue ReadingEmerging Hyacinth