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Spring Unfolding – Workday
Our second Spring Unfolding Event in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods yesterday (4-29-23) was a gratifying success! The turnout brought us just enough folks to get the targeted area pretty well cleaned up in a little more than an hour. Thanks again to Alex Advey, Joey Barker, Gwynne Fisher, Chris Herdell, Bill McNitt, Luisa Ponvert, Judy Schmidt and…
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Spring Unfolding Walk
Short notice and the threat of rain kept most folks away from our first Spring Unfolding event, a walk in Mitchell-Scarlett Woods to see what was blooming. Fortunately, Dagny Hanner and Mike Benham showed up just as Manfred and I were wondering whether or not to take a chance on the weather. The rain held…
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Wild or Wood Geranium
Wild geranium (geranium maculatum) or wood geranium is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America and Canada.
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Mayapples
Mayapples (Podophyllum – Wikipedia) are woodland plants, typically growing in colonies derived from a single root. The plants produce several stems from a creeping underground rhizome. Mayapple stems bear a single leaf and do not produce any flower or fruit (considered a younger male plant), while flowering stems produce a pair or more leaves (considered…
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Trillium
Trillium is a plant seen in Mitchell Scarlett Woods in the spring. It is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes. There are three large green leaves and three petals in shades of white, pink, red, purple, yellow, or green. At the center of the flower there are six stamens and three stigmas.
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Spring Beauty Bees and Spring Beauty Wildflowers
Read Spring Beauties: Bee + Bloom by Jo Brichetto an article from Sidewalk Nature
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Its Tricky Pollination Method
Read the Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Its Tricky Pollination Method article from Backyard Ecology.
