Goatsbeard, or What’s In a Name?

Goatsbeard

Back when I was half my current age, or maybe younger, I learned that this pretty yellow flower, with a big dandelion-like puff of seeds, was called goatsbeard. It’s an introduced species in North America, common in most states except a few in the deep south, but native to Eurasia. Since goatsbeard is an example [...]

Native Woodland and Shade Garden Plants for Southern Connecticut

New York Fern, Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Stamford CT To continue the series on  native plants in Southern Connecticut, this post covers native plants for shady woodland conditions. To have a balanced yard and garden, you need some shade and some sun.  Sun is for vegetables, fruits, and meadow plants that need sun from 10AM to 4PM in the summer.  Cooling shade, though, [...]

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