American Bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia)

American Bladdernut is widely distributed across the eastern United States from approximately western New England across much of the midwest into eastern Minnesota. In the extreme southern US, it is less frequently encountered but is scattered across MS, AL, and into the Piedmont of the Carolinas.  ...

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the blobs have left the building...

'At its core, 'Built impermanence' offers an uncomplicated message, one, which invites the viewer to observe and share in the peaceful and yet salient thoughts contained in this space. This installation piece had a very simple message, we are caretakers of the space we live in and this city is...

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Sessile Trillium - a rare myrmecochore in North Carolina

Trillium sessile: red petalled form in northeastern NCSessile Trillium occurs on the southern periphery of its natural range in northeastern North Carolina near the Roanoke River.  In Carolina this Trillium is known from two counties and is considered "Threatened" in the state.  Most...

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Spring Bartonia; Coastal Plain Endemic

Bartonia verna flowers (03/11/15)Spring Bartonia (Bartonia verna) is an unexpected member of the Gentian family that appears in early spring. One of the many species first discovered by Andre Michaux, populations are restricted, or endemic, to the outer coastal plain of the southeastern US. The northernmost...

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Pruning Pepper Transplants: Greater Yields, Stockier Plant, More Side-Shoots & No Flowers

Pruning Pepper Transplants: Greater Yields, Stockier Plant, More Side-Shoots & No Flowers Removing the main growing tip of your pepper plants will produce stronger stockier plants and increase the yield of each plant. You end up with a lot more side shoot growth which means more flowers and peppers. You don't want your transplants flowering indoors. Prune them. Let them work on stem...

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