Plants

Once I started identifying plants, I found myself referring to my plant identification book more often. Trying to remember all the names is a challenge sometimes and often the name is on the tip of my tongue. I find some easier to remember though like skunk cabbage and horsetails.


Not your Christmas mistletoe

Tis’ the season for mistletoe hanging in doorways to add romantic cheer. True mistletoe may spread cheer but another mistletoe–dwarf mistletoe–doesn’t spread cheer throughout the…

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Horsetails rooted in history

Long before scouring pads were invented for cleaning dishes, Europeans and American settlers utilized what was available in nature–scouring rushes and horsetails. The widespread use…

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