Yikes! Don’t pick that flower! It’s poisonous!
Kids love picking flowers from the first dandelion in spring to the last one in fall and everything in between. The bouquets are beautiful. The…
Tag: Plants
Spring wildflowers bring first splash of color
As the weather warms, signs of spring are everywhere–green grass, emerging larch needles and spring wildflowers. The burst of color from spring wildflowers is a…
Mullein seeds prolific and long-lasting
Some plants are pretty to look at, others are fun to play with. Mullein is one of those the kids think is fun to play…
Lucky Day! Why you find four-leaf clovers and five-leaf clovers!
If four-leaf clovers bring luck, then my garden must be extremely lucky. Our family has found at least a dozen four-leaf clovers in the garden…
Huckleberries: Purple Gold
The huckleberries are great this year! I thought I would share an article I wrote for Backwoods Home (Issue 136) in 2012. Enjoy your huckleberries!…
Wild ginger: An inconspicuous plant
Low-lying plants are easy to miss especially when they don’t have vibrant flowers or berries to attract your attention. A few years ago I discovered…
Ross Creek Cedars over 1,000 years old
Towering giants. Ancient trees. Trees growing since Columbus sailed to the New World. We have gigantic western redcedar close by–south of Troy, Montana in the…
Red twinberry one of first shrubs to leaf out
Once the weather warms, shrubs begin to leaf out and the red twinberry is one of the first to bring signs of green. Also known…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
Every burl is different
Every so often while hiking I find a tree with a burl. Sometimes the burl is a small globular protrusion on a branch and…
Elderberry a versatile plant throughout history
After finding only a few huckleberries and not wanting to come home empty-handed, I spied some elderberries along the road. Luckily I had just looked…
Wild edible fruits beginning to ripen
Summer is here and so are the wild fruits beginning with serviceberries and thimbleberries. The blue to purple fruit of the serviceberry ripens on six…
Spring wildflowers bring first splash of color
As the weather warms, signs of spring are everywhere–green grass, emerging larch needles and spring wildflowers. The burst of color from spring wildflowers is a…
Mullein seeds prolific and long-lasting
Some plants are pretty to look at, others are fun to play with. Mullein is one of those the kids think is fun to play…
Lucky Day! Why you find four-leaf clovers and five-leaf clovers!
If four-leaf clovers bring luck, then my garden must be extremely lucky. Our family has found at least a dozen four-leaf clovers in the garden…
Huckleberries: Purple Gold
The huckleberries are great this year! I thought I would share an article I wrote for Backwoods Home (Issue 136) in 2012. Enjoy your huckleberries!…
Wild ginger: An inconspicuous plant
Low-lying plants are easy to miss especially when they don’t have vibrant flowers or berries to attract your attention. A few years ago I discovered…
Ross Creek Cedars over 1,000 years old
Towering giants. Ancient trees. Trees growing since Columbus sailed to the New World. We have gigantic western redcedar close by–south of Troy, Montana in the…
Red twinberry one of first shrubs to leaf out
Once the weather warms, shrubs begin to leaf out and the red twinberry is one of the first to bring signs of green. Also known…
Wildlife attracted to dead trees
I often notice snags because of the woodpecker holes or woodpeckers drumming on the tree. However, woodpeckers aren’t the only ones utilizing snags. What animals…
Every burl is different
Every so often while hiking I find a tree with a burl. Sometimes the burl is a small globular protrusion on a branch and…
Elderberry a versatile plant throughout history
After finding only a few huckleberries and not wanting to come home empty-handed, I spied some elderberries along the road. Luckily I had just looked…
Wild edible fruits beginning to ripen
Summer is here and so are the wild fruits beginning with serviceberries and thimbleberries. The blue to purple fruit of the serviceberry ripens on six…