It’s late winter and soon we will start (if we haven’t already!) seeing the very earliest blooming ephemeral spring flowers, such as snowdrops and winter aconites. Ephemerals are plants that will ...

In a normal year, the time between when the snow melts and when the tree leaves emerge is brief. But this has been anything but a normal year. So now is the window of time when early spring ...

At this time of year, it seems that yellow flowers are especially prominent in the garden. It’s as if the sun, which is suddenly more visible in the sky, has an ally in the color of so many spring ...

Trout Lily and Spring Beauty are two ephemeral wildflowers that bloom in early spring before trees leaf out. They rely on insects and other wildlife for pollination and seed dispersal. Gardeners can ...

Celandine poppy, bloodroot and marsh marigold are deer resistant Gracie has written two books on wildflowers Free talk in Briarcliff Manor on May 14 Native wildflowers are all the rage these days, but ...

The best part of my job as education and outreach coordinator for Red-tail Land Conservancy is walking the woodlands. It can be windy, cold or rainy outside, but entering the woods changes those ...