Field Guides for the Beginning Naturalist

Show Notes +Texas Mushrooms Field Guide by Susan Metzler and Van Metzler +Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason +Wildflowers of Texas by Geyata Ajilvsgi +Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by James H. Miller and Karl V. Miller +Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Southeastern North America by Seabrooke Leckie +Caterpillars of […]

Sand Scrub, Dry Prairies, and Cypress Swamps: A Convergence of South Florida Ecosystems | Stephanie Dunn

View this post on Instagram Here’s another neat looking Polygala species, Drumheads (Polygala cruciata)! Can you see those tiny, tubular shapes? The ones in the middle of those petal-like showy, deep pink bracts? Those are the actual flowers! Keep an eye out for these blooms when exploring open, moist-soil habitats. They grow near the ground […]

Quick Re-Introduction and Welcome to New Listeners…

View this post on Instagram Monarch + Green Milkweed⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I miss the lushness of those mid-spring days…⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #monarchsandmilkweed #monarchbutterfly #greenmilkweed #asclepias #pocketsofnature #gardenpodcast #nativeplants #texasnative #lonestarstate #houstongarden A post shared by Misti Little (@thegardenpathpodcast) on Aug 3, 2020 at 5:15am PDT Hello! If you are here from the Garden Blogger’s Fling website, welcome! I’m […]

A Peek at My Fall Seed Order

Music: “Heat” by Derek Clegg Seeds talked about in this episode: Sunflower ‘Zohar’ Sweet Pea ‘Perennial Blend’ Celosia ‘ Chief Red Flame’ Ageratum ‘Blue Planet’ Plains Coreopsis Poppy ‘Black Swan’ Mustard ‘Red Giant’ Carrot ‘Atomic Red’ Showy Milkweed Common Milkweed Kale ‘Nero Toscana’ Corn ‘Rio Grande Blue’ Native Seeds Carolina Rockrose Halberd-leaf rosemallow Ludwigia alternifolia […]