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Category Archives: Woods
I never knew it would be this messy!
Matt Barnes throwing a log in the fire yesterday. Gardens need to be weeded to be beautiful. Plants need to be thinned so that the remaining ones are healthier. Unwelcome plants need to we weeded out. It was with this … Continue reading
Posted in Land management, Timber Stand Improvement, Trees & shrubs, Woods
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Dogwood in Snow
Flowering Dogwood, (Cornus florida) The PGT does not get much snow, so when it happens I rush out to take advantage of the way it simplifies the landscape. This dogwood picture was taken late last winters, just before buds started … Continue reading
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Winter Woods
Fog in the PGT Woods The winter woods can have a quiet beauty. Here you can see some fog in the woods just east of the PGT Center.
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Falling Acorns
Acorns on the ground As you walk under oak trees at at the PGT you will start to find acorns. As we lay in bed we can hear them falling on our roof. Acorns are one of the most important … Continue reading
Posted in Mammals, Trees & shrubs, Woods
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South Facing Slope
Forest facing south above Hiller’s Creek Given our name (Prairie Garden Trust) many people don’t realize that forests make up two-thirds of the property. The trees in this picture are on the steep slopes along the Hiller’s Creek valley. The … Continue reading
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Yellow Lady’s Slipper
Yellow Ladys Slipper, (Cypripedium pubescens) Paul McKenzie found a rare orchid (Yellow Lady’s Slipper) while he was doing an inventory of plants here last week. Today I went to photograph it. The orchid is on some of the most inaccessible … Continue reading
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Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Jack-in-the-Pulpit, (Arisaema triphyllum) I’ve never been satisfied with the Jack-in-the-Pulpit pictures I’ve taken in the past so I tried again today. This one was growing on at the north side of the base of the bluff we call The Point.
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Spring Forest
Spring Forest This is the view tonight into the forest at the PGT off the deck at our house. The small trees with the white blossoms are wild Flowering Dogwoods and Black Haw.
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Wild Ginger
Wild Ginger, (Asarum canadense) It is uncommon to see the flowers of Wild Ginger. They lay right on the soil under tightly tucked leaves in the deep woods. The leaves had been chewed off the plant revealing the flower you … Continue reading
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Yellow Star Grass
Yellow Star Grass (Hypoxis hirsuta) In the South-40 Woods I found a big patch of Yellow Star Grass blooming today. This was an area that was burned last fall. The ground around the area is still bare and there are … Continue reading
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