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Dogwood Leaves
Flowering DogwoodA few of the Flowering Dogwoods are showing some fall color, but most trees are still green. Peak fall color should be in a couple weeks.
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Monarch Butterfly
I’m still seeing a few Monarchs come through on their migration south. Except for the asters, most of the wildflowers have finished blooming. We are coming to the end of the growing season.
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Flowering Dogwood
The dogwoods are at peak fall color now. The best place to see them is in the woods south of Indigo Prairie. Notice the flower buds that are ready to open next spring.
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Hillers Creek
This is the main creek at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). It meanders through rich forests and is lined by rocky bluffs.
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Dogwood Fall Color
The Flowering Dogwood trees have been showing great fall color for over a month, and they are still going. These trees are on the southern and western edges of Indigo Prairie.
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Downy Woodpecker
We have 7 kinds of woodpeckers at the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). The Downy Woodpecker is one of the most common. They others are: Red-bellied Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker,...
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Possum Haw Berries
Ilex decidua The bright red berries of Possumhaw (deciduous holly) have become more obvious now that the leaves have fallen. Birds, and a variety of small mammals (including opossums as the common name...
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Honey Bee
When we first moved to the PGT I used to keep beehives and sell honey. Even though it’s an exotic species, the honeybee is the official state insect of Missouri. Apis mellifera
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Winter Birds
White-throated Sparrow The colorful warblers have migrated south for the winter, but a new batch of birds have settled in for the winter. One of the most common of the winter birds is the...
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White Christmas
We’ve had some snow the past few days. If we’re lucky it won’t melt, and we’ll have a White Christmas. This is a view of Indigo Prairie, just south of the PGT Visitor Center.
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Bald Eagle
We saw a Bald Eagle at Potter’s Lake yesterday. It perched on top of a giant cottonwood tree. We’ve never had one nest here before, but I hope this one will consider it.
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Why Invasive Exotics are Bad
Invasive exotics replace native plants by overwhelming them and taking over. This reduces the variety plants and animals and leaves us and the environment impoverished. One example is Bush Honeysuckle....
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Monty Don’s BBC American Gardens features the PGT
The first of Monty Don’s BBC Show on American Gardens was shown today in England. Amazingly the first garden they discuss and visit is the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT). There are some great shots with...
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