Articles related to "Cattails"

The cattail is an excellent choice for the water garden. It is a hardy, useful food plant with beautiful foliage.

Cattails are a water garden favorite, here is more about them.

In North America, a black bird with red wings - or at least red patches on its wings - perched on a cattail and singing is a red-winged blackbird.

Tinder is any readily combustible material for starting a fire. Knowing what to use can be a life-saver in an emergency, especially if there's only one match left.

An edible bog or wetland garden can add interest to a food garden or existing pond or wetland garden. Here are edible plant suggestions for temperate climates.

Part 2 in a series addresses additional floral sculptures that run the color gamut. Morgan provides wonderful ideas that are low on budget and high on creativity.

Some species of wading birds can be found along every roadway and waterway in Florida. A few have specific habitats in which they will be found.

Nostalgia and summer seem to be soul mates. James Whitcomb Riley's "The Old Swimmin'-Hole" is a delightful example of a man recalling his boyhood in summer.

Building a water garden is a wonderful hobby, but it can take several seasons to get the balance right to create the perfect atmosphere. Patience is the key to success.

A look at two types of banana plants that work well in bog garden settings.

An educational building was constructed out of as many recycled and discarded materials as possible and turned into a work of architectural distinction as well.

There are five more alternatives to the koi and goldfish for a pond or water garden; see if one entices you.

Visitors to Portland, Oregon, can easily explore nature without a car. The city's MAX lightrail takes you right to the trailhead of two nature preserves

While many will naturally use water lilies in the water garden for floating plants, there are those that will like a change of pace.

The DIYer can create unique seasonal flower arrangements for Easter, Graduation and all spring events, while still maintaining a budget.

Enjoy your favorite city from the water: Ann Arbor, Chicago and San Francisco offer awesome views from a kayak, whether paddling day or night .

Twig bark is available year-round, but fall is the time to harvest the stems of fibrous plants for making cordage, otherwise known as string.

Create a quiet water garden for meditation. Choose pond ornaments and plants that create small ripples and reflect in the water.

Hiking offers one of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors, and a dog is great company on the trail.

Children love to spot a bird they recognize and can tell something about. Baltimore Orioles, hummingbirds, woodpeckers, and sparrows are favorites with bird watchers.

Good feng shui in the bathroom can improve a homeowner's fortune, physical and mental health, and overall prosperity.

Maintaining a Koi pond or goldfish pond takes extra effort in the fall of the year to help the fish and plants transition to a dormant state for the winter months.

Children can experience life of the early settlers in the Northwest Territory at the Trail of History, the third weekend in October at Glacial Park in McHenry, Illinois.

The Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin was formed by the ancient glacier that once covered North America. The 1,200 miles of wilderness is a delight for outdoor enthusiasts.

Located in Corvallis, the Jackson-Frazier Wetland is home to 70 bird species and over 300 flowering plants, a jewel located in an urban area of the Willamette Valley.

Jewelweed, widely known as a poison ivy remedy, is abundant in damp areas, blooming throughout the second half of summer and into the fall.

This interesting US road trip stop offers swamps, marshes, orchids and animals. One of the best hikes for families, and a great reason to visit northern Minnesota.

Shape, pattern, and texture are properties important not only in art but in science and math as well. Preschoolers need engaging opportunities to explore these concepts.

The Indian Tribes of the Pueblo Province in New Mexico have utilized traditional plants in many ways for hundreds of years; today some uses are still in practice.

A rain garden is a planted area of the yard that acts as a natural filter and drain for storm water from a home. It can also be a beautiful water or marsh garden.

One of the US's premier World Heritage Sites needs a multi-million dollar effort to restore water flow, reduce agricultural impacts and remove invasive plants and animals

"Creatures from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us." (Iris Murdock)

The annual gathering of the Society of Environmental Journalists provides five days of learning opportunities among the state's outstanding natural resources.

Quick and unique Halloween costumes can be made by reusing old sheets and clothing. Recycled costumes can be easy to make yourself and environmentally friendly.

When decorating their homes for Thanksgiving, people can save money by using natural materials to create beautifully original wreaths and table ornaments.

Grasslands and young forests are essential to maintaining populations of upland game birds and others.

Marsh plants like reeds, water hyacinth, iris and duckweed are not only beautiful, they can also help conserve and treat gray water.

Homeowners spend hours outdoors, entertaining, working and playing. But they share their back yards with an uninvited guest - the mosquito.

Tarring and feathering will always be associated with the days leading to the American Revolution as a cruel tool for intimidation.

Log Cabin and Honeycomb are two of the many quilting patterns that tell the stories of the people who made them, and the settlement of Canada.

Once seeds and fruits are formed, they must be dispersed away from the parent plant.

An overview of the structure and function of an angiosperms' root system, stem and leaves, and flowering plant's adaptations to their environment.

While all flowering plants reproduce sexually, there are some species that are able to fall back on vegetative reproduction if needed.