Articles related to "Wildflower"

Southwest America varies in elevation from high mountain to low desert landscapes; surprisingly, there are many wildflowers to be found in these tough environments.

Put away your lawnmower, and turn your landscape into a sanctuary for native plants and wildflowers. These hardy plants need no chemicals and little care.

When planning an Irish/Celtic themed wedding, couples can select from a large variety of wildflowers in assorted colors as well as aromatic herbs with symbolic meanings.

Organic gardeners can plant wildflower meadows as a low maintenance lawn alternative. However, wildflowers need a modicum of care to improve blooming and prevent weeds.

Wildflower folklore reveals a curious blend of keen observation and misinformation about the uses of wild plants for medicinal and epicurean purposes.

Going to Yellowstone National Park this spring? Take US 16 to see lovely Wyoming wildflowers. Learn about five commonly seen native wildflowers of the Big Horn Mountains.

There are many varieties of desert plants growing wild, and many of them are wildflowers. Find out how to collect the seeds of these plants for your own garden.

Texans enjoy, protect, and grow wildflowers in abundance. Wildflowers come from harvested seeds and only a few, like the bluebonnet, are available as transplants.

A gardener is doing a favor to the environment when he grows wildflowers in the Texas landscape. Wildflowers require little care and bloom in the spring.

This small wildflower sanctuary offers visitors two short nature trails that cross tiny brooks and wind through an attractive conifer and hardwood forest.

A tour of California's natural floral wonders is inspirational and enjoyable. Hiking or driving, there are magnificent wildflower sights to behold.

Organic flower gardening requires much less work if you use plants that evolved in your city, state, region, or country. You may think of native plants as wild flowers.

Annual poppies bring unity to wildflower meadows or a natural garden as well as create a breath-taking display. Seeds of annual poppies are easy to find and buy.

Winter rains provide the water necessary for one of the most beautiful sites in the Sonoran desert, the annual display of wildflowers.

Government and private groups work to bring color to highway and commercial landscapes. Annual poppies add flair and dazzle to large wildflower plantings.

Rediscover nature this spring and get children involved in planting a wild flower mix, such as 'Farmer's Nightmare', to create a small meadow in an English garden.

The Perennial Plant Association has announced its winning choice for 2010. Baptisia australis is a perennial flower appropriate for native wildflower gardens

Spring wildflowers carpet the Washington and Oregon sides of the Columbia River Gorge beginning in March. See Wild Irises, Rein Orchids, Shooting Stars, Camas and more.

Compost and barrier-mulches are the secrets to easy wildflower landscaping. Establish wildflower meadows and lawns without using a pre-planting contact herbicide.

Goldenrod and aster will continue to attract late season pollinators to wildflower gardens. The yellows and purples of these native plants are perfect autumn colors.

What better way to give that extra special gift than giving a wildflower seed mat, a natural and green gift that will attract insects and give enjoyment year after year.

The legend of the Indian Paintbrush is immortalized in a book by Tomie de Paola. It sprouts from wildflower seed and the Lady Bird Wildflower Center provides research.

Save money by planting seeds rather than seedlings. Wildflowers, Lupine, and California Poppy seeds can be an inexpensive start to a beautiful garden.

The disagreeable yet forthright narrator in Jamie Langston Turner's book Some Wildflower in My Heart makes the nearly trite subject of the novel believable and endearing.

In the southeastern corner of California, only two hours from San Diego, is a large state park known for some of the best desert wildflower blooming in California.

It typically grows wild, or was not seeded intentionally.

Just because a plant is native to the US or Canada does not mean it will succeed in your garden. You want plants native to your local environment.

The Shrine Ridge Trail is a moderate 4.8 mile round trip that climbs almost 900 feet to 11,905 feet. Summer wildflowers, birds and sweeping views reward the hiker.

Spring brings an abundance of wildflowers to the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington. Look for Desert Parsley, Delphinium, Saskatoon and Ball-head Waterleaf.

The first wildflowers appear in late February and March in the damp forests of the Pacific Northwest. Look for trillium, Indian plum, red flowering current, salmonberry.

There are some desert wildflowers that you can not only collect seeds from now, but you can also plant now.

California's deserts are famous for spectacular springtime bloom. With the heavy rains that California received in December, this spring looks promising for wildflowers.

Wildflowers can provide an excellent low cost alternative from traditional urban landscaping.

An hour's drive from Denver, Summit County offers multiple high mountain hiking opportunities. McCullough Gulch, under Quandary Peak, has cascades, flowers and birds.

Mountainous Summit County's Silverthorne is just 35 miles from Denver. It's a gateway to high country hiking, and the Lily Pad Lakes are practically in the city limits.

At 12,000 feet, Loveland Pass in Summit County is a lofty spot to begin a hike. An optional 3 mile loop trail from the pass crosses a basin full of wildflowers and birds.

Once a year, the desert in the arid region in South Africa bursts into a natural spectacle of daisies and rare plants and flowers. This occurs after the winter rains

Drive along the Feather River National Scenic Byway on Highway 70 and see some of nature's most dramatic displays of wildflowers in bloom by cascading waterfalls.

A short two-hour drive from San Diego passes lovely mountain towns then drops into the Anza-Borrego Desert, where the wildflowers this year should be spectacular.

Bitter root, glacier lily, paintbrush, larkspur and balsam root are among the wildflowers to look for in the Columbia River Gorge from March through June.

The field guide, Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region is by Merel R. Black and Emmet J. Judziewicz. Here is a book review for native plant gardeners.

Lady Bird Johnson's love of wildflowers evolved into a National Center dedicated to preserving and re-establishing native plants in natural and planned landscapes.

All flowers attract insects, but native wildflowers will bring those best adapted to pollinate.

This late-summer wildflower, a relative of garden Impatiens, can be used to treat Poison Ivy and athlete's foot.

Grays Peak Trail rises 3,000 feet in a little over three miles up to 14,270 foot Grays Peak, the highest point in Colorado's Front Range

The Curtis-Ormsbee Trail up Slide Mountain (4,203 feet) offers the most sweeping views to the hiker including the summits of Cornell, Wildcat, Table and Lone Mountains.

A summary of backpacking in Colorado with my 21-year-old daughter. Despite complaints about the rain and mosquitos and hard climb, we had a memorable time.

Novice and experienced naturalists can increase their enjoyment of Pacific Northwest natural areas with the help of one of the many field guides available.

Cosmos flowers, as well as many other annuals, can be enjoyed year after year by collecting seeds at the end of each season.

A simple and easy to follow tutorial on growing various silene armeria like a pro.