Worldwide, there are 216 members of the Picidae, or woodpecker family The 9 woodpeckers of Wisconsin that have been reported from the picidae and woodpecker families are the northern flicker, yellow bellied sap sucker, red...
Growing Poppies in the Garden Poppies are the most beautiful, exotic, stunning flowers, and they’re extremely easy to grow following the 10 simple steps provided for growing poppies in the garden.
Communiversity Park and UW-Green Bay Arboretum Trail System Communiversity Park and UW-Green Bay Arboretum Trail System are perfect to experience in any season. The park offers a view of the finest Green Bay sunsets and...
There’s something magical about spotting an Eastern Gray Squirrel darting through the trees on a quiet summer morning, its bushy tail waving like a flag in the breeze.
Slow Cooker Chicken Stock Have a rotisserie chicken that you are going to use for meals this week? If so, save the carcass and the legs. It makes delicious bone broth slow cooker chicken stock. I love...
Invasive Cow Vetch Cow vetch is widely used as a forage crop for cattle and is beneficial to other plants because, like other leguminous plants, it enriches the soil in which it grows by its...
Pumpkin Spice Bars Today, my home has the wonderful aroma of pumpkin spice from this super simple recipe for pumpkin spice bars. Moist, pumpkin bars with vanilla cream cheese frosting with my morning coffee. Oh,...
Milkweed isn't just for Monarchs. The Milkweed Tussock Moth Caterpillar uses it for a food source too. Then it becomes the Milkweed Tiger Moth.
Stink Bug There are many varieties of the stink bug. Most are olive green and black, although some are brightly colored and all are shield-shaped insects.
Blue Cheese Potato Salad Recipe A few weeks ago I stopped off to see what items they had prepared at the deli. I was looking for something different to try. Their blue cheese potato salad...
Have basil and cherry tomatoes coming out of your ears? I do! Try these fresh mozzarella skewers for a quick snack or appetizer. There is nothing better than pairing this recipe with fresh Wisconsin mozzarella...
In the world of plants, peculiar growths or abnormalities often catch our attention. One such phenomenon is the occurrence of leaf galls on dogwood trees. These abnormal growths, caused by a tiny fly called Parallelodiplosis...
So what is this crazy-looking insect? Have you seen one before? This is the common scorpionfly. To me, there is nothing common about the look of this little guy.
Chicory Chicory is known for its electric blue flowers, creating a spectacular summer show along roadsides, ditches and fields.
As the sun rises gently over Wisconsin’s rolling meadows on this crisp summer morning, I find myself wandering the wildflower paths, captivated by the buzz of life around me. It’s moments like these that remind...
The historic Washington House is an ice cream parlor and museum in Two Rivers, Wisconsin We made a trip to visit family camping in Two Rivers and on our way back, my husband spotted ice...
Organic Deer Plant Repellent Recipe Deer love to munch on certain plants and it is rather comical how in one area a gardener will have luck with a certain product keeping deer away from their...
Top 10 purple attention seeking garden plants for any season. From plum flower shades to triking mulburry tones, right down to the romantic and early spring lilac colors.
Collecting and planting milkweed seed is a way to make sure we have a future healthy monarch population.
One fall, shortly after buying a home, my neighbor bagged up the morning glory seed he had collected from his trellis and gave them to me.He said that if I planted them in spring to...