Kentucky Native Plant and Wildlife

National Poinsettia Day, December 12,   is rapidly approaching and was so designated by an Act of Congress in commemoration of amateur bot...

Now is the time for gardeners withdrawl. No more planting, weeding, trimming, or even enjoying the wildlife and flowers that showcase the...

Brrrr!   How many wonderful native plants can tolerate the early spring cold like our native hepatica? Depending on the year and weather, ...

The leaves have dropped and thanksgiving is almost upon us, a time to give thanks for the bountiful food we are blessed to have access to.  ...

Of all our native iris species that grow in full sunlight, this may very well be the easiest of all to grow.   While it is normally found ...

Now is the perfect time to be planting our native woodland wildflowers, particularly those that are early spring bloomers, like bloodroot....

Ah the smell of does in heat.   Nothing like it to get a male deer in the mood for love and this results in bucks and does moving about the...