Monarch on Meadow blazing star, as usual!

We're so excited to be featured in this free, virtual event with SciStarter! Be sure to sign up at the link below -- and please share! See you on Tuesday! #nativeplants #nativeplantgardening #nativesforwildlife

Look! It's me! Come hang out with me and Patti Botanical Belonging next Tuesday (on Zoom) to hear all about native plant gardening and different ways you can submit observations from your yard to help scientists. Our examples will be Midwestern but the info will apply broadly! 👇

First flowers. Missouri native Vernal/Ozark Witch-Hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) seems to agree with the famous groundhog. Spring is in the air…at least today. These delicate little petals don’t mind the cold. If winter returns, they simply curl up and wait for another warm day.

REU program at Chicago Botanic Garden, From genes to ecosystems. Please share with plant-curious undergrads you know! Applications due Friday! pbcinternships.org #NSFREU

Why Botanical Belonging? Read about why we're here: linkedin.com/pulse/why-bota… via LinkedIn

Track Tuesday! Tracks crisscrossing in the snow are like a history book as they tell a story of the recent past. #tracks #snow #winter #montana #prairie

To request a free copy of the printed 2024 Grow Native! Resource Guide to suppliers of native plant products and services, please provide your postal mailing address at docs.google.com/forms/d/1CiOBe…. The 16-page publication will be printed and shipped in February.

These warm winter days are awesome for drawing me into the garden…and then I want to clean things up. But it’s too soon, right? In general, I think the answer is yes, let’s leave as much as we can for pollinator habitat. #nativeplants #nativeplantgarden #gardenmaintenance

We've posted dates for all of our March volunteer workdays on our website. I'm excited to get out into the gardens! Visit our Volunteer page to register: botanicalbelonging.org/volunteer/