Fringed Milkwort, Polygala paucifolia

Weekly Wildflowers – Wolfes Neck State Park, Freeport, ME

One of the real bummers about this Spring is that the state parks closest to me are closed, and have been since we started having to social distance.     They’re some of my favorite places to go find the Spring forest ephemerals.   I’ve really missed being able to go to my regular places.   I feel […]

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Winterberry, Ilex verticillata

Weekly Wildflowers – Crescent Beach State Park, Cape Elizabeth, ME

This was a bit later than I expected for my last post of the season (heck, I’m a week out from taking these pictures), but life in October got in the way of my wildflowers wanderings. So this is pretty berry heavy, but it’s still showing life out there for the end of the season.

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Heartleaf Foamflower, Tiarella cordifolia

Weekly Wildflowers – Quebec Corner, Montreal Botanic Garden, Montreal, QC

The Quebec Corner garden is planted up to represent the woodland habitat around Montreal, as well as the wetland habitat of the nearby islands. It’s very different than the ornamental shade garden on the other side of the larger grounds – not as showy – but lovely in its own way.

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