This preserve was an interesting find. It’s got one of the northernmost stands of mountain laurel in New England, which was the main reason we decided to stop by. But the geological features are just as interesting. There are a fair number of glacial erratics, but the coolest feature is the Hundred Foot Rock, which […]
Weekly Wildflowers – Bijhouwer Forest Preserve, Phippsburg, ME Read More »
An hour south of me, in the land where they have had a couple of shots of normal May weather before this weekend, I found plenty of columbine! The trout lilies went by before I could see them, but I got regular Solomon’s seal and false Solomon’s seal, more violets, my favorite maple, and a
Weekly Wildflowers – Highland Farm Preserve, York, ME Read More »
This is apparently the year of the Goldthread – it was all over both sites I visited this weekend, as well as my local walk last weekend. It does like it a little damp, and we’ve definitely been providing those conditions this week. As you can see, things are quite behind. We’re having our first
Weekly Wildflowers – Wolfes Neck Woods State Park, Freeport, ME Read More »
It’s definitely been slow this year. This is the weekend I usually take an extra day off for to make sure I can visit as many woodland wildflower sites as possible, and today’s choices closer to home were not as far along as they could have been. This sanctuary is on the ocean in the
Weekly Wildflowers – Hamilton Audubon Sanctuary, West Bath, ME Read More »
This is a bit of a cheat entry – there’s a carefully tended section of the woods that has wild flowers. Some are natives, some are natives of the area but were added here, and some are natives of neighboring regions, but are not native here. I actually came here because I knew they had
Weekly Wildflowers – Acton Arboretum, Acton, MA Read More »
