honey plants

Cute as a Buttonbush

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When you see or hear something—plants, animals, situations—several times in a short span of hours or days, the universe is probably trying to send you a message.  This past week, the message I received was about buttonbush, known to botanists as Cephalanthus occidentalis.  On three separate days, I saw buttonbushes in three separate parks in … Read more

The Lure of the Locust

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Not long ago I was on a road trip just as the mid-spring flowering trees were bursting into bloom.  Cascades of white, wisteria-like blooms billowed from many of the trees along highways in central New York State.  They stood out, even as we whizzed by at highway speed.  Every once in awhile, a pink-flowered tree … Read more