Wild Wild Woods

Wild Bergamot Monarda didyma  is blooming now in the buffer around the pond. Also known as bee balm, horsemint, oswego tea, bergamot...

Many Painted Turtles  Chrysemys picta live in our pond. They mate once a year; in Minnesota, it is usually late May or June. Usually, Pain...

My garden has been invaded by Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca that used to grow closer to the woods.  I usually let some of the stems c...