Day: January 9, 2019

Part 1: Early Spring Plants in Backyard Habitats

Lamium purpureum, common name purple dead nettle, is a member of the Mint family with a prolific growth habit that is a favorite of pollinators. It grows alongside henbit (Lamium […]

Part 2: Early Spring Plants in Backyard Habitats

Glechoma hederacea is known by many common names: Creeping charlie or ground ivy are the most used. It’s a non-native, invasive, allelopathic plant belonging to the Mint family. When I […]

Part 3: Early Spring Plants in Backyard Habitats

Ornithogalum umbellatum, common name Star-of-Bethlehem lily, is a member of the Lily family. It is a non-native that has become naturalized in some yards and gardens. The small white flowers […]