A Plant Game: Do You Know?
Do you know the common name for this plant? Where does it grow? Does it have any significance for conservation? Why or why not? When might you find…
Category: Life Science – Garden Club Lessons
Monarchs in Space?! Ten Years Ago Today!
Ten years ago I had my Evergreen Garden Club students participate in a large Citizen Science Project. It was co-hosted by Monarch Watch and NASA (yes, that NASA). Monarch larvae…
Going Out with Hope
Yesterday was my last day of work at a job I’ve only had a little more than 8 months. It was a job I wanted, a job I was given…
Monarch Update, Mid-August
It’s been a little over two weeks since I made my last monarch update. We are just starting the time of year when the super generation is being born! This…
Quick Monarch Update #3
Today, I provide another monarch update for you. My current counts are as follows: Releases: 5 – 3 female, 1 male, 1 unknown sex Chrysalises: 2 Larva – 5th instar…
Quick Monarch Update #2
What’s going on with monarchs in my yard right now? Summer is speeding by at its usual quick pace. Far behind my monarch raising efforts of last year, I am…
Passing on the School Garden Baton
School gardens are in my blood. I’ve been continually involved in planning, planting, and caring for school gardens since 2004! Fifteen years! Wow, that is a long time! And, more…
Tenacity
While having my tea on this glorious Saturday morning and checking my emails, I realized that I have a slight problem with tenacity. Or, rather, my problem might be the…
