Lovely Lilac Memories
Lilacs are some of my favorite flowers. Their heady fragrance is heavenly in the fresh spring air that still has a cool bite in the morning. Growing up outside of…
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Silent Sunday: Story County (Iowa) Conservation Center Trails
All Photographs, © Carol Labuzzetta, 2019
Academic Writing: Prescribed Burns
Some weeks ago I posted one of my academic papers from my graduate coursework in Environmental Education and Natural Resources. I am finding, roughly six months out of school, that…
Snow in April…Here we go again!
Last year, it was April 21st when we had a snow storm. The fruit trees in our home orchard had buds and snow-covered them all. It was unbelievable! Here are…
Milkweed Mission
It is a little early to start thinking about the arrival of my favorite butterfly, but I read that the Monarchs have started to leave their overwintering site in Central…
Phenology: It is 5 o’clock and Spring is on the Way!
We all know the saying, “it’s five o’clock somewhere” which usually refers to having an adult beverage well before the time it might be socially acceptable to do so. But,…
Oh, that Prickly Pear!
This week I prepared a lesson on cacti for my garden club students. It’s a great lesson for the February or anytime in the winter, as it can be conducted…
Plant Catalog Cravings
I have been trying to pick plants to start from seed for the school garden I tend as part of my garden club advisor job. Last year, I purchased plants…
