What is iNaturalist and How to Use It
By Susan Neuman For those of our readers unfamiliar with iNaturalist, here is a basic description of it, as given in Wikipedia :...
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susan5383
Oct 291 min read
Getting a Headstart on Seeds
For those of you interested in starting your seed sowing now, or later in the season, Apache Seeds (10136 - 149 Street) will be open all...
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susan5383
Oct 244 min read
Plant Profile: Buttercups, Part 1
By Patsy Cotterill The genus Ranunculus – the buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots This genus in the crowfoot family...
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susan5383
Oct 232 min read
Fruits of October
Prairie spikemoss ( Selaginella densa ), showing sporangia (spore-bearing capsules) in axils of leaves of a reproductive spike. Not...
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susan5383
Oct 234 min read
Dunluce Treestand: Natural Area or Not?
By Kathleen Mpulubusi The Dunluce Treestand, located on 121 Street and 158 Avenue, is one of the largest remaining patches of natural...
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Kate Wilson
Sep 292 min read
Getting Your Wildflower Bed Ready For Winter
Originally published in the 2020 November Issue of the WildFlower News Fall maintenance Most of the wildflowers and grasses in our...
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susan5383
Sep 161 min read
Fruits Of September
Lingonberry ( Vaccinium vitis-idaea ), Whitemud Park South, 2024-09-02. Photo: M. Parseyan. Wild lily-of-the-valley ( Maianthemum...
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susan5383
Sep 162 min read
Poison Ivy vs. Wild Sarsaparilla
By Patsy Cotterill Western poison ivy ( Toxicodendron radicans var. rydbergii ) and wild sarsaparilla ( Aralia nudicaulis ) are both...
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susan5383
Sep 166 min read
Plant Rescues: An Ethical Dilemma?
By Patsy Cotterill The other day I was reading through my file of old BEN ( Botanical Electronic News ) newsletters. BEN , which has...
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susan5383
Sep 162 min read
River Valley Planning Modernization – Again
By Patsy Cotterill The City of Edmonton’s River Valley Planning Modernization team will be presenting their reports on Phases 3 and 4 of...
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Cherry Dodd
Sep 145 min read
Collecting Seeds from Native Plants in your Garden
September is the main seed harvesting month and you will find that with a bit of practice it is easy to save the seeds from your favourite n
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susan5383
Aug 291 min read
Fruits of August
The flowering season is coming to an end but the fruits of plants’ seasonal labours are now in full evidence as many species ripen their...
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susan5383
Aug 281 min read
Picture Perfect - Images of Fort Saskatchewan Prairie in August
A visit to Fort Saskatchewan Prairie on August 26 revealed a few remaining wildflowers and grasses still in bloom. Purple prairie clover...
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susan5383
Aug 278 min read
The Light Eaters: A Book Review and more ...
By Patsy Cotterill The Light Eaters, by Zoë Schlanger, 2024. New York, N.Y., HarperCollins Publishers. “A single plant is a marvel. A...
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susan5383
Aug 263 min read
Exploring the Slopes of Peace River Parkland
by Kate Wilson The Aspen Parkland biome – which fills a wide expanse from central Alberta through Saskatchewan and Manitoba to North...
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susan5383
Aug 252 min read
Plant Profile: Chokecherry, Prunus virginiana
By Patsy Cotterill Chokecherry is a deciduous shrub or small tree in the rose family (Rosaceae) reaching 1-6 m tall, and is common as an...
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Vivianne Todd
Aug 34 min read
Prairie Rose Propagation
Originally published in the April 2015 issue of the WildFlower News Family: Rosaceae Scientific name: Rosa arkansana Common names:...
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susan5383
Jul 241 min read
The Muttart Demonstration Bed
Text and photos by Liz Deleeuw, Coordinator In 2012 the Edmonton Native Plant Society acquired the use of a bed by the parking lot at the...
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Melanie Watson
Jul 201 min read
Picture Perfect – Images of Nisku Prairie in Early July
A visit to Nisku Prairie on the 5th of July revealed a grassland flourishing from the spring rains earlier this year. Grasses in...
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susan5383
Jul 201 min read
Summer Fruits - A Photo Essay
Many spring- and early summer-flowering plants are producing ripe fruits in July.
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