Upcoming Events

Sunday, November 3, 2019, 7 p.m.
Sugarloaf, The North Shore Conservancy

Saturday, March 21, 2020, 9 a.m.
Annual Garden U Spring Seminar
St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Assn.

Saturday, March 21, 2020, 3 p.m.
Isanti County Master Gardeners Garden Expo
Cambridge, MN

Wednesday, June 17, 2020, noon
St. Paul Garden Club

Let us know if we can offer a presentation or booksigning for your organization!

Flowers we are seeing now!

September 1, 2019
Hyland Lake Park Reserve
Yellow gentian, Great blue lobelia, Bergamot, Aster, Goldenrod, Stiff goldenrod, Spotted Joe-pye weed, Black-eyed Susan, Big bluestem, Canada wild rye, Blazing star, Whorled milkweed, Prairie onion, Butterflyweed, Round-headed bush clover, Ironweed, White turtlehead

August 31, 2019
Blaine Wetlands Sanctuary
Black-eye Susan, Canada wild rye, Blue vervain, Goldenrod, Boneset, Jewelweed, Daisy fleabane, Marsh skullcap, Smartweed, Field milkwort, Spotted Joe-pye weed, Meadowsweet, Aster grass-leaved goldenrod, Grey-headed coneflower, Blue aster

Woolans Park
Spotted Joe pye weed, Field milkwort, Goldenrod, Hoary vervain, Blue vervain, Arrowleaf, Grass-leaved goldenrod, Meadowsweet, Flat-top aster, Slender-leaved false foxglove, Purple false foxglove

Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area
Whorled milkweed, Round-headed bush clover, Primrose, Big bluestem, Flat-top aster, White turtlehead, Arrowleaf, Smartweed, Spotted Joe-pye weed, Boneset, Black-eyed Susan, Side-flowering (calico) aster, Bergamot, Fragrant giant hyssop, Indian grass, Nodding (or Great Plains) ladies’-tresses, Bottle gentian, Purple prairie clover, Prunella, Smartweed

August 24, 2019
Babbit, MN
Great plains ladies’-tresses, prunella, grass-leaved goldenrod, white turtlehead, bottle gentian, flat-topped white aster, blue aster, meadowsweet, pearly everlasting, stiff goldenrod, wintergreen, pickerelweed, arrowhead, American white water lily

August 16, 2019
Falls Creek SNA
Gray-headed coneflower, daisy fleabane, Culver’s root, downy rattlesnake plantain

August 16, 2019
Seminary Fen SNA
Goldenrod, monarda, evening primrose, vervain, rough blazing star, side oats gramma, big bluestem, daisy fleabane, milkweed, stiff goldenrod, cup plant

August 6, 2019
St. Ignace Island, Lake Superior
Indian pipe, twinflower, lesser rattlesnake plantain

August 2, 2019
Moon Harbor, Lake Superior
One-flowered pyrola, buttercup, twinflower, prunella

August 1, 2019
Grand Marais Harbor
Common butterwort, Hudson Bay eyebright

July 28, 2019
Frontenac State Park
Whorled milkweed, spiderwort, black-eyed Susan, gray-headed coneflower, bergamot, daisy fleabane, big bluestem, rattlesnake master round-headed bush clover, vervain, butterfly weed, prairie blazing star, St. John’s wort, yarrow, stiff goldenrod, purple prairie clover, purple coneflower
Kellogg Weaver Dunes SNA
vervain, whorled milkweed, milkweed, prairie sage, monarda, spotted bee balm, primrose, Sullivant’s milkweed, spiderwort, Canada wild rye, grass-leaved goldenrod, flowering spurge, rough blazing star, puccoon, leadplant, white prairie clover, partridge pea, cinquefoil

July 27, 2019
Pin Oak Prairie SNA
Vervain, bergamot, whorled milkweed, milkweed, swamp milkweed, black-eyed Susan, big bluestem, yarrow, monarda, gray-headed coneflower, harebell, American bellflower, puccoon, prunella, Culver’s root, Sullivant’s milkweed, flowering spurge, round-headed bush clover
Mound Prairie SNA
Partridge pea, flowering spurge, monarda, spotted bee balm, whorled milkweed, gray-headed coneflower lead plant, stiff goldenrod, coreopsis, cylindrical blazing star, green milkweed, narrow leaf milkweed, side oats gramma, hairy gramma

July 7, 2019
Lake Bemidji Bog Boardwalk
Tuberous grass pink orchids, showy lady’s-slippers, purple pitcher plant, blue flag, cottongrass, purple pitcher plant, twinflower, tufted loosestrife, round-leaved sundew, and shinleaf as well as many soon-to-be-ripe blueberries.

July 6, 2019
Iron Springs Bog
Showy lady’s-slipper, bunchberry, shinleaf, northern green orchid, tall northern bog orchid, twinflower, wild sarsaparilla, early coralroot, cottongrass, stemless lady’s-slipper, purple pitcher plant, small round-leaved orchid, green adder’s-mouth

July 6, 2019
Mound Prairie SNA
Coreopsis, black-eyed Susans, Michigan lily, common yarrow, columbine, common milkweed, green milkweed, narrow-leaved milkweed, harebell, daisy fleabane, flowering spurge, clammy ground cherry, compass plant, pale-spike lobelia, woodland sunflower and blue vervain.

June 30, 2019
Sletten Lake, Superior National Forest

Blue flag iris, Bunchberry, Starflower, Bluebead lily, Wild sarsaparilla, Canada mayflower, Wild calla, Stemless lady’s-slipper, Tufted loosestrife, Twinflower, Leatherleaf, Pink corydalis, Pitcher plant, Marsh skullcap, Small cranberry, Bog rosemary, Spatulate-leaf sundew, Pond lily, Water lily

June 26, 2019
Long Lake Conservation Center

Dragon’s mouth orchid, Rose pagonia, Purple pitcher plant flower, Round-leaved sundew, Grass pink orchid in bud, Blue flag iris, Cotton grass, Wild calla, Small cranberry,Tufted loosestrife

Listen to radio and T.V. interviews about our book!

2019

September 6, 2019, Audio Postcard with MPR
Searching for Great Plains ladies’-tresses orchid

August 21, 2019, Audio Postcard with MPR
Looking for late-summer forest flowers

August 2, 2019, Audio Postcard with MPR, Climbing through a Goat Prairie to see Wildflowers

July 8, 2019, Audio Postcard with MPR, Finding Plains Prickly Pear Cactus in Bloom

June 18, 2019, Audio Postcard with MPR, The Lost Forty

May 24, 2019, KARE 11, “Read Local” with
Erik Anderson, U of M Press: Fantastic and fun new summer reads

May 22, 2019, Great Gardening with Pamela Fish on WDSE, Duluth (our segment starts at 3:38)

May 10, 2019, Audio Postcard with Cathy Wurzer, Virginia Bluebells at Carley State Park

April 22, Audio Postcard with Cathy Wurzer
Snow Trilliums at Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

March 26, Audio Postcard with Cathy Wurzer
Skunk Cabbage at Minnehaha Falls Regional Park

See all here!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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