This Week at the Garden

Jan. 21st, 2021

A bright, sunny winter morning at the garden highlighted the beauty of the seed heads of native plants. Leaving seed heads on your plants through the winter provides food for birds.

Seed heads from Rosin Weed (Silphium integrifoilim)
Seed heads from Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus
Giant Blue Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) seed heads

Jan. 14th, 2021

Warmer weather yesterday lead to fierce winds as the cold front moved through the garden. Mere seconds after taking these photos, the front brought a few minutes of ice pellets.

Little bluestem in the wind at the KU Native Medicinal Plant Garden
Rosinweed (Silphium integrifoium) seeds heads.
Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) seed heads on a windy Kansas winter day.

Jan. 5th, 2021

winter garden, native plants,
Winter Twilight at the Native Plant Medicinal Garden
Raised beds of the KU Community Garden at rest over winter.
  • Foxglove Beardtongue
  • Culver’s Root
  • Little Bluestem
Winter Native Plants at the KU Medicinal Plant Garden