native plants
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The Mighty Beech tree – and why it might die soon
Me, looking up at a grand American beech tree, Fagus grandifolia, located on an edge within Longwood Garden’s Meadow. Fall 2025 and our first time encountering it. I have to add a disclaimer to this post saying that I am not an arborist, botanist, or formally educated in trees in any way. I am simply… Continue reading
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The Meadow in the summer at Longwood Gardens
The next in my “Longwood Gardens” series– over 1,100 acres of gardens of all shapes and sizes in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. My last post featured their 86-acre Meadow Garden consisting of wetlands, ponds, open fields, and a forest’s edge during the fall-time. This post is about The Meadow during the summer from my most recent… Continue reading
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