… I just returned from two weeks in Mongolia searching for fossil flowers. Why go halfway around the world to look … Ulan Bator, or “UB” for short). Most of the country is rural with very few people; it ranges from mountains and forests mainly in the north and west, to steppe in the center, and desert in … army. Mongolians eat a lot of meat, and they consume a great diversity of dairy products made from their livestock. Being a vegetarian in Mongolia would not be easy! About those fossil …
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… to nursery supervisor in 2002. Raue has a bachelor of science degree in plant and soil science from Southern Illinois University. She has always enjoyed working outdoors and being around …
Type: Staff bio
… several others are important on more regional scales. Work in 2014 focused on analyzing data from collections made during previous fieldwork in Malaysia and India. Graduate student Theresa …
Type: Research
… Widdringtonia whytei (Cupressaceae); this Red Listed species has almost been extirpated from its natural range on Mt. Mulanje, Malawi. We are using seedling transplants and an adaptive …
Type: Research
… plants are deep-rooted—it's the way they survive drought—they are able to store more carbon from the atmosphere than short-lived plants. As part of photosynthesis, all plants absorb and …
Type: Plant Info
… shattering. Recycle It How about those old salt-and-pepper shakers or knick-knacks? Free them from the china or kitchen cabinets and repurpose them as container ornaments. Remove the stopper …
Type: Plant Info
… is a native wildflower that grows in many deciduous woodlands. Its common name comes from the white and black berries that appear in early fall and look like the eyes of …
Type: Plant Info
… the art of bonsai since 1997. His formal career in horticulture began after he was laid off from a screen printing and embroidering shop; he took horticulture classes for natural areas …
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… to her current position in 2020. Her interest in nature and plants led her to graduate from Macalester College with a bachelor’s degree in biology, where she also worked on the …
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… carry them through the winter before going dormant in the spring. Their flowers range in color from pinks and lavenders to white. Cyclamen prefer a shady spot that doesn’t stay wet; otherwise … plant cyclamen is under deciduous trees, where the leaf canopy will protect the dormant tubers from excess rain. If sited properly, they will reseed and form a ground cover. Fall allium Among …
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