On our first Rideau Trail walk, we saw several colonies of amazing green stems in a ditch. Each plant is, in fact, just a stem consisting of long finely ridged sections. Each section fits into a lower one and is held in by a fringe of darker or lighter vegetation. I remember this unique plant from the prairies of […]
100 Species Challenge
The 100-Species Challenge
Ever since my sister taught me to really look at plants, I’ve been fascinated by them. Now thirty years later, I’m finally starting a project I’ve dreamed about for years: to know more about the plants and animals that grow nearby. After all, there are hundreds of species in our little swampy, foresty, grassy, boggy area, to say nothing of […]