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Photo of the Week: Prairie Trillium

July 17, 2021May 12, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

single purple tri-petaled flower with green leaves rises from the leaf-strewn forest floor. r

One of the first and most plentiful Trilliums to bloom in the spring, the Prairie Trillium is often overlooked in our Michigan woods by the shear number of flowering Great White Trillium on the forest floor. The Prairie Trillium has upright maroon blossoms without stalks, mottled green leaves, and grows to 12-18 inches tall. I’ve… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Prairie Trillium

Photo of the Week: Blooming Crocuses are a Sure Sign of Spring

July 17, 2021April 7, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

yellow flowers peek out among the ivy and brown leaves on the ground.

It’s a sure sign of spring when my yellow crocuses are in bloom!

And that’s what happened this weekend with our warm temperatures in the mid-60’s degrees Farenheit. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Blooming Crocuses are a Sure Sign of Spring

Photo of the Week: Signs of Spring

July 17, 2021March 10, 2019 by Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

purple bell-shaped blooms rise on long slender stalks from the leaf-covered ground.

With the extreme changes in weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan—from wind chills below zero followed by temperatures in the high-forties, all in the same week—you wonder if spring is ever going to arrive. But when you finally see the beautiful late-winter Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) in bloom in the garden, you know spring is… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Signs of Spring

Photo of the Week: Prairie Trillium

Photo of the Week: Blooming Crocuses are a Sure Sign of Spring

Photo of the Week: Signs of Spring

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