Don’t you love hearing the frogs croaking to each other? Or the peepers calling in the night welcoming spring?  All frogs are toads, but not all toads are frogs.

Spring Chores Checklist:
Clean up the hellebores to expose the buds that are coming.
Rake the winter leaves from the snowdrops, daffodils and tulips that are peeking out…

Planting a garden that is wasp friendly provides organic pest control

In order to attract the pollinators, you must plant clumps of 3 to 5 of each species. This will create a larger visual and fragrant display. Be sure to include species that will bloom…

As the days continue to get longer and the temperatures are warming, go out and enjoy these early spring bloomers!

One of the best plants for the shade garden or woodland garden is an all-American called spicebush (Lindera benzoin) This shrub is delightfully aromatic

The Maidenhair Fern looks so delicate, yet it is hardy and adaptable. The black stems hold the fronds up making a statement on a slope.

These indigenous azaleas are the gems of the native plant garden. William Bartram described the Flame Azalea (Rhododendron Calendulaceum) as…

Walking in the Amazon jungle with Moacir Fortes Junior is an unforgettable experience. Brazil Nut trees, interesting insects (bullet ants), birds, understory plants and animal burrows…

Project Piaba is a fishery initiative located on the Rio Negro tributary of the Amazon river. The program promotes and researches sustainable aquarium pet fish