“Get a Room” by Patricia Flowers Jacobina

Plant(s): Sulphur butterflies mating on native Rose Mallow
Photo Story: Invading the privacy of these 2, I was able to catch them ‘in action’. Just noticing the beauty around me on native plants
Equipment: Apple iPhone 13
Photo ID: 33535

“Rain Garden After Storm” by Carolyn Crane

Plant(s): Blue lobelia, blue flag iris, nodding onion, rose swamp mallow, fox sedge matrix, Riddel’s goldenrod, marsh blazing star, golden ragwort, wild geranium.
Photo Story: This June I put in this rain garden on the scar of an old above ground pool I inherited when I bought my property. It’s fenced so my German Shepherds don’t tromp in in it. This photo was taken after the big storm on August 23rd and 24th.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33537

“Coreopsis and Me” by Carolyn Crane

Plant(s): Coreopsis
Photo Story: Last fall I killed my lawn and planted a mix of native flower and grass. This is me finding my first coreopsis bloom in my new meadow.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33540

“Saline River in Early Spring” by Carolyn Crane

Plant(s): Walnut, maple, and paw paw trees
Photo Story: I was walking in my woods and captured this shot of the Saline River in early spring.
Equipment: iPhone 8
Photo ID: 33547

“Sugar Island Wild Lupines” by Barbara Zvirzdinis

Plant(s): Lupinus perennials Wild Lupine.
Photo Story: Found these when riding our bikes on Sugar Island.
Equipment: Canon dslr 6d. I can’t figure out how to name my file. But it would be Sugar Island Wild Lupine 2023
Photo ID: 33548

“I was taking a nap” by Krista Rakovan

Plant(s): White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), river birch (Betula infra), big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
Photo Story: I was walking my dog in ML Red Trabue preserve in Dublin, Ohio and this young buck was laying down in the tall grasses. He got up and just stared at us, giving me time to snap a picture.
Equipment: iPhone 11
Photo ID: 33560

“Come As You Are” by Laura Stellmacher

Plant(s): Virginia Creeper
Photo Story: Old water tower at Nashotah House Seminary
Equipment: Iphone
Photo ID: 33563

“Bee on Bergamot” by Macey Brown

Plant(s): Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot is the plant. The bee is a type of bumble bee.
Photo Story: This was a beautiful day in the wildlife garden in my urban quarter acre around my home. The wild bergamot was in full bloom, and the bees were visiting flower after flower. This particular photo is one of my favorites because the bee was in motion, on its way to the next bloom right as I took the image. I love how you can see the hairs on its legs and the detail on the antennae. Its wings almost disappear as it takes flight.
Equipment: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
Photo ID: 33565

“Seaside” by Patricia Pflaumer

Plant(s): Solidago sempervirens (Seaside goldenrod).
Photo Story: Low tide due to super moon shows the Brant Rock jetty in the background, This goldenrod stood out among the rocks.
Equipment: iPhone XR
Photo ID: 33566

“Four Banded Stink Bug Hunter Wasp on Boneset” by Patricia Pflaumer

Plant(s): Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus (four-banded stinkbug hunter wasp) on Eupatorium perfoliatum (boneset).
Photo Story: Saw this wasp at a local native plant nursery and bought the boneset (sans wasp) because it was so cool to see.
Equipment: IPhone XR
Photo ID: 33567

“Symbiosis” by Cathleen Rendon

Plant(s): Danaus plexippus-caterpillar stage
Asclepsia tuberosa
Photo Story: Taken from my backyard patio. Butterfly weed was planted in a pot and we were happy to find this caterpillar on the bush.
Equipment: Apple IPhone
Photo ID: 33569

“Bobolinks” by Edward Beimborn

Plant(s): Yellow coneflower – Echinacea paradoxa
Photo Story: Bobolinks depend on native prairie and are in serious decline because of habitat loss. Some years they have successfully nested in our 10 acre prairie planting. Here a pair sits on last years yellow coneflower stems.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33572

“Milkweed” by Janet Beimborn

Plant(s): Common Milkweed – Asclepias syriaca
Photo Story: In late fall the milkweed pods dry up and break open. The seeds are distributed by the wind over fairly long distances. They tend to germinate on open or bare ground and form milkweed plants the following year. The milkweed is important to the monarch butterfly. Photo was taken late in the day, back lit by setting sun.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33574

“Barn and Prairie” by Edward Beimborn

Plant(s): Stiff Goldenrod, Compass plant, Rosin weed, Canada Goldenrod, Indian Grass, Yellow coneflower.
Photo Story: Our native planing is in a field behind an old farmstead. The land was worked hard for many years in a rotation of corn and hay. The prairie planting is slowly restoring the soil and landscape. Here in early August the prairie is in full bloom with the barn and corn crib in the background.
Equipment: Cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33576

“Âme du Bayou” by Bette Kauffman

Plant(s): Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum)
Photo Story: On an overcast October day, the dark waters of the bayou amplify the autumn transition of bald cypress needles from green to copper to gold.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 with a wide angle lens.
Photo ID: 33577

“Controlled Burn” by Edward Beimborn

Plant(s): General prairie planting. dominant species include Indian Grass, Yellow and Purple coneflowers, various goldenrod, silphiums.
Photo Story: The ideal way to maintain a native prairie planting is by burning. the photo shows the start of a controlled burn. The fire is controlled by mowed paths and helpers with flappers to prevent the fire from crossing the paths. The fire is slowly moving northwards into a wind from the south.
Equipment: cannon SX40
Photo ID: 33578

“Ultimate B & B” by Susan Nesemann

Plant(s): Monarchs (Danaus plexippus) on Liatris ligulistylis (Meadow Blazing Star) with Asclepius syriaca (common milkweed) nearby.
Photo Story: We’ve been adding native plants to our perennial gardens and have been delighted at the enthusiasm the monarchs have shown for the Liatris ligulistylis.
Equipment: Apple I-phone 14 pro
Photo ID: 33580

“Scotsman In The Wild Front Yard” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): American Burnet – Sanguisorba canadensis.
Photo Story: We planted this in the yard last year and 2nd year its taller than my husband!
Equipment: Iphone
Photo ID: 33581

“Scotsman In The Elderberry Patch” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): American Elderberry – Sambucus canadensis.
Photo Story: We Planted native elderberry shrubs by our bedroom window and they are now 3 other places on our property.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33583

“Peace in the Time of Pandemic” by Bette Kauffman

Plant(s): Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), water tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) and native swamp grasses.
Photo Story: A shroud of mist and a light drizzle mute the autumn colors of the swamp and turn the lake surface into a mirror that doubles the scraggly shapes of mostly naked trees.
Equipment: Pentax K-3 with wide-angle lens.
Photo ID: 33584

“Mossy Meander” by Liz Gerson

Plant(s): Cushion moss (Dicranum); lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina); blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica).
Photo Story: Cobblestone pathway embedded in mossy north-side foundation garden…long view.
Equipment: Motorola Moto G Smartphone
Photo ID: 33585

“Lobelia Lane” by Liz Gerson

Plant(s): Cushion moss (Dicranum); lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina); blue lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica); cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis); bunchberry (Cornus canadensis).
Photo Story: Cobblestone pathway embedded in mossy north-side foundation garden…side view.
Equipment: Motorola Moto G Smartphone
Photo ID: 33586

“Happy Hour” by Anne Bernhard

Plant(s): Sunflower, sweat bees.
Photo Story: Photo taken in my mostly native wildflower garden that I started about 3 years ago.
Equipment: iPhone 12 mini
Photo ID: 33587

“The Hungry Caterpillar” by Anne Bernhard

Plant(s): Common milkweed, monarch caterpillar, aphids.
Photo Story: Taken in our garden that has been converted to mostly native plants over the last 3 years.
Equipment: iPhone 12 mini
Photo ID: 33588

“Scotsman In The Wild Front Yard” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): Rough Blazing Star, ( Liastria aspera ), purple Coneflower ( Echinacea purpurea ) and Brown-eyed Susan ( Rudbekia ttriloba).
Photo Story: Scotsman exploring the Wild Front Yard
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33590

“Goat’s Beard In the Back Yard” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): Goat’s Beard – Aruncus dioicus.
Photo Story: Beautiful native shrub in a friend’s yard.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33591

“Tree Frog on Purple Coneflower” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): Purple Coneflower- Echinacea purpurea.
Photo Story: Visitor in the Native Garden.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33592

“Hancock’s Bioswale” by Allyson Jabusch

Plant(s): Plants include: Switch grass, Prairie Drop Seed, Blazing Star, Butterfly weed, asters — to name a few.
This island of vegetation collects storm water from a parking lot, preventing erosion and keeping pollution out of Portage Lake.
Photo Story: “A good Doobie working on the Bioswale at Hancock beach.”
Photo by Jill Fisher ([email protected])
Equipment: Pixel 6a
Photo ID: 33593

“Monarch on Purple Coneflower” by Nancy Shevel

Plant(s): Purple coneflower Echinacea.
Photo Story: Pollinators love our native gardens.
Equipment: iPhone SE
Photo ID: 33594

“Community Gardening at Fort Health Care” by Margaret Schroeder

Plant(s): Butterfly Weed, False Sunflower, Whirled Milkweed, Sneezeweed, Rough Blazing Star, Common Evening Primrose, Hairy Aster, Pinnate Prairie Coneflower, and Jerusalem Artichoke Sunflower.
Photo Story: Members of our local non-profit Heart of the City were approached by Fort Health Care (local hospital) about installation of two native plant gardens. A group of seven of us installed both gardens. Here is a picture of the smaller one at the base of the hospital’s flag pole.
Equipment: Digital handheld camera
Photo ID: 33595