With spring on the horizon, flowers are beginning to bloom at Wellfield. One of the first blooms of the growing season is the flower of...

Winter can feel dreary and unending for all of us gardeners. Pruning trees and shrubs, with an emphasis on their winter appearance, is...

With the growing season behind us, we often use the winter to reflect and plan for the next year. Planning involves annual bed design,...

When we think of conifers, we typically imagine evergreen trees like pines, spruces, and firs—those steadfast symbols of winter...

The native of the month for November (and our last native plant feature of 2024) is a cultivar of Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis...

Many tools are used to keep the Gardens looking the way we want them to look for our members and guests. So many in fact, this blog will...

September’s Native of the Month at Wellfield is one of the most underrated flowers in the surrounding area: Blue Wood Aster, also known...

The native plant of the month for August at Wellfield Botanic Gardens is the compass plant, or Silphium laciniatum. Compass plant is a...

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive species native to Europe and Asia which can be described as a perennial with a...

Phlox paniculata, also known as Garden Phlox or Tall Phlox, is an herbaceous perennial native to the eastern and central United States....

Ailanthus altissima, more commonly known as Tree-of-Heaven, is an invasive species growing across the United States. This deciduous tree...

June’s Native of the Month: Baptisia australis The perennial Baptisia australis, with the common name blue false indigo, is June’s native...

The spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), formerly known as gypsy moth, has been a problem species in the United States since they were...

There are many types of mulch for garden use; each one has its own benefits and could be the best type of mulch for your future project....

We’ve enjoyed a fairly mild spring and are seeing many of our plants come into bloom; many of them are early! With all the attention on...

Mertensia virginica,  also known by its common names, Virginia bluebells or Virginia cowslip, is a woodland wildflower native to the...

As nights lengthen in the Autumn and food supply becomes more scarce, chlorophyll production slows, stops, and is eventually destroyed,...

Gardening is an art to me like music, painting, or photography are to others. Unlike the aforementioned forms of art, in gardening, the...

The Red Maple, or Acer rubrum, Wellfield’s October native plant highlight, is one of the most widespread trees in the country. ‘Acer’ is...

The Pawpaw tree ( Asimina triloba ) is the native of the month for September here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens. Pawpaw trees are native...