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...

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....

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

For our August native plant, we are highlighting Swamp Rose Mallow (Hibiscus Moscheutos). If you have ever seen this plant with its...

Here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we have two gardens with vegetable beds: one in the Sensory Garden, and the other in the Children’s...

There are roughly 50 species of Liatris native to North America, but today I’m going to talk about one in particular. Liatris spicata,...

Each summer, we look forward to seeing Monarch butterflies dancing about the native prairie in the Children’s Garden, or perched atop the...

Wellfield’s native plant of the month for June is the tulip tree. The tulip tree ( Liriodendron tulipifera ) can be found in its native...

Here at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we have multiple species of plants we started in the greenhouse from seed. These plants were started...

Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida, of the Cornaceae family, is native from southeastern Canada through the eastern United States, and...

Spring 2023’s weather has certainly been a rollercoaster. The warmth has meant earlier blooms for most of our bulbs, and we’ve definitely...

Northern Spicebush, Lindera benzoin of the Lauraceae (laurel) family, is a deciduous shrub with glossy leaves that can reach 6-15’ in...

Seed dormancy is the state in which the seed will not germinate even in ideal conditions, before protective barriers are broken down....

While working at Wellfield Botanic Gardens, we often hear and see different varieties of native birds flying by, including cardinals,...

The spotted lanternfly hit my radar when Wellfield sent our horticulture staff to a workshop on plant pests and diseases in Louisville,...

If you’ve been to Wellfield this summer, it’s likely you’ve seen Monarch butterflies dancing about the native prairie in the Children’s...