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Thuja? I hardly knew ya! November’s Native of the Month: Thuja Occidentalis ‘Bobozam’
The native of the month for November (and our last native plant feature of 2024) is a cultivar of Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis...
Ariana Guerrero
Nov 14, 20242 min read


Tool Time with Cody
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...
Cody Hoff
Oct 1, 20245 min read


Native Plant of the Month / September: Summer Blues
September’s Native of the Month at Wellfield is one of the most underrated flowers in the surrounding area: Blue Wood Aster, also known...
Cody Hoff
Sep 30, 20243 min read


Navigating through the Prairie with the Compass Plant: August’s Native of the Month
The native plant of the month for August at Wellfield Botanic Gardens is the compass plant, or Silphium laciniatum. Compass plant is a...
Ariana Guerrero
Aug 11, 20242 min read


Combatting Purple Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive species native to Europe and Asia which can be described as a perennial with a...
Ariana Guerrero
Aug 4, 20242 min read
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