The Forager’s Guide to Plant Identification
Late summer and early fall is peak harvest. Driving around the countryside, you’ll see countless roadside stands for berries, then apples, then pumpkins. Foraging for wild food allows you to get the joy of eating ultra-local without waiting around for the farms to...
How to Identify Giant Hogweed, the Plant That Can Cause Severe Burns and Blisters
Giant hogweed is a plant that can cause severe burns and blisters. Its pretty looks earned it a spot as an ornamental plant through the 1800s, leading to its spread from its native Eurasia to Europe and North America. Giant hogweed is now a bona fide invasive species,...
The Life Cycle of a Plant: Explore a Basic Graphic and a Detailed Explanation
Most kids find that the life cycle of a plant is easiest to understand with a simple graphic. We created an easy guide to the life cycle of a plant specifically for kids. This explanation of the life cycle of a plant is specific to flowering plants - which includes...
12 Camping Activities to Try Next Time You’re on a Trip
Camping is a great way to get in touch with nature, bond with family or teammates, and learn about the natural world. If you don’t have camping activities planned in advance, it’s easy for this relaxing time to turn into boredom. Having a go-to-list of camping...
Use These Plant Photography Tips and Exercises to Showcase Your Garden
As you marvel at the beauty of a flower or the intricacies of a forest, you may wonder how to capture that feeling in a photograph. These plant photography tips will help you take the best photos of plants. You’ll be ready to showcase your garden or share snapshots...
The Ultimate Guide to Plant Identification with PlantSnap
A plant identification app makes it easier than ever to learn about the natural world. With a plant identifier app like PlantSnap, you can identify plants in your garden, along a hike, or for classroom activities. PlantSnap is the #1 plant identification app using...
How to Identify Succulents with an App
Ok, we get it. Pintrest (and the rest of the internet) loves succulents. Whether you’re just catching onto the trend now, or you’ve been building succulent terrariums since before it was cool, you probably would like to know exactly what is in your succulent garden....
Dog Safe Plants and How to Make a Dog-Friendly Garden
If you love both dogs and gardening, you probably have already asked yourself: are there dog safe plants out there? Given some dog’s propensity to much on leaves and sniff around in the dirt, you might even want to take it a step further: creating a dog-friendly...
What’s Growing in Your Garden? How to ID Plants by Photo
In some ways, identifying plants that grow in your garden is harder than identifying plants out in the wild. Knowing what’s growing in your garden will help you care for it better. Whether you need help because you forgot to label your plants or you purchased a home...
Introduction to Classroom Cactus Identification: Ideas for Educators
Teaching a class to recognize cacti is a great intro to the natural world -- cacti are fascinating, and relatively easy to find if you’re in their neck of the woods. Cacti can also be surprisingly challenging to recognize, especially if you have a lot of species near...