If you're looking for a large, sturdy, insulated composter, the Aerobin400 Composter fits the bill. It is 47 inches tall by 29 inches wide and can hold up to 113 gallons of compost! And since it is aerated, you don't have to turn the compost. Why Compost Yard Waste & Kitchen Scraps? Composting kitchen scraps with leaves and other yard …
Fun Nature Stuff - Things to Do and See
Try some of these fun, nature-based activities. You'll find gardens to visit, things to do outdoors, interesting facts about fungi and other unique things found in nature.
What are all these trees dropping on the ground in Spring?
It’s springtime! The sun is shining, the flowers are starting to bloom, and pollen is coating everything, including our cars. Even the trees are getting in on the action. We have been finding all sort of tree seeds and tree reproductive parts laying on the ground around our neighborhood. From the brown stringy stuff to the tiny helicopters and …
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Take a Peek Inside the San Juan Botanical Garden of Puerto Rico
The San Juan Botanical Garden covers nearly 290 acres and includes 30,000 plants. The garden features an orchid house, an aquatic garden, lowland moist forest, a heliconia garden, a Monet garden, a palm tree section, a Taíno garden, a bamboo chapel, and an herbarium. The garden includes two Sculpture Gardens with large sculptures. Our Visit to the …
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Yellow fungus in potting soil – the yellow houseplant mushroom
Have you ever seen a yellow fungus growing from the soil of one of your potted plants? You might be surprised to know that these yellow mushrooms aren’t uncommon. They won’t hurt your plant and they aren’t harmful to you. They’re just a small part of the ecosystem doing their job in a pot of soil that happens to be in your house (or in my case, in …
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What is a Lichen?
In the fall and winter, I like to go lichen-hunting. The trees have lost their leaves and there isn’t much undergrowth, so it’s a lot easier to spot these frilly, hairy, fuzzy, and crusty organisms. There are so many shapes, textures, and colors of lichens to look at, it can take me hours to get down a trail. I once had a bicyclist whizz past …
Flowers of Belgium – A Walk in Bruges
There are lots of tiny gardens and planters or container gardens in the streets and alleys of Bruges, Belgium. Most of the streets and fronts and backs of the houses in the city center are lined with cobblestones or other paved material so there isn't a lot of greenspace. So the residents of this lovely city have taken to making every square …
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