Weekly Puzzler Answer #213
Did you recognize the leaves and red berries in last week’s puzzler? It is a shrub sold at nurseries called Nandina, or Heavenly Bamboo, also known as Nandina domestica, Sacred
Weekly Puzzler #214: Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves and Unusual Yellowish, Green Flowers
Since we’ve been on the subject of plants, let’s do another one. You can often find this next puzzler in the woods, often climbing up trees or vines. It has
Weekly Puzzler #213: Cane-Like Stems, Red Berries and Compound Leaves
Let me tell you a story. For many years we had several of these small trees growing in the woods in the front of our house, beside our azalea, and
Weekly Puzzler Answer #211
The small shrub from last week’s puzzler was Japanese Barberry, Berberis thunbergii. It is non-native, invasive, yet common shrub used in landscaping–it’s hard to go down any road in any
Weekly Puzzler #212: Fragrant, Aggressive Vine with Star-shaped Leaves and Twirling Tendrils
One day last summer while exploring I came across an entire field covered with a vine. It was thickly coating all of the other vegetation and I was amazed how
Weekly Puzzler Answer #210
Hello to you and happy weekend! Did you recognize the puzzler from last week? It is a vine that readily takes over anything and everything in its path. I was
Weekly Puzzler #211: Thorny Shrub with Leaves That Turn Red
On a recent walk in the woods behind my house, I noticed many of these thorny shrubs growing. They were mixed in with the ramps and the ferns and the