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Native Plants of the Central Parkland Region
Find the plant names in the Wordsearch puzzle. Words can go in any direction. Words can share letters as they cross over each other.
jessica36732
Jun 91 min read


May-June Forest Understory Puzzles
In May and June, some species have flowered already and some have yet to flower. How good are you at recognizing plants by their leaves...
jessica36732
Jun 91 min read


The Bounty of Giant Hyssop
By Kate Wilson You step outside your back door and hear the mid-summer hum of insects. As you move in closer you realize it’s the giant...
jessica36732
Jun 85 min read


Plant Talk: The Ginseng Family, Araliaceae
By Patsy Cotterill With only one species occurring in our local Central Parkland region, we might be surprised to find that the ginseng...
jessica36732
Jun 86 min read


Profile of Sue Panteluk …. In Her Own Words
For as long as I can remember, I have always been most comfortable with my nose in a book or wandering in woods and fields and along...
jessica36732
Jun 82 min read


Profile of Kathleen Mpulubusi, President of Edmonton Native Plant Society
I am excited to be serving as the President of the ENPS! I have been involved with the Society for many years in a variety of capacities....
jessica36732
Jun 82 min read


Native Plants in Local Gardens and Natural Areas
Originally published in the 2022 September Issue of the WildFlower News From Jiri Novak: The asters in Wagner Natural Area are looking...
Oanh Nguyễn
May 42 min read


Grasses Part 9. Grasses of Saline Areas
by Patsy Cotterill; photos by the author unless otherwise indicated. Originally published in the 2022 October Issue of the WildFlower...
Oanh Nguyễn
May 37 min read


Today’s Thought: Are Native Plants Just a Bunch of Weeds?
by Liz Deleeuw & Cherry Dodd Originally published in the 2022 December Issue of the WildFlower News Some people consider native plants to...
Oanh Nguyễn
May 31 min read


How To Support Overwintering Native Bees. Want To Support Biodiversity in Your Garden? Leave Sites for Native Bees To Overwinter
by Kate Wilson Originally published in the 2022 December Issue of the WildFlower News Co-evolution of flowers and bees When people are...
Oanh Nguyễn
May 34 min read


susan5383
Apr 140 min read


Conifers of the Edmonton Area: A Word Puzzle
See if you can find the listed words in the puzzle. Words can go in any direction (vertically, horizontally, diagonally). Words can share...
susan5383
Apr 141 min read


ENPS Member and Volunteer Survey Summary
The Edmonton Native Plant Society (ENPS) conducted a member and volunteer survey from December 12, 2024, to January 25, 2025. Our goals...
jessica36732
Apr 123 min read


Plant Talk: Know Your Christmas Trees/Conifers, Part 2
By Patsy Cotterill Conifers: Part 2. The Pines As described in Part 1 of this article ( https://www.enps.ca/post/plant-talk-know-your-chr...
jessica36732
Apr 29 min read


Plant Profile: Buttercups, Part 3
By Patsy Cotterill Ranunculi: Part 3. The Central Parkland Species In previous articles, we described the buttercup species (members of...
susan5383
Mar 275 min read


Plant Talk: Know Your Christmas Trees/Conifers, Part 1
By Patsy Cotterill For good reason, most of the trees we associate with Christmas in the northern hemisphere are evergreens, and also...
susan5383
Jan 2014 min read


List of Conifers encountered in Alberta
By Patsy Cotterill Conifers encountered in Alberta, either native or planted for landscaping In the list below, species native to Alberta...
susan5383
Jan 181 min read


Calling on Volunteers for 2025
Our member survey ENPS launched our first-ever member survey over the Christmas period, and we encourage everyone who received the form...
susan5383
Jan 183 min read


Plant Profile: Buttercups, Part 2
By Patsy Cotterill Ranunculi: Part 2. The Aquatic and Riparian Species In a previous article ( https://www.enps.ca/post/plant-profile-but...
susan5383
Jan 95 min read


What is iNaturalist and How to Use It
By Susan Neuman For those of our readers unfamiliar with iNaturalist, here is a basic description of it, as given in Wikipedia :...
susan5383
Oct 31, 20247 min read
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