by Kate Wilson Wild bergamot, Monarda fistulosa , in flower in a garden situation. 2025-07-08. Photo: K. Wilson. You’re considering what...

By Patsy Cotterill Among the several species that have flowered prolifically this year has been alpine hedysarum ( Hedysarum americanum...

By Aaron Vansevenandt With a professional background in data analysis, business operations, and customer experience, I’ve worked in both...

By Patsy Cotterill Ghost pipe or Indian pipe ( Monotropa uniflora ) has been reported from several local situations recently. Ghost pipe is unusual among plants in being a mycoheterotroph. Lacking chlorophyll, it cannot photosynthesize and so, like fungi and animals, must depend on green, photosynthetic plants (autotrophs, self-feeders) for its organic food (heterotrophy). Ghost pipe ( Monotropa uniflora ) with the usual white stems, Battery Ravine, Devon, 2025-07-31. Photo:

By Patsy Cotterill Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests , by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, 2024. Canada, Random House. Diana...

By Patsy Cotterill When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals and Evolution's Greatest Romance , by Riley Black, 2025. New York, N.Y., St....

Find the underlined words in the Wordsearch puzzle below (ignoring the spaces between words). Words can go in any direction and can...

Originally published in the November/December 2023 issue of the WildFlower News by Liz Deleeuw Low milkweed can be a challenge to grow...

Originally published in the November/December 2023 issue of the WildFlower News Text and photos by Kristina Haagsma Before the...

Originally published in the November 2023 issue of the WildFlower News ENPS does not normally write about provincial conservation issues,...

Find the plant names in the Wordsearch puzzle. Words can go in any direction. Words can share letters as they cross over each other.

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...

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...

By Patsy Cotterill With only one species occurring in our local Central Parkland region, we might be surprised to find that the ginseng family, Araliaceae, has a widespread distribution, with representatives in the Americas, Eurasia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and some Pacific Islands. Aralia nudicaulis (wild sarsaparilla) ground cover in mixedwoods at the Tufa Spring, Whitemud Park North, 2009-08-26. Photo: P. Cotterill. Most of the 1,500 species in the family are woo

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...

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....

Originally published in the 2022 September Issue of the WildFlower News From Jiri Novak: The asters in Wagner Natural Area are looking...

by Patsy Cotterill; photos by the author unless otherwise indicated. Originally published in the 2022 October Issue of the WildFlower...

by Liz Deleeuw & Cherry Dodd Originally published in the 2022 December Issue of the WildFlower News Some people consider native plants to...

by Kate Wilson Originally published in the 2022 December Issue of the WildFlower News Co-evolution of flowers and bees When people are...