The Brandywine Conservancy is thrilled to announce the launch of the Brandywine Native Garden Hub, a new online resource designed to inspire gardeners of all levels and skillsets. The Brandywine Native Garden Hub is a free,...
Read MoreWe often hear landowners mention the need to "clean-up their woods."
Generally, they are referring to fallen trees and large limbs that have fallen onto the forest floor. While we understand the aesthetic reasons for wanting to tidy up, removing this material from the woods is...
If you take the time to look closely, you can spot some spectacular colors, patterns and shapes in your own backyard.
Nature is the greatest of artists, as evidenced by this diurnal moth, the Ailanthus Webworm. As the name suggests, this moth's larval host plant is Ailanthus...
Thousand Cankers Disease has just been detected for the first time in Pennsylvania, in nearby Bucks County.
The PA Department of Agriculture has ordered a quarantine restricting the movement of wood from Bucks County and other states known to have the disease. The quarantine restricts...
At this time of year, I spend a lot of time traveling between the Conservancy's preserves.
While driving around the region, I am always distracted by the purple flower I see growing along most local streams and almost every wetland. A beautiful flower but very aggressive...
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in partnership with and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Image Matters LLC, recently unveiled the online Native Plant Center for the Chesapeake Bay Region.
The online guide allows for the identification and selection of...