Tropical plant store near new national park takes award
HINTON, W.Va. — You might not think a West Virginia town of fewer than 3,000 residents would be the ideal location for a booming...
Sarvis Tree blossoms signal the arrival of mountain spring in W.Va.
SANDYVILLE, W.Va. — Seasons can come and go in the temperate regions of the world with many false starts, but in the Appalachian Mountains,...
Simply ferntastic! West Virginia's many fern species
In my humble opinion, ferns are one of the most overlooked groups of plants in West Virginia forests and woodlands. Here in Greenbrier County,...
Some spring wildflowers make secondary summer appearance
Some of the most precious of our native West Virginia wildflowers are the spring ephemerals—fleeting in nature, gone in a heartbeat. Even though they...
Rare West Virginia wildflower named for Thomas Jefferson
During this Corona pandemic, silver linings aren’t that difficult to uncover. Take the air in our major cities: at no time in our industrial...
Gardeners, botanists rally to plant native species in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Kanawha Garden Club and the West Virginia Native Plant Society are urging gardeners and property owners across West...
Some spring crocus are indigenous in Appalachian Mountains
FLAT TOP, W.Va. — There are few surer signs of the approach of spring in West Virginia than the emergence of crocus blossoms in...
