Volunteer Update: March, 2023

Volunteer Update: March, 2023

If you are a regular visitor to Hendricks Park, you can not help but have noticed the improvements in park conditions over the past few years, as weeds are reduced, blackberry is removed, beds are mulched, plants are pruned, and new rhododendrons and wildflowers are...
Invasive Alert: Lesser Celandine

Invasive Alert: Lesser Celandine

Have You Seen This Weed? Lesser Celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) is increasing its hold on Hendricks Park’s gardens, and it shows up here and there in the forest as well.  Glossy, dark green leaves about an inch across appear in late winter in lawns and garden...
Wildflower of the Month: March, 2023

Wildflower of the Month: March, 2023

Pacific Sanicle  This year’s unusually cold weather is delaying bloom in the forest and native plant garden. Flowering currant buds are barely showing pink and the striking, glossy green rosettes of Pacific sanicle (Sanicula crassicaulis) that appear in midwinter...