Kansas Herbalist, LLC

01/11/2024

A few Nov 1st photos...

28/08/2024

Intriguing review of a new botany book on reconsidering plant names and villification of non-native plants.

From plant names to notions of native species, many aspects of the natural world are shaped by empire. We need to decolonise, says the author of a new book – but not all experts agree

15/05/2024

11/03/2024

Moved a reprint of Mark Feiden's downstairs so we could see it every day. When I first saw it years ago in Lawrence it moved me to tears. How much l love the vegetation and landscapes of Kansas and the Flint Hills! Mark caught the light and colors brilliantly. We still marvel at it today.

26/12/2023

Subtle colors in the winter. Just love it.

01/11/2023

Chaco wanting me to toss the ball. Has lots of energy!

16/10/2023

While in Philly, we took a number of walks in Wissahickon Park often along the Wissahickon Creek. Beautiful views of the creek, old walls and bridges, trails, beech, tulip poplar, witch hazel, Kelpius cave, Japanese knotweed, sycamore, etc. A true oasis in a city!

14/10/2023

A bit of information about kudzu dispelling the myth that it ate the south. It is readily grazed by cattle, goats, etc. if allowed to.

A naturalist cuts through the myths surrounding the invasive plant

13/10/2023

A covered bridge in Bedford Co., PA and a few plants in the nearby woods.

12/10/2023

Stopped by Latrobe, PA to take a break. It is the home of Arnold Palmer, Mr Rogers, Rolling Rock beer, and the banana split sundae. Yes, the banana split presumably.

12/10/2023

A visit to Pennsylvania with Joy, my wife, to see where I grew up. A great trip down memory lane. In Sewickley, our old house, a seedling, and Japanese knotweed along a creek. In Pittsburgh, the Duquesne Incline, the three rivers, Roberto, and the Clemente Museum.

04/10/2023

I am so impressed how well the asters tolerate a drought. Pictured here are the purple-flowered New England aster and the white-flowered hairy aster. They show no signs of the drought. So many of the other prairie plants, at least on my land, haven't fared as well (e.g., shorter heghts, less vigor, etc.).