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The other day, my handyman and I were loading and setting up a countertop to be painted. He stepped on the grass and WHEW!!! Since he can’t smell- he could have tracked this in my brand new floor! I [...]
Delaware Environmental Organizations
Center for the Inland Bays
Delaware Audubon Society
Delaware Native Plant Society
Delaware Nature Society
Delaware River Keeper Network
Friends of White Clay Creek State Park
Friends of Wilmington Parks
Green Delaware
Nature Conservancy - Delaware Chapter
Sierra Club - Delaware Chapter
Sussex County Land Trust
White Clay Watershed Association
The goldenrod (Soldiago gigantea) was declared the state flower by legislative action in 1895. Numerous species of goldenrod grow throughout the state. The goldenrod is an erect, coarse-looking perennial herb that is usually about two or three feeet tall. The small flower heads, which are almost always yellow but sometimes have cream-colored or white rays, [...]
The yucca was adopted as the State Flower on March 14, 1927. The yucca is a member of the lily family and a symbol of sturdiness as well as beauty. In the early summer, pale ivory flowers bloom at the tips of its long, fibrous stalks. At the base of the plant are broad, sharpedged [...]
Rosa Blanda or Arkansana (44kb jpg) has been identified as Rosa Pratincula in species. The flower sports five bright pink petals with a tight cluster of yellow stamens in the center. The Wild Prairie Rose grows along roadsides, in pastures, and in native meadows.
North Dakota
Healthy North Dakota Healthy North Dakota is a dynamic, statewide partnership that continues [...]
Although the fruit of the buckeye tree has symbolized Ohio since the mid-1800s, it wasn’t until 1904 that the scarlet carnation was chosen as our official state flower. This flower was a favorite of William McKinley and was adopted by the state legislature partly because it represented a token of love and reverence for the [...]
Officially adopted by the General Assembly on February 1, 1924, for the following reasons: it is indigenous to every nook and corner of the State; it is the first premonitor of coming Spring; its fragrance greets us first in the woodland and its delicate flower suggests the pureness of gold; its perpetual return out of [...]
The pasque is the state flower. It is also called the May Day flower. It grows wild throughout the state, and its blooming is one of the first signs of spring in South Dakota. A member of the buttercup family, the pasque is a small, lavender flower.
Black Hills Sustainable Living We plan, generally, to try to [...]
Vermont
Chelsea Green For more than 20 years, Chelsea Green has been the publishing leader for books on the politics and practice of sustainable living. We are a founding member of the Green Press Initiative and have been printing books on recycled paper since 1985, when our first list of books appeared. We lead the industry both [...]
