Weed of the Week #10 – Black Cherry (Prunus serotina: Rosaceae)
This week’s weed is another tree that can easily be spotted if you live in the eastern United States, and yes it has white spike blossoms too! Black cherry is a rather weedy tree that has been known to …
Read More »Weed of the Week #9 – Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia: Fabaceae)
Weed of the week has been on a rather, long hiatus due to the growing pains of Green Sky Designs last year, but we promise that this year we will be with you each and every week with a …
Read More »Weed of the Week #8 – Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum: Polygonaceae)
The first time I saw this weed I seriously thought it must’ve come from another planet. I was renovating a garden and all along the backside of the garden was a grove of Japanese knotweed. This weed can grow to …
Read More »Weed of the Week #7 – Hairy Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta: Brassicaceae)
Weed of the week has been on sabbatical for the past month and a half, I know. But, springtime is busy time for Green Sky Designs and we have been busy working on a lot of new projects. Stay tuned …
Read More »Like Birds? Help Scientists with eBird
Do you like birds? Do you ever go for a walk and notice lots of different species of birds and feel the need to record the sightings in some way? Want to help scientists understand how climate affects wildlife? If …
Read More »Weed of the Week #6 – Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus: Celastraceae)
Before spring officially starts I thought I would add a weed that is most conspicuous during the winter. Oriental bittersweet is most easily identified when it set its fruit because they are often used in flower arrangements and holiday decorations. …
Read More »Weed of the Week #5 – Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis stricta: Oxalidaceae)
Yellow Woodsorrel is a common weed throughout most of the world. It can be found growing outside during the growing season and it is probably the most commonly found weed growing in your indoor plants in the winter. It tends …
Read More »Weed of the Week #4 – Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana: Phytolaccaceae)
Pokeberry is a native perennial that can become quite the invasive weed if it finds the right conditions. It is easiest to identify when it is flowering or in fruit. The stems of the flowers turn a bright pink while …
Read More »Weed of the Week #3 – Annual Sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus: Asteraceae)
Annual Sowthistle is an introduced annual that can be found in many different habitats throughout New York City. It can be identified by its leaves which have prickly margins and are arranged alternately on the flowering the stem. The flowers, …
Read More »Restoring the Riparian Edge: Pier One Brooklyn Bridge Park
Ecological gardens are spreading in Brooklyn! It seems that one of the latest trends in the cities public parks is creating distinctly native sections of planting to compliment more traditional uses of street trees and large urban lawns. Pier One …
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