Go Wild!

Go Wild!

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) is a shrub native to the Southeastern US, various Caribbean islands, and the Gulf Coast of Mexico. Lush green foliage is followed by pink flowers and gorgeous lavender-purple berries which last well into the winter, until...

Butterfly Desert

Several years ago, during October, I was working in a soybean field in Stuttgart, Arkansas. I walked along the edge of a mature planting of soybeans—some with dry, stems and papery pods, others with yellowing leaves. The plot was maybe ten acres, with many more acres...