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• Andrew Herman, scout rank
• 21 October 2020
• Uncategorized

Woldumar: A Place for Everyone

Woldumar: A Place for Everyone

At Woldumar Nature Center, there are many different types of scenery and many different trail lengths. The trails include the Prairie Trail at 1.4 miles, Woodland at 1.5, Lagoon at 1.6, the longest trail, and the shortest trail, the Meadows at 0.7 miles. There are also secondary trails connecting certain trails to other parts. There are many different maps located around the trail so you can tell exactly wher...Read More  

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• Staff
• 31 August 2020
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COVID-19 Visitor Information

COVID-19 Information for Visitors and Guests
(updated 8/31/2020)In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, we encourage visitors to enjoy the trails while observing general best practices for social distancing, as well as the following additional precautions:
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• Sylvia Colles
• 7 June 2020
• Herb Garden

Garden Update May 2020

Spring weeding in the Woldumar Herb Garden has begun. It’s always exciting to see what has survived winter’s cold temperatures. Warm weather has brought an end to the truce between the bee balm and the lemon balm.  Both send out roots to expand their territory, and they have both invaded the mulched demilitarized zone between them.  They also escape the garden by creeping under the fence.  They are both aggressive spreaders but are ...Read More  

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• Sylvia Colles
• 2 September 2019
• Herb Garden

Busy butterflies and bees

Each time I’ve been weeding in Woldumar’s herb garden these last few weeks of summer, I’ve been tempted to trim the hyssop into a more hedge-like shape, but there are still small white butterflies working hard in the hyssop flowers.  The bees are buzzing in the anise hyssop (Agastache) and oregano.  The garlic chives are in full blossom and there are a few second blossoms in the regular chives.  Practically all the seeds I start...Read More  

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• Sylvia Colles
• 10 August 2019
• Herb Garden

Late Summer Garden News

The bee balm (Monarada) is nearly finished blooming in the herb garden.  A few flowers have managed to escape through the fence.  The lavender flowers of the anise hyssop (Agastache) are now in blossom. This plant is actually neither anise nor hyssop, but it does smell like anise.  Also blooming are chamomile, yarrow, and feverfew.  The colors in the garden are not as vibrant as they are in the spring but are still lovel...Read More  

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• Sylvia Colles
• 26 April 2019
• Herb Garden

Spring Fever & Herbs update

Still suffering from spring fever – Still starting seeds. Today it was time to plant the seeds that need to be started 4-6 weeks before the first expected frost-free date.  Nepatella (Calamintha nepeta) is a culinary herb.  Also known as calaminta, the plant's green leaves have a strong, distinctive flavor that's described as a cross between mint and oregano.  All the new seeds packed for 2019 except for the ones that need to be sown...Read More  

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• Sylvia
• 10 April 2019
• Herb Garden

Herb Garden Seeds Update

Sylvia has been busy getting a jump start on work in the Herb Garden.  Here is her latest update on this year's plans for plants she is starting from seed:   The lavender cotton (Santolina) is out of the frig and on the heat pad
   (see previous blog for more information on this plant).     The rosemary has germinated only sparsely, but they were old seeds.  Some seeds are viable for many years while others may be good for only ...Read More