The Winter Garden ...

... Native Prairie Style!

Blazing Star (Liatris punctata)

Canadian Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis)

Prairie Junegrass (Koeleria macrantha)

Fringed Sagebrush (Artemesia frigida)

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

It's been a few years since I was on the University's Range Team and worked as a Range Agrologist but despite the years, ... latin names and plant identification seem to stick with a person ... even if you don't want them to!  However, it does give a person an appreciation for the plants surrounding you.  Last year at this time, everything was covered in snow so it was difficult to appreciate the Prairie's Winter Garden!