Nature has so many cool things to observe, if we just take time to do so. On a recent trek through the nursery, I was taken by these photogenic chalices of Bird’s Nest Fungus. This natural work of art grows on mulch and compost, and has no detrimental effect on plants or animals. In reality,
I don’t know how you can look at a mushroom and not be in awe of the beauty of nature. I was blessed to catch this stunning Hen of the Woods, Grifola frondosa, last week. Unfortunately, they’re as ephemeral as a sand castle in the surf, but if you know how to cook, you can
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Greeting me on a recent foggy winter morning garden walk was a specimen of the fascinating Clathus columnatus, better known as column stinkhorn. It lives on dead and decaying organic matter, so is often seen growing in mulched areas. In the US, it’s typically seen East of the Mississippi, but many mycologists theorize it was
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I was stopped in my tracks recently by a patch of giant parasol mushrooms that showed up in the garden. While these aren’t unusual, these 10″ wide specimens are double the size that we typically see here.
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We love fall not just because of the weather, the colorful foliage, the fall bloomers, but also for the fall fungus. It seems like some of the most incredible fungus of the year happens in fall. When we go outside to take plant photos, it’s hard to resist the amazing fungi as well. Like sand
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Tromping through the woods near the nursery last week and ran across this beautiful example of devil’s urn fungus (Urnula craterium). The original type specimen from which it was named in 1822 was from North Carolina.
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Last week we had a few rainy days, which resulted in some amazing patches of Dog Vomit fungus (Fuligo septica) on mulched areas in the garden. I remember back to my Master Gardener days, when you could always expect early spring phone calls from frantic gardeners looking for something to spray to rid their garden
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Alright, we’re not bending to the equal time fungus lobby, but here’s a really cool lichen we photographed during a recent botanizing trip in East Texas. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could just pick these up and transplant them..
