I was planning on writing about Fireweed before the Grizzly Creek fire broke out. Because it is a classic, late-summer flower. Because it is having a hay day on Basalt Mountain after the 2018 fire, as ...

I am getting a lot of questions about there being little to no fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) this year. I suppose some folks are wondering how we are going to tell when winter is supposed to hit ...

Nearly every state sets aside a month to celebrate its native plants. In the Lower 48, that month is April. For obvious reasons, that doesn’t work so well in Alaska. Starting in 2023, by formal ...

Among dew-dripping ferns and cascades of hemlock and spruce, lay intricately woven reminders of the passage of time and our connection to the land. Salmon spawn keeps us rooted in cycles of ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Considered a boreal (northern) plant, fireweed is circumpolar. It grows in Asia, Europe and North America, mainly in the north but also south into the temperate zone. An attractive summer wildflower ...