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Thank you for visiting our seed library and helping to restore native habitats at the Jersey Shore! For information on how to find native plants in other regions see this post. NORTHERN SEASIDE GOLDENROD (Solidago sempervirens) Summary Best Time to Plant Seeds: Fall to early Winter (after first frost) Best Time to Plant Seedlings: Spring or Early Fall Suggested Soil: Sandy Sun: Full Sun Seed…
I’ve had good luck with these “American Beauties” Native plants available here . NWF - Native Plant Finder - Seems promising but is still in Beta. You can search by zip code. Audubon Native Plants - You can search by zip code. Some filter options. Very catered towards finding plants for birds. Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center - Some good filter options Xerces Society - Downloadable Pollinator…
KEEP THE SHORE GOLDEN is a campaign to encourage NJ Shore families to keep seaside goldenrod in their yards. Goldenrod is a vital plant to the Jersey Shore ecosystem but is often mistaken for a weed. Here is what seaside goldenrod looks like at different times of the year. Don’t confuse it with a weed! Myths about Goldenrod: It’s a weed. It causes my allergies / hay fever. The Truth about Seaside…
Happy Pride Month & Butterfly Awareness Day! My talented sister adapted these stained glass butterfly wing crafts (from: HeartMom & BambinoMummy ) for PRIDE month. Did you know some butterflies (and birds, lobsters and other animals) can exhibit both male and female coloring? The butterfly page from my board book LOVE IN THE WILD was inspired by the Diana fritillary butterfly. LOVE IN THE WILD is…
Loving yourself is an important theme in LOVE IN THE WILD, so this year I want to encourage kids to be their own valentine. I made printable coloring sheets you can download these links: heart , otter , monkeys . I used some of my favorite picture books about self acceptance for inspiration in case kids need help getting started! interior from LOVE IN THE WILD written & illustrated by Katy Tanis…
Download printable Valentine’s Day cards here . Print & cut along dotted lines!
Here the folder I designed for SCBWI’s Golden Gate Conference. The theme was going outside the lines. All I could think about was a porcupine being a little, fuzzy, happy mess, living amongst orderly garden critters. I included the coloring pages from the design below - so you can go crazy coloring outside the lines. Share your creations with me on instagram | facebook | twitter .…
I wanted to share the activities from my art show. activity and coloring sheet for ages 2-6: download activity ages 6+ (Also great to do as a family or in a group): download You can view all the artwork for the activities here ! Answer key available here .
A Misclassification of Mammals will be showing at: Paxton Gate's Curiosities for Kids 766 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110 on view: July 27 - September 2, 2018 opening reception: Friday, July 27, 6-8 pm About the show: What would happen if kids were in charge of classifying animals? We would end up with groups like RINGTAILS, MOHAWKS and LONG NECKS. Modern day versions of natural history…
I'll be attending Blueprint surface design and print show. Show 2: May 20-22, 2018. Hudson Mercantile / 500 W 36th St. New York, NY 10018 Showtimes: Sunday May 20th- 9:30-6:00 Monday May 21st- 9:30-6:00 Tuesday May 22nd- 9:30-4:00 Booth 20 come by and say hi! You can register here .
