Eucalyptus citriodora, Lemonbush....another interesting herb garden plant

I'm sceptical of plants sold as "natural mosquito repellents", actually I'm as close to certain that they don't work as I am of anything I believe that isn't analytically true. Still, it's a cool plant, easy to grow, with a pleasant smell.

Fern Valley celebrates its 50th birthday this year, curiously enough, on my own birthday

I wouldn't mind being 50 again, not that I'm complaining.

Joan Feely has immersed herself in old photographs, slides, and miscellaneous ephemera from which she will produce a coherent presentation that you will be able to see at the Lahr Native Plant Symposium on March 27. Register quickly (on the USNA website) as tickets are not unlimited.  The 8x10 black and white I'm holding shows the initial construction of the limestone wall along the stream in the north woods section. If I understood correctly, the wall dates to the beginning of FV.. .