Old Dominion Wildlife

Native Azalea

Steve Gass — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:33:23 +0000

My dad gave us three wild azalea plants which are blooming. I’ve been protecting them from deer with cages, but may remove one of the cages to see what happens. Unlike the hybridized evergreen azaleas, these are deciduous. Please comment if you have any recommendations for protecting them from deer. I like the plants, but caged plants are kind of an eyesore. Tweet

Wild Geranium

Steve Gass — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:59:00 +0000

Spring wildflower season is in full swing. Here is a photo of wild geranium along our driveway: Tweet

Eleven Lady’s Slippers

Steve Gass — Thu, 16 May 2013 01:00:25 +0000

Yesterday I posted a picture of the most common yellow wildflower. Today I’m featuring rare yellow beauties we are fortunate to have growing in the woods around our house… yellow lady’s slippers! We have a spectacular cluster of 11 blooms this year with numerous others around. Tweet