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Crow’s Nest: The hot garden

July 12, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. It seems appropriate, as it is now hot, to highlight a garden that makes effective use of a hot space—the…

Crow’s Nest: Glorious Summer!

June 29, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager. I love this time of year. Yes, we’ve had some hot days, and the work load can be relentless in…

Crow’s Nest: Emerald Ash Borer arrives

June 20, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Although Chester County and Pike County remain the only two counties in Pennsylvania as of June 14, 2017 where Emerald…

Yellow blossoms on green stems in front of trees.

Plants we love (most of the time), Part 2

May 31, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager I have enjoyed seeing the Jerusalem artichoke, Helianthus tuberosus, growing in light shade of a woods edge. So I planted…

Plants we love (most of the time), Part 1

May 27, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Philadelphia fleebane (Erigeron philadelphicus) is a pretty, native wildflower that is also occasionally a bit weedy—but only in our lawns…

Crow’s Nest: Splash blocks

March 10, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Aubrey installed this week a series of cobblestones under the dripline of the barn addition overhang. Without a gutter the…

Crow’s Nest: It’s dry (and warm)

February 24, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager This is the first time in 20 years of meadow mowing that I have done winter mowing of meadows when…

Crow’s Nest: Winter Scenes

February 9, 2017

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager Last night’s snow left us with some pretty spectacular scenery. The springhouse nestles in the valley, below. This oak-leaf hydrangea…

Crow’s Nest Preserve 25th Anniversary

December 14, 2016

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager The first parcels of Crow’s Nest Preserve were donated to Natural Lands Trust in 1991, so this year we’re celebrating…