Pollinators | PEI Untamed

Jul 212 min read

Spreading Dogbane

You can probably think of examples where a famous and showy family member outshines their equally talented kin. If you’ve heard of...

Jun 262 min read

Twinflower

Imagine a plant so lovely that the person who created the global system for naming living things – a person dubbed ‘Princeps botanicorum’...

May 192 min read

Honeysuckle

Most of PEI’s deciduous trees and shrubs are still in the process of leafing out, but one is well ahead of the game. American Fly...

Apr 213 min read

The Myth of No Mow May

This time last year, I posted about why I’m not a fan of #NoMowMay. You can read it here (https://www.pei-untamed.com/post/early-spring-...

Mar 63 min read

Riparian Zones

Some of PEI’s natural habitats punch well above their weight – their importance far exceeds the area they occupy in the landscape....

Oct 1, 20232 min read

Autumn Asters

On PEI, autumn is for Asters. These beautiful and often colourful flowers can be found in literally every Island habitat right now: sand...

Aug 23, 20233 min read

Goldenrod vs. Ragweed

Here are two native PEI plants, both flowering now. One gets unfairly maligned for causing seasonal allergies and the other was once the...

Apr 23, 20232 min read

Early Spring Greens: Dominant Dandelions

Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is the poster child for edible spring greens, with good reason: it’s everywhere, hard to mistake...