Jane Meggitt

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Stories By Jane Meggitt

  • Plants Of The Badlands

    Plants of the Badlands. So named because of their desolate environment, the Badlands in the southwestern portion of South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska neverthless host an array of native plant species. Visit Badlands National Park to see these plants in their natural setting. There's more to the Badlands plant species than the "Lonesome Pines" of movie lore.

    By Jane Meggitt November 3rd, 2022 Read More
  • Hardy Perennial Herb Plants For Zone 7

    Hardy Perennial Herb Plants for Zone 7. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Hardiness Zone map, zone 7 stretches from New York City and its southern suburbs in a belt ending in New Mexico. Portions of Virginia, most of Tennessee, northern parts of Alabama and Mississippi, southern Missouri, Oklahoma and northern Texas lie in this zone, along with small areas of California and the Pacific Northwest. To overwinter, any zone 7 plants must be able to withstand winter low temperatures between zero and 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

    By Jane Meggitt November 3rd, 2022 Read More