When people ask me “What is the best way to learn plant names?”, I always suggest that they look often at the plants near where they live in all seasons and learn those first.
Here is a look at some of what is in my back yard:
My birdfeeder:
NATURE POETRY
While the bright radiant sun in centre glows,
The earth in annual motion round it goes;
At the same time on its own axis reels,
And gives us change of seasons as it wheels. – The 1793 Old Farmer’s Almanac
Miles Hearn
