Plants for 2.13.26: Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball’ (Ciscoe); Cornus sericea 'Isanti' (Nita-Jo). | Bellevue Botanical Garden Society

Red-twig dogwood (Cornus sericea), AKA Red Osier dogwood, is just one of the many water-loving native shrubs that can be propagated using live stakes! Here’s how I do it. 🌳🌼 You can harvest thick stems from mature shrubs, cut off the top and the side branches, and stick them deep into the mud of a local streambank. Most of the time, you’ll end up with a new shrub! It can be a quick, cost-effective way to revegetate a streambank and improve conditions for wildlife. Of course, you want to consid

Habitat Hints: MDC's Ben Diekmann tells us about the invasive sericea lespedeza and how you can get rid of the invasive species. Learn more in the video below. | Missouri Dept. of Conservation