The Inland Bays Garden Early spring: There’s plenty blooming now
The Inland Bays Garden Early spring: There’s plenty blooming now T his pink pussy willow shows off the fuzzy male flowers of the species. The days are definitely getting longer, and the sun (what there is of it — we’ve had so much rain!) feels stronger; you know warmer weather and prime gardening time are coming. There are a lot of plants blooming now, or getting ready to — the red maples are covered with fat buds 2020. What is a keystone species? A keystone in a stone arch’s crown secures the other stones in place. Keystone species play the same role in many ecological communities by maintaining the structure and integrity of the community. A keystone species — which can be any organism, from animals and plants to bacteria and fungi — may not be the largest or most plentiful species in an ecological community, but if one is removed, it sets off a chain of events that turns the structure and biodiversity of its habitat into something very different. Although all of ...