Turtle Rock
private nature preserve * rewilding * native plants
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Early Spring
Spring ephemerals emerge from the woodland ground, putting on a show before the trees leaf out. Wood frogs breed in the ponds.
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Late Spring
Late Spring yields bursts of color in the understory ahead of trees leafing out.
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Summer
The land fully “fleshes” out after Summer Solstice. In bright open areas, the flowers of summer come into their own. Hardly an inch of soil hasn’t been utilized by one plant or another.
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Autumn
Come September, the big floral show is mostly over but early autumn still has plenty to offer.
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Winter
While most of the plants will have retreated back to their roots for the winter, silhouetted tree trunks offer dramatic displays.