What's Your Nature?

Become a Nature Up North explorer to share your encounters with wild things and wild places in New York's North Country. Post your wildlife sightings, landscape shots, photos from your outings, and even your organization's events!

Herb Gardening for Beginners

Are you interested in building a small garden at home, but don’t know how to start? Or are you simply looking for a new hobby during quarantine? Keep reading to learn how to get started and the benefits of having a herb garden at your disposal. These herbs are ideal for beginners because they’re easy to grow and take care of! 

Find a home for your herbs

Herb Gardening for Beginners
Planted Herb
Planted Herb

Water droplets

Stop at my camp and all the little vegetation had water droplets glistening on them. It felt fresh.

White flight

A little visitor at my camp. I never saw a all white one before.

Indian paintbrush

The beauty of nature’s colors! Such a vibrant red/orange!

Lot of Water Lilies

Out and about and saw a whole pond covered with these happy Water Lilies!

Fun flyer

This butterfly was scoping out lots of things in the area and not really caring the the others were doing them he landed as if to show off his beautiful wings for me!

Water Lily

Tons of water lilies but this one really stood out!

Butterfly clover

Lots of butterflies at Jamestown Falls! This one was very interested in the clover.