It’s mid-September and we are already starting to see signs of fall color. Depending on your location, these color displays are beginning and remind us of the brilliant fall colors that typically peak in October. Wildflowers also continue to bloom with some nice displays along the Parkway and in the nearby fields and meadows. The […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for mid-September. As the weather turns cooler, and our thoughts turn to fall, there are still blooming wildflowers along the Parkway to grab your attention in addition to the fall color we are starting to see on some of the trees. Generally, the meadows this time of […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower report for late August. Many visitors take this time of the summer to get up on the Parkway before school begins and to escape the sultry weather of the lower elevations. Late summer is perhaps not the time when most people of interest turn to wildflowers, but for […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower report for mid-August 2012. Many visitors take this end-of-the-summer opportunity to get up on the Parkway before school begins, and escape the sultry weather of the lower elevations. Late summer is perhaps not the time when visitors’ interest turn to wildflowers but for many, the late summer and […]

This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for mid to late July. What a great time to get up on the Parkway and out of the heat of the lower elevations. On the northern end of the Parkway, north and south of Humpback Rocks look for Woodland Sunflower and Black-Eyed Susan, Goldenrod, Yarrow, Milkweed […]