Once the forest floor is deep in shade, which happens quickly as the forest moves into spring, the leaves often wither away leaving roots, rhizomes, and bulbs underground. They develop aerial parts, stems, leaves, and flowers early in the spring, quickly bloom, and produce seed. This is a meditative and interesting time to slow down and enjoy the subtle changes of a newly reborn deciduous forest and the life habit of perennial woodland wildflowers. The long version includes trained knowledge of plants, mordants and a good bit of science. Field notes and sketches.Ĭheryl created her journal cover using an Eco Printing process, which creates prints of leaves, using the natural pigments, tannins and acids present in leaves, by combining them with mordants, moisture and heat on paper or fabric. And as winter recedes and spring promises a warmer walk, these sketches, paintings, and photographs will guide you to spot the first wildflowers of the forest. This extraordinary corner of the Ozarks is in the upper west corner of Arkansas, just south of the Missouri border.Ī trail break can get restless kids out of the house, away from the screen, and burning a little energy. All Bella Vista trails are multi-use except for Tanyard Creek, which is reserved for pedestrians. The trail systems make the natural deciduous forest with its diverse plants and animals, springs, creeks, waterfalls, bluffs, and seven lakes edges accessible. Most of these plants can be seen on Tanyard Creek Trail, Blowing Springs Loop, the Back 40, the new Little Sugar Creek trail system, and a portion of the Razorback Greenway, a hard surface trail that runs from Bella Vista to Fayetteville, AR., all parts of the 100+ miles of engineered mountain bike and hiking trails in Bella Vista. The maroon to purplish flowers have a musty fragrance.īella Vista, AR–nature's gem in the crown of the "natural state." Aptly named, they are easy to identify with leaves, petals, and sepals all in groups of three. The trillium is one of the most familiar and beloved of the early spring woodland wildflowers.
Flowers and plants are often the subject of Cheryl's watercolors.
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