Dakota gardener

Fungi, bacteria and molds have an important function in our gardens, as they help decompose plant material. (NDSU photo)
Fungi, bacteria and molds have an important function in our gardens, as they help decompose plant material. (NDSU photo)

A garden fungus

By Carrie Knutson, Horticulture agent There is truly so much beauty and wonder in nature if we take a few minutes in our busy schedules to appreciate it. I was looking at a tree last month when there was much more moisture, and something in the mulch caught my eye.

No, it wasn’t an insect, not this time anyway. It was a type of fungus called bird’s nest fungi. Bird’s nest fungi are s…