The bane of every gardener is a herd of deer bent on eating your prize native plants. It’s so discouraging to have all that labor and money you invested eaten overnight! How […]
Choosing Native Plants: Three Mistakes To Avoid
Just when you thought you were doing the right thing, along comes more information regarding mistakes to avoid in choosing native plants. Hopefully, you haven’t loaded up your garden with the following three mistakes.
Garlic Mustard: One Plant You Don’t Want in Your Garden
Garlic mustard is a stealthy and treacherous invasive plant bent on invading your garden to create a hostile environment for native plants. Those pretty flowers and charming heart-shaped leaves look […]
Saving Our Feathered Friends
How would you feel about never seeing these beautiful creatures again except in a museum? Unless we take action, this is a real possibility. This Spring I’m seeing and hearing […]
Homegrown National Park
I’m on the map. Are you? And so are two of my neighbors, because I talked them into planting natives. What map, you ask? Doug Tallamy’s Homegrown National Park map! The map is an interactive visual that […]
How Regenerative Agriculture Can Reverse Climate Change
It’s time to stop ignoring the obvious. Climate change is now an emergency for humanity. One way to stop runaway climate is to change farming practices that damage ecosystems and biodiversity. Rodale […]