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Boneset is a Thoroughly Valuable Native Plant

ljmarkson

Sep 13, 20212 min read

Boneset is a Thoroughly Valuable Native Plant

My September native plant pick #4 is common boneset (eupatorium perfoliatum), also called thoroughwort because of the way the stems go...

Native Climbing Boneset is Loved By Pollinators!

ljmarkson

Sep 8, 20212 min read

Native Flowering Vines

Native Climbing Boneset is Loved By Pollinators!

My #3 September native plant pick is a rambling perennial vine I've only noticed growing at a nearby nature park in my intown Atlanta...

Frog Fruit Is a Valuable Native Groundcover!

ljmarkson

Sep 4, 20212 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Frog Fruit Is a Valuable Native Groundcover!

My September native plant pick #2 is a fantastic low-growing, semi-evergreen groundcover called frog fruit (phyla nodiflora, formerly...

Help Our Insects By Participating in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census 2021!

ljmarkson

Aug 17, 20213 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Help Our Insects By Participating in the Great Georgia Pollinator Census 2021!

I want to encourage everyone to set aside 15 minutes this Friday, August 20 or Saturday, August 21 to participate in the Great Georgia...

Add Purple-Hued Spring Native Plants to Your Naturescape

ljmarkson

Apr 2, 20213 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Add Purple-Hued Spring Native Plants to Your Naturescape

Getting people to slow down and appreciate the often nuanced and diminutive delightfulness of native plant flowers, particularly in...

You Can Only Have a Native Violet Bouquet if You Grow It

ljmarkson

Mar 22, 20212 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

You Can Only Have a Native Violet Bouquet if You Grow It

Non-native roses are widely admired. Native violet’s value is underestimated. But if you grow violets in your yard. Nature will be...

There's a Certification (or Sign) For Every Kind of Eco-Friendly Yard

ljmarkson

Feb 23, 20216 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

There's a Certification (or Sign) For Every Kind of Eco-Friendly Yard

Whether you consider your yard a pollinator habitat, native plant habitat, wildlife sanctuary, wildlife habitat, green landscape, native...

ljmarkson

Feb 5, 20213 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Native Wild Strawberry Fields Forever

On the interactive National Wildlife Federation site you can punch in your zip code and learn the top butterfly and moth host plants in...

Plant a Glorious Goldenrod Garden This Year!

ljmarkson

Jan 10, 20213 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Plant a Glorious Goldenrod Garden This Year!

OR Do You Think Growing 19 Varieties of Goldenrod is Enough?! I currently have more varieties of goldenrod than any other native plant...

Nine Bright and Easy Native Goldenrods to Add to Your Atlanta Naturescape (Natural Landscape)

ljmarkson

Jan 5, 20214 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Nine Bright and Easy Native Goldenrods to Add to Your Atlanta Naturescape (Natural Landscape)

OR Add Biodiversity to Your Native Plant Habitat with More Goldenrod` OR Can You Ever Really Have Enough Goldenrod? (Edited 12.3.22 to...

ljmarkson

Dec 31, 20202 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Why Goldenrod is Native Plant Gold

OR Goldenrod's Many Charms. In my previous post I explain why everyone in the native plant world is talking about goldenrod (solidago). A...

Nature's Perfect Harmony: Native Purple Passionflower Vine and Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

ljmarkson

Nov 24, 20202 min read

Native Flowering Vines

Nature's Perfect Harmony: Native Purple Passionflower Vine and Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

There’s a fascinating phenomenon I've noticed but haven't specifically read about between native purple passionflower vines (passiflora...

The Ticket to a Front Row Seat Watching Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar's Become Butterflies

ljmarkson

Nov 23, 20201 min read

Native Flowering Vines

The Ticket to a Front Row Seat Watching Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar's Become Butterflies

Or Why Pollinator Gardens Need Native Host Plants The people who tell me their pollinator garden doesn't need native plants invariably...

The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar - From Youthful Defoliation to Chrysalis

ljmarkson

Nov 22, 20202 min read

Native Flowering Vines

The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar - From Youthful Defoliation to Chrysalis

Watching generations of gulf fritillary caterpillars go through multiple stages as they defoliate the native passionflower vines...

The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar – From Egg to Baby Caterpillar

ljmarkson

Nov 21, 20201 min read

Native Flowering Vines

The Very Hungry Gulf Fritillary Caterpillar – From Egg to Baby Caterpillar

One benefit of creating a wildlife habitat in my yard is I get too see the wonder of nature up close throughout the year. I never tire of...

Saving the Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars One by One

ljmarkson

Nov 20, 20202 min read

Native Flowering Vines

Saving the Gulf Fritillary Caterpillars One by One

When I went to my community garden last month my friend Pat rushed by me with a handful of gulf fritillary caterpillars (cats) crawling...

Purple Passionflower Vine is a Carefree Native Alternative to Invasive Vines

ljmarkson

Nov 16, 20202 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Purple Passionflower Vine is a Carefree Native Alternative to Invasive Vines

Let me tell you why... An easy way to nurture native nature is to replace invasive vines such as English ivy or Chinese wisteria with the...

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