What we do in our own yard matters. Yet, there is often a disconnect between local ecology and political environmentalism. Its as if...

When decluttering a closet recently, I found a time capsule in the form of a garden journal I made in the early 90s. The last entry was...

When we create a safe and welcoming wildlife habitat, we are also supporting the natural cycles and systems we may not even be aware...

We still have plenty of hot days ahead, but all the hummingbird action and our tired rewilded yards are telling us summer is winding...

Native plants are a cornerstone of creating a habitat-friendly, sustainable yard for wildlife. They offer food, shelter, coverage,...

Using native plants in container gardens is a low maintenance and sustainable way to add biodiversity and create habitat in small spaces...

I had no expectation when my friend Leslie of Pollinator Friendly Yards asked me if I wanted to meet her for a 2-hour guided walk in the...

Last spring, I meant to write a native plant seedling update to my winter sowing posts. I even made notes, but never actually wrote the...

The native plant community in Atlanta grew stronger yesterday with the first event of the newly minted Intown Atlanta Chapter of the GNPS...

Nature is such a powerful cure-all that ecotherapy uses it as a tool to professionally boost growth, healing and reduce stress. It is...

Native plant pick #6 for September is white snakeroot (ageratina altissima - previously eupatorium rugosum). The name comes from Native...

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

Spring in Atlanta means the return of the war on insects. If I combined everyone in my area into one person, this is the snarky letter...

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

Our house is our human nest but once we step outside, we share space with wildlife. Just because we’ve destroyed habitats to build our...

In early spring my yard becomes a carpet of naturalized daffodils thanks to the hundreds of bulbs I strategically planted years ago. So...

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

In the summer when everything is at their peak countless people walking by smile and warmly thank me for my magical and exuberant yard...

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

Rewilding a semi-urban yard to create an eco-friendly sanctuary is more emotional than I anticipated. Almost a year and a half ago after...