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The Future is Dependent on Connecting Children to Nature Every Day

ljmarkson

Dec 17, 20214 min read

The Future is Dependent on Connecting Children to Nature Every Day

"Today’s children, growing up on lawns and pavements, will not even have nostalgia to guide them, and soon the animals will be not only...

Holiday Light Pollution Shines Brightly at Botanical Gardens

ljmarkson

Dec 8, 20216 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Holiday Light Pollution Shines Brightly at Botanical Gardens

Sometimes I wish I could take off my awareness glasses and go back to ignorantly enjoying things that harm our ecosystem. For example,...

A Handful of Late Blooming Fall Native Plants

ljmarkson

Oct 31, 20214 min read

Native Flowering Vines

A Handful of Late Blooming Fall Native Plants

I love profiling native plants but have a growing list of other topics I also want to write about and feel like I’m always running...

Native Georgia Aster is a Rare Southern Belle

ljmarkson

Oct 6, 20214 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

Native Georgia Aster is a Rare Southern Belle

October is aster time so I’m starting off my list of ten October native plants with the stunning Georgia aster (symphyotrichum...

Boneset is a Thoroughly Valuable Native Plant

ljmarkson

Sep 13, 20212 min read

Native Butterfly & Moth Host Plants

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...

Flowering Spurge is an Overlooked Native Plant

ljmarkson

Sep 3, 20212 min read

Native Pollinator Plants

Flowering Spurge is an Overlooked Native Plant

I just realized the summer is disappearing and I haven’t shared much about the native plants growing in my little wildlife sanctuary...

ljmarkson

Jul 26, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

My Moth Week Miracle

There seems to be a special place in all secular and religious belief systems for the idea that things happen for a reason. A few days...

ljmarkson

May 9, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Why I'm a Fan of Common Native Plants

The traditional gardening world often fetishizes exotic and rare plants. The latest trends trickle down to homeowners. Big box and...

Add a Mini Nature Center to Your Wildlife Habitat Yard

ljmarkson

Apr 26, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Add a Mini Nature Center to Your Wildlife Habitat Yard

OR How I created the Homestead Nature Center with a little help from my family As restorative as my naturescaped yard is for the...

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...

Dear Neighbor: Your Mosquito Control is Environmentally Hostile

ljmarkson

Mar 26, 20214 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Dear Neighbor: Your Mosquito Control is Environmentally Hostile

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...

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...

We Can Teach Our Children How to Interact with Nature One Squirrel, Earthworm and Ladybug at a Time

ljmarkson

Mar 16, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

We Can Teach Our Children How to Interact with Nature One Squirrel, Earthworm and Ladybug at a Time

OR Teaching Our Children How to Appreciate Nature Using the Peter Parker Principle. I was in earshot of hearing a neighbor’s young child...

Squirrels: Ambassadors for Coexisting with Nature in Our Yards

ljmarkson

Mar 11, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Squirrels: Ambassadors for Coexisting with Nature in Our Yards

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...

The Daffodil Dilemma in My Wildlife Sanctuary

ljmarkson

Mar 7, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

The Daffodil Dilemma in My Wildlife Sanctuary

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

ljmarkson

Mar 1, 20214 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Clean Bird Feeders = Healthy Birds

I don’t want to be the reason a bird gets sick or even dies so I’m diligent about keeping my bird feeders clean. A dirty feeder can host...

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...

The Prime Directive and the Owlet Looper Caterpillar Dilemma

ljmarkson

Feb 11, 20213 min read

Landscaping for Nature

The Prime Directive and the Owlet Looper Caterpillar Dilemma

OR Coexisting with nature is as complex as trying to follow Star Trek’s Prime Directive. In anticipation of the first hard freeze back at...

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...

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