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Free Atlanta Event Alert for June 1 - Essential Habitat Elements in a Rewilded Yard Hosted by North Metro GNPS

ljmarkson

May 101 min read

Free Atlanta Event Alert for June 1 - Essential Habitat Elements in a Rewilded Yard Hosted by North Metro GNPS

I’m honored and excited to have the North Metro Atlanta Georgia Native Plant Society host me on Saturday, June 1 from 10:30-12:30 to...

Now is Your Chance to Change the State Flower of Georgia to a Native Species!

ljmarkson

Feb 233 min read

Nature Advocacy

Now is Your Chance to Change the State Flower of Georgia to a Native Species!

It’s a travesty that the state flower of Georgia is a non-native invasive species! I’m reposting an easy way for anyone who lives in...

The Value of Edible Native Plants in Public Spaces

ljmarkson

Mar 20, 20235 min read

Local Conservation and Education

The Value of Edible Native Plants in Public Spaces

The woodland restoration efforts at Zonolite Park can be summed up in four words - remove invasives, plant natives. Many native edibles...

Intown Atlanta GNPS Pollinator Picnics are Family Friendly!

ljmarkson

Aug 13, 20224 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Intown Atlanta GNPS Pollinator Picnics are Family Friendly!

This year the Intown Atlanta Georgia Native Plant Society is making it easy for Atlanta families to participate in the Great Georgia...

Atlanta Area Spring 2022 Native Plant Sales and Nurseries

ljmarkson

Mar 16, 20226 min read

Native Plant Sales

Atlanta Area Spring 2022 Native Plant Sales and Nurseries

Spring native plant buying season is here! It’s exciting to see most of the native plant sales and nurseries are once again in person...

Why My Family Doesn't Bring Me Flowers Anymore

ljmarkson

Feb 12, 20223 min read

Local Conservation and Education

Why My Family Doesn't Bring Me Flowers Anymore

My family shows how much they love me by not giving me cut flowers. They know I don’t want flowers covered in pesticides that are grown...

Atlanta Area Fall 2021 Native Plant Sales and Nurseries

ljmarkson

Sep 15, 20217 min read

Native Plant Sales

Atlanta Area Fall 2021 Native Plant Sales and Nurseries

Even though September is Georgia Grows Native for Birds month, I try not to plant until October. Fall plant sales have me itching to add...

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 17, 20213 min read

Native Pollinator Plants

Reasons to Certify Your Rewilded Yard

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

Pet Cats Do Not Belong in a Wildlife Habitat!

ljmarkson

Dec 5, 20203 min read

Landscaping for Nature

Pet Cats Do Not Belong in a Wildlife Habitat!

I love cats. The main reason I keep my two rescue cats indoors is because I want them to live an average of 15 long happy years with me....

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