defining ‘native’ and choosing the right native plants, with dan jaffe
WHAT MAKES a particular native plant a good choice for the home garden? And where can we look for clues [read more…]
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native plant gardening on a grand scale: ‘saving tarboo creek,’ with scott freeman
SINCE I HAVE LIVED full-time in a rural place the last decade, my reading list tends increasingly toward tales of [read more…]
how effective are nativars? with doug tallamy
I’M A GARDENER, someone who loves showy plants in artful arrangements. But in recent years, I’ve been looking less with [read more…]
remembering 2 great plantswomen: ruth bancroft and elizabeth farnsworth
LAST FALL, a month apart, the earth lost two of it great plantswomen. They were from opposite coasts, and one—Californian [read more…]
what’s really native where you garden? with elizabeth farnsworth
AT A WILDFLOWER TALK I attended last spring, a lot of the audience questions after the expert finished her slides [read more…]
bird gardening: powerhouse fruiting plants, with andy brand
IT’S A CLOSE CALL for me and my friend Andy Brand: Do we like plants best, or birds (or butterflies [read more…]
‘plants are the mulch’ and other nature-based design wisdoms, with claudia west
WHICH OF US doesn’t want to look out at a more resilient, manageable, and sustainable landscape–one that really works environmentally [read more…]
the optimism of new england wild flower society’s dr. elizabeth farnsworth
I’VE BEEN DIGGING this spring—the expected outdoor kind, and then when it’s dark or pouring or something else prevents the [read more…]
using native perennials in a formal border, with mt. cuba’s travis beck
THE PHRASE “native plant garden” probably conjures an image of a spring woodland of trilliums and other little gems, or [read more…]
‘pollinators of native plants,’ with heather holm
BEES HAVE BEEN increasingly making the headlines–but often the conversation is specifically about honey bees, an imported European species that [read more…]
