thoughts on invasives, plant conservation–and connection, with michael piantedosi
SOMETIMES WHEN WEEDING in my own garden, I get a sense of overwhelm, a feeling that the unwanted plants are [read more…]
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choosing the right native plants, with uli lorimer
I HEAR MANY TIMES each week from readers or listeners wanting advice about native plants—about pollinator plants, for instance, or [read more…]
taking stock of our native flora and newcomers, with nybg’s robert naczi
WHEN YOU’RE TALKING plants and not people, how do you figure out who lives where? You can’t send census takers [read more…]
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…]
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 in spring 2017, a lot of the audience questions after the expert finished her [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…]
