Your yard is a salad bowl
One of the most common questions I receive is “How do I get rid of the rabbits or voles in my yard? If I had an answer or solution, I’d be a millionaire but at the same time I wouldn’t want to remove them because this is their home too! Both are...Dark Skies Matter
Light pollution problems and some suggestions for preventing/reducing light pollution.
Native Seed Collection Tips
Timing is everything. Collect most seeds when they are ripe and dry, but before they disperse, fall to the ground or become a meal for wildlife. Some earlier flowering species such as Wild Columbine are typically collected early in the summer instead of the fall.
Fall – Early Winter Garden Maintenance Tips
Colors, interesting seed heads, and the last visits of the year of some birds and insects make me appreciate the change of seasons. Here are some fall and early winter maintenance tips/reminders:
Rethinking Garden Maintenance
There are a few minor differences between maintaining native plants and non-native plants. In a non-native (traditional) garden, we are growing plants that naturally don’t grow together, aren’t part of natural processes or adapted over thousands of years to the local environment. Here are some nature inspired maintenance tips for native plants.