February 10, 2022
Why choose native plants for your landscapes? Because you truly can make a difference that will have a positive impact on our environment. There are many good reasons for landscaping […]
July 25, 2018
Social Networks are everywhere! Would you believe that plants have them too? According to plant scientists, this is exactly the case. A brief introductory article noted below introduces the world […]
September 8, 2016
An underappreciated yet highly valuable benefit of a natural landscape is resilience to weather extremes, including drought. A thoughtful, established natural landscape is the next best thing to xeriscaping when […]
April 27, 2016
In this post I want to focus on just two key interrelated high-level strategies in the war with weeds in the context of natural landscaping:1 – where to first focus […]
March 15, 2016
This is the time of year when my landscape efforts focus on pruning. This year we’ve had a chance to get out on the early side and I’ve already done […]
August 13, 2015
It’s early to mid-August and while the calendar points toward cooler weather on the horizon, it still seems like there’s a lot of summer left. However, every year I’m rather […]
June 30, 2015
I’ve noted before that a basic principle of natural landscaping is to allow plants to move around, filling in gaps and finding their preferred niche. It never ceases to amaze […]
July 24, 2014
I could be wrong. I hope I’m wrong, but it sure seems that the number of butterflies on my property and elsewhere in my local travels are down this year. […]
July 25, 2012
For those of us who have studied design, there are various principals that are often adhered to in order to create “good” designs. Several of these principals lead many landscape […]