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Plant a Wildlife Container Garden!
Wildlife container gardens support biodiversity where planting in the ground is not an option. They support wildlife habitat on apartment or townhouse balconies, courtyards, stoops, or patios, and can be an extension of a yard on porches, patios, decks or even driveways. I've added wildlife container gardens just about everywhere I don't have soil! The landing at the bottom of my front steps has a handful of large ceramic pots I’ve been gifted over the years filled with a mi
ljmarkson
2 days ago9 min read


Coexist with Wildlife this Halloween!
Most folks don’t consider wildlife when altering outdoor spaces which makes October a horror show when it comes to dangerous decorations. Great care was taken to create this fantastically ghoulish yard display for Halloween for folks passing by. Yet there was no thought about how wildlife might interact with it. This yard happens to be is across the street from a 33-acre nature preserve and next to a power line right-of-way. Wildlife may have trouble with the fake spider webb
ljmarkson
Oct 279 min read


Atlanta Free Event Alert: Decomposition - Natural Matter Matters!
If you’re in Atlanta, please join me on October 11 from 10am-noon at Lost Corner Preserve for a brand-new presentation I'm excited to...
ljmarkson
Oct 61 min read


Let the Squirrel Cross the Road!
Letting squirrels cross the street is the compassionate thing to do, and possible if we know why they zigzag and what to do to avoid hitting them.
ljmarkson
Aug 306 min read
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