We don’t often think of vines as a place for birds to nest. Yet some of our favorite songbirds are looking for exactly the kind of plant...

What we do in our own yard matters. Yet, there is often a disconnect between local ecology and political environmentalism. Its as if...

Last year I saw a red-winged blackbird with leucism. A month after that I saw a common grackle that might have leucism. Last month, I saw...

For my annual nature inspired gift list, I try to think of not so obvious but always welcome ideas. I turn to items and experiences I am...

When we moved to our home 20 years ago our yard looked like all the other yards in my upscale neighborhood centered by a lawn and...

A service person recently showed up for a non-essential task that would involve a significant disruption to my rewilded yard. He put his...

When decluttering a closet recently, I found a time capsule in the form of a garden journal I made in the early 90s. The last entry was...

When we create a safe and welcoming wildlife habitat, we are also supporting the natural cycles and systems we may not even be aware...

We still have plenty of hot days ahead, but all the hummingbird action and our tired rewilded yards are telling us summer is winding...

This week I spoke to my first ladies garden club. I was a bit worried about how receptive they would be to my presentation called...

(and how to tell the difference...) Partridge Pea is native to most of the Eastern half of the United States and supports habitat in a...

In an ecologically focused landscape, common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) is an example of a native plant that offers habitat...

It’s not your imagination that dyed mulch is covering your neighborhood. It's been around for 60 years, but the dyed mulch market has...

I’m honored and excited to have the North Metro Atlanta Georgia Native Plant Society host me on Saturday, June 1 from 10:30-12:30 to...

The transition from ornamental gardening (plants as ornaments) to ecological gardening (native plants as a functional part of an...

I'm sharing spring events Nurture Native Nature is hosting or cohosting in the next few months in Atlanta. At some point I need to figure...

(Or How Every Yard is an Opportunity to Restore Habitat) When we moved to Atlanta 20 years ago, we thought the fig ivy growing on our 75...

If we want to consider the ecological function of our yard, a water source is a foundational habitat element. Bird baths and other...

Every habitat element in my pocket wildlife sanctuary contributes to a more biodiverse ecosystem. Hermit thrushes for example rarely...

A year ago, I overcame a lifelong fear of public speaking so I could expand my efforts to help nature. My daughter the graphic designer...