Half of my two story Chickasaw plum tree (Prunus angustifolia) died almost two years ago yet the rest is still hanging in there. This past winter I planted a handful of Chickasaw plum seedlings around my rewilded yard to cover my bases if the other half dies - including in my right-of-way strip where I’m working to replace non-native Kousa dogwoods. My daughter kindly dug the holes for me to add more Chickasaw plums to my rewilded yard! Chickasaw plums are a fabulous keyston

Now that we’re finally getting consistent rain, I’ve been trying to plant out my larger native seedlings in between the showers so nature can do the heavy lifting of watering them for me. Yesterday I was on a mission to plant a mixture of common evening primrose seedlings (Oenothera biennis) I winter sowed in January 2025 and forgot about so they never left the container and ones I winter sowed in January. I replanted all of them in a protected community garden bed in April

Your invited to join me for a Webinar exploring how to create a Habitat Friendly HOA Yard on Wednesday, May 13 from 7-8pm. I’m honored to be hosted by my friends at the Georgia Native Plant Society – North Metro Chapter as part of their YouTube channel series. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required HERE I’m nervous but excited to present my first Webinar and this is a perfect topic to share broadly because about 75 million people or 53% of all

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