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

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...

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.

A friend told me her family noticed that she once gardened for color and now her rewilded garden is mostly green. This observation is not...

This is the first year I’m seeing the invasive Joro spiders in my little habitat yard and I’m exploring what to do. They are originally...

I’ve been gardening most of my adult life and have only been stung a few times. Insects just want to go about their business and unless I...

On Sunday, May 18 from 2-4 the Georgia Native Plant Society – North Metro Atlanta Chapter and the Georgia Native Plant Society are...

Every wildlife friendly yard contributes to changing the landscape culture. The more rewilded yards there are the more accepted an...

My excitement for the sweet little bluebird couple nesting in a box in my front yard is tempered by the ritualistic spring habitat...

If you're in Atlanta, join me Saturday, April 5 From 11am-1pm when I'll be speaking about Essential Ecological Elements of a Habitat Yard...

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...

On giving Tuesday, you can get a jump on this giving season by donating to a worthy organization that is helping nature in some way....

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

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...

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...