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Native Plants are Not Yard Ornaments
The transition from ornamental gardening (plants as ornaments) to ecological gardening (native plants as a functional part of an...

ljmarkson
Apr 21, 20246 min read


Event Alert for Saturday April 13! Your Yard is Nature's Best Hope: 10 Ways to Help Pollinators and Birds with Leslie Inman and Vicki Mann
If you live in Atlanta set aside THIS Saturday, April 13 from 11:00am-1:00pm for a Free eye-opening presentation at Lost Corner Nature...

ljmarkson
Apr 8, 20242 min read


Make Your Yard a Safe Hummingbird Habitat!
Like everyone else who eagerly anticipates their arrival, I’m checking out my yard every day looking for my first “hummer” of the...

ljmarkson
Mar 30, 20248 min read


Nurture Native Nature - Spring Habitat Yard Events!
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...

ljmarkson
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Now is Your Chance to Change the State Flower of Georgia to a Native Species!
It’s a travesty that the state flower of Georgia is a non-native invasive species! I’m reposting an easy way for anyone who lives in...

ljmarkson
Feb 23, 20243 min read


Fig Ivy Doesn't Belong in a Habitat Yard!
(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...

ljmarkson
Feb 22, 20243 min read


A Habitat Yard Workshop Offers Actionable Change
Last fall I hosted three free habitat yard workshops. My goal was to share actionable ways create a more ecologically sustainably...

ljmarkson
Feb 9, 20243 min read


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

ljmarkson
Jan 23, 202414 min read


Restore Habitat to Hear the Sweet Song of the Hermit Thrush
Every habitat element in my pocket wildlife sanctuary contributes to a more biodiverse ecosystem. Hermit thrushes for example rarely...

ljmarkson
Jan 7, 20243 min read


Be Part of the Habitat Warrior Community!
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...

ljmarkson
Jan 2, 20244 min read
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