What we do in our yard matters to wildlife. Brown thrashers are the Georgia State Bird yet have declined 40% in the last 50 years . They need dense shrubs for cover, shelter, and to build their nests which are rarely higher than 7 feet off the ground . Every year brown thrasher babies are born in my neighbor’s shrub border that runs the length of my driveway just feet from the property line. The row is a mix of non-native shrubs that don't support the native insects that are

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...

A new game I like to play is drilling down on how even the smallest observation in my rewilded yard can connect back to the importance of...

Last month I happened to notice a dead branch on a large pine tree in my front yard. Through my binoculars I could see a huge 20 or so...

In the context of creating a healthy yard ecosystem fireflies are just another insect we need to provide habitat for. Yet 2,000 firefly...

Nature is such a powerful cure-all that ecotherapy uses it as a tool to professionally boost growth, healing and reduce stress. It is...