Pollinators are necessary for many of our flowering plants. We can and should make the effort to attract our native pollinators by stopping ...

Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis Got Shade? Are you living in a shady spot but craving a beautiful wildlife garden where you c...

On this shortest day of the year, we take time to look back on one of the bright notes - our native plants were quietly at work every single...

You may have noticed a certain kind of frenzy that descends on folks in the early spring, a frenzy for wildflowers. And plant people are not...

A recent Landscaping with Native Plants conference in Colorado offered a sold-out audience a wide range of topics, but one resounding t...

Vines are popular with gardeners for many reasons; and we have outstanding choices for using NATIVE vines in our landscapes. There is real...

Aphids on a pear tree One of many out-of-sight colonies, amounting to several pounds of insects per tree © Beatriz Moisset I...

Doug Tallamy's new book: a wellspring of inspiration  In his new book, Nature’s Best Hope , Dr. Doug Tallamy has delivered a d...

While there are many discussions on the pros and cons of using bird feeders, you can never go wrong by feeding them with the native pla...

Leaf recycling the natural way, an eternal cycle © Beatriz Moisset Plastics are a curse and a blessing. They are changing our worl...

Oh, Yucca! Do you picture this plant as a pokey, static, and rather dull component of a landscape? Au contraire! We posit the yucca a...

Every year I ruminate on what more I can do to support (and not just attract) wildlife in my home landscape. When an F1 tornado took down a ...

Stinging nettle foliage © Beatriz Moisset. Last May I went for a walk at my favorite nature center, and I noticed the nettles grow...

The bells are ringing! A new decade fast approaches, but your optimism is challenged by reports of the Sixth Extinction; what to d...

Many butterflies visited the new ironweed including  this    beautiful giant swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ). Why do we love nativ...