Ecologist helping North American growers use their yards to help fight the climate crisis 🌻
Things my native yard provides that a lawn could never 🌿
Hi friend,If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you’ve probably heard me talk about the problems with lawns. Lawns are ecological dead zones. They cause pollution, create habitat loss, reduce biodiversity, waste water, and cause so many other problems with no payoff. So what does a native yard do that lawns simply could never?SO MUCH! Here are some examples: 💧 Stormwater management 🏡 Home insulation 💪 Climate resilience 🍄 Healthy soil 🐦 Wildlife habitat ☁ Air quality improvement 🦋 Pollinator breeding grounds ♻ A living ecosystem 🙅♂️ Privacy 🌞 Awareness 🌎 Land restoration 🍂 Carbon sequestration 🌻 Biodiversity 💚 & so much more My native yard contributes so much for so many living things. It makes me proud and grateful for what Nature provides 🌿🌎🍃 Need help with your native yard?Check out the Natural Gardener Workbook Bundle here for actionable steps, easy to understand tips & tricks, and expert guidance to make your eco-gardening journey seamless!
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Native Yardening
Ecologist helping North American growers use their yards to help fight the climate crisis 🌻
Hi friend, Let’s be real, at some point or another in your eco-garden journey you’re going to get stuck. Invasive plants you thought were gone sneak back in Your starter plants die before they get established Soil regeneration takes longer than you expected I’m here to tell you, that’s totally normal. In fact, these are badges of honor! It means you care, you’re trying, and you won’t give up. A lot of us seem to think success is a straight line with no mess ups, downswings, or...
Hi friend, Did you know that one of the most invasive trees in the eastern half of the United States was introduced on purpose by the US government? That’s right, the smelly Callery pear and its man-made cultivar the ‘Bradford’ pear were both cultivated intentionally by the US Department of Agriculture. Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) is a tree that’s native to China and Vietnam and was first introduced to the US by the US Dept of Agriculture in 1916 to breed with the common European pear...
Hi friend, It’s finally officially spring after a long winter. It’s time to get back in the garden, but what should you be doing this time of year? Hold off on “garden cleanup” It can be tempting to want to make your garden look nice and tidy once the weather starts to warm up, but most regions should wait a bit to do this. Insects are still relying on dormant plant stems and leaf litter for shelter until low temperatures are consistently above 50°F If you have tall plant stems from last...