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On-Line Help Picking the Right Native Plant

February 26, 2018

There are good resources for helping us pick the right native plant for the right place on the nursery websites listed in my earlier post. There are also non-nursery on-line programs available to help with plant selection. NATIVE  PLANT SELECTION SOURCES Audubon has a program called Native Plants … [Read more...]

Native Plant Nursery Notices mean Spring is on Its Way

February 21, 2018

This is the time of year native plant nurseries send me reminders about ordering native plants early. I look forward to receiving these notices since that means spring is on its way and soon we'll be seeing the first buds on the trees and shrubs and the first spring ephemerals bursting through the … [Read more...]

Your Landscape as Ecological Art

January 31, 2018

Have you ever considered your landscape as ecological art? Does it awaken your sense of smell? Does it make you feel a part of nature? Do you sigh at its beauty? And laugh at the sight and sounds of the wildlife it brings? If it doesn't, here are two opportunities to learn how to fix that. On … [Read more...]

22nd Toward Harmony with Nature Conference

January 22, 2018

This year's Toward Harmony with Nature Conference is focused around the theme The American Garden – A Life or Death Situation. As habitats disappear, American Gardens are evolving to fill the void. From a creation solely for our own enjoyment, our gardens are becoming a biodiverse refuge for native … [Read more...]

Gardening Alternatives

January 10, 2018

Last May I introduced you to a new book by Charlotte Adelman and Bernard Schwartz entitled Midwestern Native Shrubs and Trees: Gardening Alternatives to Nonnative Species. It's a great companion book to their book entitled The Midwestern Native Garden: Native Alternatives to Nonnative Flowers and … [Read more...]

Neil Diboll to Present Keynote

January 5, 2018

Well known Ecologist Neil Diboll, Owner of Prairie Nursery in Westfield, Wisconsin will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Toward Harmony with Nature Conference on January 27, 2018. Neil’s presentation on “The American Garden – A Life or Death Situation” will talk about the increasingly important … [Read more...]

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