Accent on Natural Landscaping

Donna VanBuecken

Conserving the Jewels of the Night

As I've written before, fireflies are in peril. Reference my post entitled Fireflies are Glowing. The Xerces Society sent out an announcement this past week that they were mounting a new firefly conservation campaign: Conserving the Jewels of the Night. "Fireflies are some of our most … [Read more...]

Reporting Monarch Habitat

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has declared that our habitat development has added up to a good summer for monarchs "Wisconsin’s 'supergeneration' of monarchs are now flying 1,700 miles to their overwintering sites in Mexico where official population counts will be taken. … [Read more...]

Registration ends soon – Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 6

Reference my earlier post Where Ecology Meets Economy: Season 6. On-line registrations will end on September 20, 2019, but if you want to participate in the meals and find a place to sit, you'd better register by today, Friday September 13th. Don't procrastinate any longer! Register now! SEWISC … [Read more...]

September 9th is the 100th Anniversary of Lorrie Otto’s Birth

Today, September 9th would have been Lorrie Otto's 100th birthday. Lorrie Otto -- Queen of the Prairie. Lorrie Otto -- the inspiration for Wild Ones. LORRIE'S STORY Lorraine "Lorrie" Stoeber was born in 1919 near Madison, Wisconsin. She lived on a farm where she learned to love the soil and the … [Read more...]

Landscaping with Native Plants

I was so excited to stumble across this information that I just had to share it with you. As many of you may already know, the Wild Ones Landscaping with Native Plants book has been on the US Environmental Protection Agency's website for many years. The EPA's Green Landscaping: Greenacres website … [Read more...]

Elements of Natural Design

Today's post is taken from an article by Larry Weaner entitled Ten Elements of Natural Design. I encourage you to read the entire article to get the full meaning of this brief summary. Although the article was written from one landscape designer to other landscape designers, I have directed … [Read more...]