Articles & Columns

Houzz -- I write a weekly column on garden design and philosophy, native plants, and sustainable practices. Link here for a selection of my 150+ pieces which have received over 2 million reads.




Gardening for Bees and Why It’s a Good Thing

 New Ways to Think About All that Mulch

Alternatives to Gardening by USDA Hardiness Zone

How to Find the Right Native Plants

13 Risks to Take for True Garden Rewards

Why Aggressive Plants Might Actually Be Your Friends 

How I Learned to Be an Imperfect Gardener

The Case for Losing the Traditional Lawn

6 Plants That Beat Butterfly Bush for the Wildlife Draw

Lessons in the Rewards of Selfless Gardening

Be Your Own Wildflower Nursery

3 Ways Native Plants Make Gardening So Much Better


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Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens -- For 4 years I posted monthly to this team blog of national writers, speaking from the prairie region discussing native plant gardening and environmental issues relevant to the Great Plains. Some pieces are lyrical narratives, some are bona fide rants.

The Ethics of Native Plant Gardening

What the Last Prairies Teach Us About 21st Century Gardening

Fall is For Real Gardening and Habitat Maintenance

A Helping Hand (A Swallowtail’s Last Eggs)

Today is the First Day of a New Way of Thinking

Waking to the Moment (An Owl Expereince)

Send a Message, Start Digging

Can’t Have Enough (Native Plants)

Gardening for the Future

The Thin Green Line

Winter Interest Shminterest

For Amber Waves of Bluestem

Mr. Mows All the Time

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