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Out back this morning trying to pull ripe black medic seeds before they scatter. I'm so thankful I can be on my hands and knees. As I c...

I turned 40 last week. My garden turned 9. Together we are either -31 or 409. Here's my annual look at the birthday landscape, though wi...

Which includes both the scientific and philosophical conversation that ensues. Native plants are a threat to an entire industry built foremo...

I designed a very long space (nearly 150') for a client last spring, who then purchased all of the plants and over several weeks install...

It's vitally important to me that we create landscapes that do more than just look pretty to one species. In a world of climate change a...

I've been thinking how hard it is to be an activist, community builder, and businessperson all at once. While all three require great pa...

I'm pleased to announce that my new book, A 21st Century Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future , will be ...

Politics won't save us; having our hearts broken will. Touch the natural world before you take another step today. Sit down in a place ...

When designing a landscape don't forget the awesome power and beauty of seed heads. This is pasque flower (Anemone patens), and while t...

We've found an ideal acreage. That's the short story. The longer one is it's near a paved road, not far from Lincoln, has a pond...

If you're looking to change the way you garden -- to be in better balance with nature and wildlife -- then here's my list. We are wi...

We walked 40 acres east of Lincoln last week, and while no piece of land will ever be ideal, this one has over 10 acres of hilltop prairie a...

Gardeners and those in the business of gardening (designers, breeders, landscapers) can't get past the native vs. non native plant conve...

Roughly 1% of the tallgrass prairie remains, making it one of the most endangered ecosystems on the planet. While Arbor Day is all good and ...

300 cheers for Jim Harrison's piece, which I'm quoting from below. He makes his rounds from writing to ethics to agriculture to Nati...

When I think about the loss of tallgrass prairie my heart busts open and my body quivers. Then a well of anger springs up. How can I deny t...

Gardens are meant to celebrate the beauty of wildness and translate our emotional connection to nature, but how can they do that if they a...

Some day we're going to read about a high end garden designer in a top notch publication, and instead of just talking about pretty plan...

We love to watch charismatic species enjoy our gardens -- butterflies and hummingbirds and, sometimes, moths and bees. But these are just a ...

For your reading pleasure, two quick snippets from a longer interview: "It isn’t inevitable that human beings degrade these systems; ...

As an ethical being I make choices based on instinct as well as critical thinking that displaces myself (puts me in the shoes of others). Do...

A garden designer is different than a landscaper. Most commonly when we want a new garden we go online and look up "landscaper." A...

This past weekend I spoke to some employees at Denver Parks and Recreation about naturalistic and native urban garden design, then headed to...

That's the phrase I often hear -- we can't go back. The implication is that any sense of restoration using native plants and native ...

The way we speak about gardens is primarily as human-centered pieces of art. We use grandiose words praising the evocation of a place on our...