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Gardens already come with a prepackaged, innate illness -- our hubris. The manipulations we make of nature do both honor and harm to it, ev...

I have long been a critic of our western / American culture's focus on putting a happy spin on everything; why, just the other day ...

First day back from a long weekend up north. Finally lumber out to the garden as my lunch is heating up. I'm not too happy with the lan...

Here and there I've dropped snippets of what's going on in 2,000 square feet out back. Last fall I scalped and de-thatched the back ...

So, I'm working on this book -- A 21st Century Garden Ethic: Cultivating Defiant Compassion for an Uncertain Future. I'm probably g...

I'm far from content with our new front prairie beds -- there are some significant bare spaces I'm not showing, and I need to come b...

I find "proof" valuable when making an argument simply because it appeals to one side of our brain, and some folks have thinking d...

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...