Mar 25, 2026
As Dan Jaffe Wilder Wilder says “you can grow a lawn which is a whole bunch of green stuff. Or you can grow a lawn that is a whole bunch of low-growing green stuff with some yellow, some blue, some white, some pink and some red mixed in. Which do you choose? “ Join the conversation with this native plant expert...
Mar 17, 2026
Estimates of fungi diversity range into the millions of species, yet the vast majority remain unknown. What is clear, says mycologist Gabriela D’Elia, is that your garden plants depend on the services provided to them by the indigenous fungi.
Mar 11, 2026
James Lord speaks of his mentor and inspiration Roberto Burle Marx, the painter, sculptor, musician, and botanist who found in Brazil’s native plants the basis for a new style of landscape architecture and a language to celebrate the distinctive beauty of his homeland.
Mar 4, 2026
Citing European studies, British horticultural ecologist James Hitchmough, a leader of the ecological gardening movement in his country, rejects the intrinsic superiority of native plants over exotic garden imports for supporting insect diversity in the garden.