This caterpillar showed up on Virginia Creeper Vine last summer. It may be Virginia Creeper Sphinx (Darapsa myron). Doug Tallamy's books...

Camassia is an under utilized bulb that is native to North West and Southern Canada

Save yourself needless Fall busy work. It is perfectly OK to leave seed pods, hydrangea blooms and grasses for the winter. They provide...

Adding native plants, shrubs and trees to your yard is easier than you think and important to supporting habitat and addressing climate...

Trees are often neglected in garden & landscape design. They provide comfort as our yards are getting too hot to be enjoyed in full sun....

Mix of Shrubs of various sizes and Perennials. Limited by tidy lawn as negative space.

Design for small front yards. Been working on this property, making small adjustments every year by replacing over scaled shrubs with...

White Snakeroot is an aggressive spreader, part shady. Blooms in September. White Snakeroot is known as the plant that poisoned Abraham...

Wood Aster, Eurybia divaricata), appears sporadically in part to full shade areas. Blooms in September.

Devil's Beggars Ticks. Appears sporadically in sunny areas. Blooms July-Sept.

Mist Flower (Conoclinium coelestinum). Blooms in late Aug. Spreads aggressively in sunny to part shade.

Add visual interest and habitat support with variety of sizes and shapes with trees and large shrubs.

Planted seeds several years ago. Cup flower has found its way to several places in my property where I let it go.

A recent tropical storm dumped over three inches of rain in a single day. I watched much of it flood impervious streets, storm drains and...

Planting layers of plants and planting densely reduces maintenance and better supports habitat. Here area is anchored by large shrubs...

Butterfly weed feeds pollinators and beneficial insects including Monarchs. Butterfly weed enjoys full sun.

I love large shrubs. This Ninebark adds structure and full season interest to the garden and provide great bird habitat.

Native Mountain Laurels (Kalmia latifolia) like this were planted when many of our homes where built. Unfortunately many have been...

Native Rhododendron (Rhododendron maximum) were planted when many of our homes where built. Unfortunately many have been removed and...

Bearded Iris (Iris croatica) and Catmint (Nepeta) False Indigo (Baptisia australis), native