Even a small planting of natives can provide habitat for wildlife in crisis. Where concrete pavers once sat in our yard, flowers now bloom.
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7 Everyday Inexpensive Items That Simplify Your Life
These 7 modest items will simplify your life, saving you time and money. You may own several already but have not put them to use.
One Year Update on Converting the Dead Lawn to Native Plants
If the relentless bad news about the climate crisis has you feeling anxious, planting native plants can help both the ecosystem and your mood.
Gardening Is Good for Your Mental Health and the Planet
When stress, anxiety, or sadness creep in, stepping into a garden can offer you some much needed relief. These five tips will get you started.
7 Consumer Habits I Easily Ditched and Don’t Miss
A handkerchief stuffed inside a pocket got me thinking about aspects of consumerism I’m happy I no longer have to deal with.
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Laundry to Landscape Grey Water System Conserves Water and Money
Our laundry-to-landscape grey water system captures water from the washing machine, diverts it to plants outside and lowers our water bill.
How to Help Struggling Native Bees Snag a Nesting Site
Our standing dead nectarine tree—a snag—can still help bear fruit. How? It now serves as a nesting site for bees, crucial pollinators.
8-Week Challenge: Plant Natives to Halt the Biodiversity Crisis
Want to do something about the climate crisis and biodiversity crisis? Follow this 8-week challenge to get native plants into your yard.
12 Simple Ways to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Take one or more of these simple 12 actions this Earth Day—and every day! As you help heal the planet, you will benefit personally.