There is a transformation happening in Places across the United States. Homeowners are no longer satisfied with lawns and landscapes that require constant maintenance while offering nothing to support their ecosystems or local wildlife. In response to the acceleration of ecological collapse, many homeowners and renters are trading manicured lawns for living landscapes. They are looking for practitioners who understand ecology, who can design landscapes that support biodiversity, and who can...

The concept of “invasive species” is a hot topic with a lot of nuance and controversy around it, so let’s be clear about this up top: we...

In places with four seasons, like our home in the Mid-Atlantic bioregion, “clean up season” rolls around roughly twice a year in the spring and fall. Whether it’s the first warm rays of sun as spring finally approaches after months of cabin fever, or the crisp cool edges of winter creeping in to signal the end of fall, the time inevitably comes when people hit their yards and gardens in a frenzy to tidy up. While it can look different for everyone, the common themes of a conventional clean up...