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Nature’s Musicians: Birds & Frogs
The Call of the Catbird
Green Frog Serenades
When the Rain Crow Came
Message from the Toads
Feeding Hummingbirds?
Slow Down for Owls
Woodpecker Stump Tour
Catbirds and Pokeweed
For the Love of Insects & Other Inverts
Monarch Rx
Gentle Mud Dauber Wasps
Butterfly Shadows
A Raucous Summer
How to Really Save the Bees
Leafcutter Ants
More than Monarchs
Happy as a Hornet
Helping Moths
The Value of Pollinators?
The Butterflies Awaken
Peekaboo!
Respect the Caterpillar!
Misunderstood Wild Neighbors
Bats: Spirits of the Sky
Deer: Coexisting
Moles: Hidden Wonders
Rabbits: Nature’s Weeders
Skunks: Garden Helpers
Snakes: Nothing to Fear
The Writing Spider
Squirrels: Best Gardeners
The World According to Wild Animals
Reducing Threats to Wildlife
Rodenticide Dangers
Noise Harms Wildlife
Preventing Light Pollution
Slow Down for Owls
Roadside Assistance
Don’t Trap & Relocate
Swimming Pool Hazards
Fencing & Netting Dangers
Orphaned by Tree Trimming
Cruelty-Free Practices
Interconnectedness of Animals and Plants
Why Should I Care About These Animals?
What Do Wild Moms Need Most? Plants!
From Nectar Robbers to Border Police
Plants
#WeedsNotWeeds
Life in the Burnweed
How to Save the Violets — and Why They Matter
Pokeweed: Something to Write Home About
Give “Weeds” a Chance
Nimblewill: Best Native Grass
3 Great Groundcovers
Splendor in the Grass: Broomsedge
Common Evening Primrose
Pokeweed, Please Forgive Me
A Catbird in the Pokeweed
Boneset’s Branding Problem
Leave the leaves & logs
Fallen Leaves Are Everything
These Animals Are Made Possible by Fallen Leaves
Life After Death
The Stump Tour
One Tree Falls, Another Rises
Nature’s Design Strategies
How to Fight Plants with Plants
When Plants Protect Plants
Q&A: Bring Back the Brambles!
Let Plants Choose Their Destinies
Flower Power: Cultivars vs. Straight Species?
Resilient Nature: A Q&A with an Eco Designer
Wild by Design
How to Grow a Wildlife Garden in 5 Easy Steps
The Power of Native Plants
Depoliticizing the Wildlife Garden
Can Yards without Native Plants Make Us Sick?
10 Plants for Hummingbirds
The Star Power of Joe Pye
Go Wild for Wild Bergamot
Falling Walls and Rising Ragworts
A Rose by Any Other Name?
The Magic of Skunk Cabbage
Finding Plant Sources
Community
Butterflies: 1, Bullies: 0
Working with HOAs and Weed Laws
Busting the “Property Values” Myth
Outwitting Weed Laws (American Gardener magazine)
Yes, in my Back (and Front) Yard!
Wild by Design
The New American Dream
Pocket Humane Gardens: No Yard, No Problem!
A Small Garden with a Big Heart
Engaging Kids & Adults in Nature
From Parks to Parking Strips: Finding Nature
Through a Child’s Eyes
What Are We So Afraid Of?
Q&A: Tips for Addressing Nature-Based Fears
Creating Community Habitats
Beyond the Backyard: Converting Mowed Spaces to Wildlife Oases
A Resting Place for All: Cemetery Habitat
Humane Gardener Profiles
About the Series
The Humane Gardener: Indiana’s Sharon Patterson
The Humane Gardener: Minnesota’s Lisa Taft
The Humane Gardener: Ohio’s Paige Nugent
The Humane Gardener: Texas’s Tait Moring
The Humane Gardener: Seattle’s Kelly Brenner
The Humane Gardener: Virginia’s Toni Genberg
Essays
Stories of Hope and Renewal
A Leaf, A Bee & Reverie
A Heart-Shaped Egg Mass
A Gentle Call of Clarity
Lessons from the Trees
When the Rain Crow Came
The Frogs Are Calling
Letting in the Light
Emergence
Beauty of Tattered Wings
Hallowed Groundhog
Significance of Small Things
The Shape of Things to Come
Other Essays
The Squirrel & the Maple
A Raucous Summer
Natives Are Good for You
The New American Dream
Let Plants Choose Destinies
Why Native Plants Matter
Who Will Save Us?
Splendor in the Grass
The Magic of Skunk Cabbage
Top 2017 Discoveries in Our Humane Garden
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