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  • Being Green in the Wildlife Garden May 17, 2013
    As I do every morning, I was walking around the property enjoying nature at its best.  I took my normal route past the Rusty Lyonia, Pawpaws and Dwarf Oaks, among others and headed down the bank of the pond into the section that dries up during Florida dry season.  I checked two small temporary pools […]
    Loret T. Setters
  • Silver Dune Lupines of California’s Central Coast May 16, 2013
    An Amtrak train announces its arrival at Grand Avenue Station.  The familiar whistle tells us it is 7:10 am.  At the same time, I can hear the waves of the Pacific Ocean crashing in. I take a walk on the Boardwalk.. it is early… fog is drifting in from the Ocean in large sweeps.  Silver […]
    Kathy Vilim
  • Progress in My Wildlife Garden May 15, 2013
    You may remember that at the end of last summer I worked with my nephew Lucas to rip out my entire wildlife garden because too many invasive plants had taken over. I had to make some choices about what plants could stay, and which ones had to go. In some cases, the invasive plants were […]
    Carole Sevilla Brown
  • Weird Weather and Winter Weeds May 13, 2013
    “I plowed the peas under,” said one of my farmer friends glumly at the market. “They weren’t doing anything but turning yellow.” The farmers in stalls on either side nodded. One does rabbits commercially, and has a garden rather than a farm, but she added “Lost all the broccoli too.” More nods all around. Unfortunate […]
    Ursula Vernon
  • Pondering New Residents in the Garden May 10, 2013
    Just when I think my home wildlife experiences can’t get any better, THEY DO!!!! What a week it was with the pond.  Four new entries on my wildlife life list.  Okay, aside from my Audubon checklist booklet, I don’t have a formal list that I write on. I pretty much keep track via my blog […]
    Loret T. Setters
  • Tried and True Native Perennials for Sun – SE Edition May 9, 2013
    The southeastern region of the US is blessed with some exceptional growing conditions, and the native plants that have always made it their home are rich in diversity. With a region that encompasses mountain tops and coastal plains, a variety of plants exists to satisfy every condition you could have in a garden. Yet we […]
    Ellen Honeycutt
  • What to Know About Attracting Native Bees May 8, 2013
    I’ve been doing a lot of research about attracting native bees to get ready for my appearance at BeesWeek at the Albuquerque Film and Media Experience week-long festival in New Mexico this June 3 – 9. There’s a lot to learn! So I wanted to gather together some of the best resources to help you […]
    Carole Sevilla Brown
  • American Fringe Tree Chionanthus Virginicus Flowering Tree for Urban Gardens May 7, 2013
    American Fringe Tree Chionanthus virginicus has long been a favorite of mine for small space and urban gardens. It is a stunner in bloom – not much compares, and the summer and fall foliage is attractive enough to be worth incorporating it into a formal landscape design. I am happy to have seen this native […]
    Karyl Seppala
  • The Tatting of the Lacewing May 3, 2013
    Observation in the garden comes easily to me.  I meditate each day as I walk around the property, camera in pocket, noting any subtle nuances from other times that I’ve walked the same path.  You’d be surprised that just a hint of a different color on something can attract my attention, no matter how small. […]
    Loret T. Setters

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Follow the leaders...

You learn something every day if you pay attention.

-Ray LeBlond

A new year = new beginnings. Choosing to live a greener, more sustainable lifestyle isn’t so much a resolution as a necessity as we move into 2010. The environment demands it.  Good news! There are many talented and dedicated people willing to share their expereince to lead us in the right direction. Food safety, habitat restoration, wildlife protection, plant identification. Water conservation, carbon reduction, sustainability. These are the people to watch and learn from. It doesn’t hurt that they are also friendly, kind, funny and (in a few cases) completely irreverent. Follow, read, laugh, learn.

Carole Brown (@CB4wildlife) www.conservationgardening.com

Karyl (@backyardhabitat) http://native-wildlife-gardening.com

Alison Kerr (@alisonkerr) http://lovingnaturesgarden.com

Paula Crossfield (@civileater) http://civileats.com/

Ellen Sousa (@THB Farm) http://blog.thbfarm.com/

Helen Yoest (@HelenYoest) www.gardeningwithconfidence.com

Elizabeth (@FLButterflyGirl) http://elizabethssecretgarden.blogspot.com/

Sheila Averbuch (@stopwatchgarden) http://www.stopwatchgardener.com/

In addition, we’d like to share a bit of good news: the engagement of our eldest daughter to her boyfriend of six years. Yup…2010 promises to be a busy year of gardening and wedding planning. We are blessed.

proposal

January 4th, 2010 | Category: Uncategorized

4 comments to Follow the leaders…

  • Carole
    January 5th, 2010 at 2:15 pm

    Lisa, thank you so much for including me in this list. I am truly honored to be in such good company!

    And congratulations on the upcoming wedding. Planning sounds like fun!

  • Alison Kerr
    January 5th, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Wow, I’m tearing up at the idea of being mentioned in the same post as such a big announcement. Congratulations to your daughter, her fiance, and your whole family. You might just need your gardening to keep your sanity during all the wedding preparations!

    Thanks so much for including me in such a great list :-)

  • Stopwatch Gardener
    January 5th, 2010 at 6:10 pm

    Lisa, congratulations! Much happiness to you in 2010. How wonderful to have a photograph of the occasion…look at his face and her reaction. Priceless.

    Thank you for the very very kind mention. As you may know I’m a vegetable virgin and this year resolve to be different. In the past frozen days your pictures of life in your indoor garden have meant a lot to me. I am being stirred into appreciation of growing food, after a flowers-only gardening history. Yes, 2010 is already very different.

  • Lisa
    January 5th, 2010 at 6:53 pm

    Thank you all for your well-wishes! Thanks, too, for all you do and share. Your knowledge and commitment is encouraging to everyone that yearns to make the world a better place to live. Especially those of us who hope to raise grandchildren in it ;-) There’s always more to learn, appreciate and try. You are all inspiring! Lead on….

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