The Artful Garden
Mulch Is Burning Homes
While working with the City of Franklin’s planning team on a pollinator garden project, I watched a Fire Department update that stopped me cold. The battalion chief linked a million-dollar...
Mulch Is Burning Homes
While working with the City of Franklin’s planning team on a pollinator garden project, I watched a Fire Department update that stopped me cold. The battalion chief linked a million-dollar...
We’re Not Nature Makers. We’re Garden Makers.
Gardens aren’t wild. They’re intentional, layered, and designed by people who understand how plants live and grow together. This essay explores the difference between nature and gardening, and why great...
We’re Not Nature Makers. We’re Garden Makers.
Gardens aren’t wild. They’re intentional, layered, and designed by people who understand how plants live and grow together. This essay explores the difference between nature and gardening, and why great...
The Hay Bale Killed the Monarch Butterfly
Every summer, fields filled with milkweed and monarch caterpillars are mowed down to make hay—disrupting a fragile life cycle. This blog explores the nuance of land stewardship, haying traditions, and...
The Hay Bale Killed the Monarch Butterfly
Every summer, fields filled with milkweed and monarch caterpillars are mowed down to make hay—disrupting a fragile life cycle. This blog explores the nuance of land stewardship, haying traditions, and...
Nature Add Nurture: A Garden of Ideas
At the launch of a new initiative called Nature Add Nurture, Steve reflects on the blurred line between gardens and landscapes, the joy of cultivating both structure and whimsy, and...
Nature Add Nurture: A Garden of Ideas
At the launch of a new initiative called Nature Add Nurture, Steve reflects on the blurred line between gardens and landscapes, the joy of cultivating both structure and whimsy, and...
There’s No Such Thing as a Pollinator Garden ✌️💚
There’s no such thing as a “pollinator garden.” In this latest Natchez Glen reflection, we look beyond the marketing taglines and into the real truth: good gardening is what brings...
There’s No Such Thing as a Pollinator Garden ✌️💚
There’s no such thing as a “pollinator garden.” In this latest Natchez Glen reflection, we look beyond the marketing taglines and into the real truth: good gardening is what brings...