THE MESSAGE has become increasingly clear: By shifting the palette of what we plant toward native, and refining the practices we employ in caring for our landscapes, we gardeners can make a contribution to the greater ecology. We can create pieces of functioning habitat that support biodiversity. We’ve heard about saying no to vast stretches of mown lawn, about removing invasives, and leaving the leaves in fall, or how artificial light at night is harmful to insect populations, among many important changes we’re urged to make. But we probably don’t know all the nuts and bolts involved in best accomplishing each such updated practice. Now a new book can help. Today’s guest has written “Nature’s Action Guide” (affiliate link) a sort of workbook detailing all the how-to’s of ecological horticulture needed to get us there – not just which key environmentally focused actions to take, but step-by-step checklists to accomplish each one. Sarah F. Jayne’s new book begins with a foreword by Doug Tallamy. Doug’s own book “Nature’s Best Hope” inspired Sarah to write hers as a sort of companion volume. Sarah, who lives and gardens in Pennsylvania, has done a lot of the homework for us—distilling all the key […]
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