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Sneeze weed and Iron Swamp rose mallow What are Keystone Species and Why do we Need to Plant them? Keystone species are those species...

February 2025 What does it mean to be a Native Gardener? Native gardeners have some core beliefs, values and design ideas.  Many, if not...

January 2025 January is the perfect time to take stock of your garden and make plans. The new year offers lots of opportunities to read...

Awaiting publication in Butterfly Gardener Magazine The Spring and Summer of 2017 In April 2017 I was rushed to the hospital for...

Posted on the Friends of Iroquois NWR Dec 2020 Dr. Doug Tallamy has written a number of books on native plant gardening. Bringing Nature...

by Kathleen M. Contrino 1. Introduction An increasing threat to the environment comes from habitat loss. One way to mitigate the threat...

By Veronica Serwacki and in collaboration with Kathleen Contrino Fall and Spring Preparations for Growing a Pollinator Garden We are...

Lazy Gardener, published in The Release June 2019 Kathleen Contrino In this world of divided opinions many wonder if American’s can agree...