Plant This, Not That: New Jersey Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants

Lindsay Ifill 4/1/19 Lindsay Ifill 4/1/19

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Lindsay Ifill 3/14/18 Lindsay Ifill 3/14/18

Habitat Garden Planning: Starting with a Clean (or Messy) Slate

We’re not certified landscape designers, but we are environmentalists with a modest budget and big dreams with experience doing exactly that. We’ve learned a lot — and are learning something new all the time — as we transform our own backyard of boring lawn and invasive vines to a wildlife- and family-friendly habitat.

Tim Ifill 10/21/17 Tim Ifill 10/21/17

Ice Age Sand Dunes: Hidden Gems In the Pines

People lucky enough to be familiar with the area know that “Pine Barrens” is a bit of a misnomer given the vibrant plant and animal communities that thrive there.? But my first impression of this clearing is that it’s, well, pretty barren.

Tim Ifill 9/21/17 Tim Ifill 9/21/17

New Studies Weigh Ecological Value of Native Cultivars

It makes sense that if you want to support wildlife and natural processes, you’d want the plants you select to reflect those processes, as opposed to choosing genetically indistinct clones that may exhibit unusual characteristics. But is there a scientific basis for this?

Tim Ifill 8/23/17 Tim Ifill 8/23/17

A Plant's A Plant, Right? Cultivars, Straight Species, Ecotypes, and Maximizing Your Garden's Ecological Value

It’s easy to spark passionate conversation in the native plant community with the mention of cultivars. In this no-drama article, we explain what it all means.