For all their practical nuisance to humans, beavers are central to maintaining ecosystems across a large portion of the U.S.

‘It’s different in the woods or for a stand of trees — here we have a system’ Chris Roddick, arborist.

I blame this book — and my poor use of it — for some of my worst tree and shrub choices.

The wooly adelgid was accidentally introduced in Virginia in the 1950’s where it found Hemlock trees here to its liking.

Once you see phragmites you will see it everywhere…

Roadside plants are both a seasonal timestamp and a leading indicator of what invasives we will soon be grappling with inside the boundaries of our own properties.

Soil health couldn't be more important than it is now...

Written in 2021 for the Cornwall Chronicle

The Ungardener speaks with two local experts about the changing mindset in the garden

Thanks to invasive shrubs, birds need a nutrition makeover.

Maintaining a semblance of calm while nature does its thing