As we tend toward summer’s end, with end of summer and fall events and celebrations perhaps in mind, maybe even winter events in the...

In the throes of fire season in the especially the western regions of North America, this week we turn to the idea of not only gardening...

The garden in summer is at its fullest sensory delight and overwhelm – the peak of sunlight, growing hours, heat, and growth, ripening...

This week before July is upon us and thoughts of what it means to be a citizen fill our minds, hearts, and collective messaging, I am so...

National Pollinator Week is an annual celebration since 2010 in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by...

No matter what you might call it – Rewilding, Wildscaping, Backyard Habitats, Acts of Restorative Kindness, Native plant habitat...

Welcome June! This week, the third and final-for-now conversation in our series on the state of seed for native ecosystem restoration...

Pat Reynolds is a restoration ecologist with more than 30 years of professional experience in the design, implementation and monitoring...

As I write in my upcoming book, What We Sow, on the Personal, Ecological, and Cultural Significance of Seeds – seeds are to the plant...

It is now Mid-April and this week we are celebrating both California Native Plant Week AND the week of Earth Day. Wildflowers are...

Great gardens need great plants, and great plants people the world over, throughout history, have made it their lives’ calling to bring...

I know the adage goes that April showers bring May flowers, but based on images from across the Northern Hemisphere – from snow drops in...

IN honor of both seed sowing season and women’s history month – this week we revisit a favorite - focusing on seeding our imaginations in...

In a continuation of Women’s History Month series, and our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, and what they...

Seen in overview, the 30 x 30 conservation efforts at federal and state levels are tremendous, but as the last two weeks’ conversations...

This week we continue our multi-part series on the many facets of the global 30 x 30 conservation efforts as they continue across the...

Welcome 2023! This week Cultivating Place kicks off a multi-part series devoted to the international, national, and statewide and local...

Photos courtesy of Uli Lorimer, The Native Plant Trust, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. As we look to our fall...

Photos courtesy of Stacey Denton, Flora Farm & Design Studio, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. This first full...

Photos courtesy of Farmer Rishi and the Sarvodaya Institute, all rights reserved - see full gallery at bottom of post. This week on...