Backyard Stewardship
J.E. FishmanPromoting natural communities in your own backyard.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 174 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 9 days ago |
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Two Things Worth Reading
Here are two things worth reading.
The first jumps off with some skepticism of native gardening and lands mostly in defense of the work of Douglas Tallamy:
I Wanted an Ecologically Responsible Garden. It Was Harder Than I Thought.
The...
A Walk in the Walnut Woods
The British evolutionary biologist J.B.S. Haldane famously quipped, “If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles.”
If you ask me,...
Natives in the Patio Garden
No written reflections today. Here are pictures, all taken June 15, 2026, of natives in the patio garden, some planted by us, others intentionally allowed to remain:
Hyssop (Agastache spp.):
Whorled tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata):
Eas...
Plant What Works
I’ve talked before about my prejudice against planting native perennials (or even shrubs) in great variety but small quantities.
There are a couple of reasons this can be problematic. From a design perspective, it just tends to look bad. U...
Invasive Profile: Canada Thistle
After being advised by her gardening service to use the herbicide Lontrel (active ingredient clopyralid) on Canada thistle in her planting beds, a friend and subscriber recently wrote to ask whether I have used chemical treatment.
The shor...
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My Backyard Stewardship publication discusses how I'm turning our property, Puddock Hill, into a haven for wildlife. My We Once Were Giants Substack is a serialization of my latest novel. I'm author of 10 books with an MES degree from the UPenn.
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