No. 1 Substack newsletter about North American garden design. Spreading joy and bolstering biodiversity with native plants
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 128 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 8 days ago |
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🌳Woody Wonder-Lands
Woodland path in spring at Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware with, left to right, native azaleas, phlox, flowering dogwood, and fothergilla (source: Mt. Cuba Center)
Dear Design Your Wild, I am intrigued by the microforest idea. Can you tell us...
The Golden Ratio ꩜ in Your Garden
Wood fern fiddlehead (Thelypteris kunthii) (source: University of Texas)
Dear Design Your Wild, I didn’t really understand the golden ratio. Were you talking about plant bed shapes?—Design workshop participant
Nope. We recommend using the...
Less Lawn More Life. For Eva.
Hello, Yardeners!
It’s Zoe, Heather’s daughter, and I’m jumping in to wish you HAPPY EARTH DAY and share something personal. (Don’t worry—my mom will be back next week with her regularly scheduled column!)
As some of you know, I manage th...
💧Water, Water: Too Little, Too Much
A rain garden at Mountaintop Arboretum in the Catskills by Jamie Purinton Landscape Architect
Dear Design Your Wild, How do you take care of these large patches of plants?—Design workshop participant
By thinking in terms of “patches of pl...
Your Pond Webinar Recording Link
Plus, links to our sketching and small yard design workshops
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Heather Evans is a master gardener and former marketing executive who's passionate about design and the environment.
Master naturalist and avid dirt-digger who is obsessed with native plants, wildlife, and sustainable design.
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