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Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants
From the Nursery · Garden Design Working With Water: Managing a Wet Garden Area Using Southeastern Native Plants A wet spot is not a defect. In much of the Southeast,...
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain
The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain | Woodlanders Native Plants · Salix The Woolly-Headed Willow: Salix eriocephala and the Intelligence of the Floodplain A plant...
Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape
From the Nursery · Native Plants Hometown Tropicals: Native Hibiscus spp. in the Landscape The Southeast is home to twelve species of hibiscus. Most gardeners have no idea. By Jonas...
Restoring Connectivity: Using the Power of the Home Garden to Mend Native Landscapes
Woodlanders Journal Restoring Connectivity Using the power of the home garden to mend native landscapes. On habitat fragmentation, pollinator decline, and how the home garden can become one of the...
A Guide to Quercus oglethorpensis: History, Ecology, Botany and Design
Woodlanders Field Guide Oglethorpe Oak (Quercus oglethorpensis): Designing with a Rare White Oak That Lives Where Water Lingers A research-grounded species profile plus a design-forward, practical guide to siting, establishing,...
A Guide to Kalmias, the Famed Mountainlaurel
Quick start Meet the genus Ecosystem Pollination Safety Care Species Design References Kalmia at Woodlanders We have been growing and offering Kalmia since the late 1970s. Over decades of propagation,...
Longleaf Pine Restoration and the Art of Restraint in Modern Landscape Design
Essay • Longleaf Pine • Restoration & Design Longleaf, Reimagined An opinion piece from a student of horticulture—and a lover of design. Longleaf pine stand (Osceola National Forest, Florida). Image...
Spring Planning, Edited: Designing with Ecological Leaders (and Letting the Laggards Behave)
Spring Planning • Design + Ecology The Garden as Host Spring landscape planning that cherishes origin — and shapes the story of a new home. A design-forward method for evolving...