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Nancy Lawson is the author of The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife and Wildscape: Trilling Chipmunks, Beckoning Blooms, Salty Butterflies, and other Sensory Wonders of Nature. A nature writer, habitat consultant, popular speaker, and founder of The Humane Gardener, LLC, she pioneers creative wildlife-friendly landscaping methods. Certified as a Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and master naturalist, Nancy co-chairs Howard County Bee City in Maryland and helped launch a community science project, Monarch Rx, based on discoveries made in her own garden. Nancy's work has been featured in Science Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Oprah magazine, Entomology Today, and Ecological Entomology. Her new ...more

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	The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife 4.31 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 2017 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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In Defense of Vigorous Plants

Reconsidering our approach to prolific spreaders

Blue mistflower (Conoclinium coelestinum), black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia spp.), Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) and silver plume grass (Erianthus alopecuroides) are among many vigorous spreaders in this area formerly covered in lawn and stiltgrass (above). Featured image: Swamp sunflower and goldenrods (Solidago spp.) light up the habitat in fall.

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