Kent Navalesi ☕️For #SolarPunkSunday, this visitor to my potato plants last week 🥔🐍
I love the fact that creatures like this find refuge in my (tastefully) untended suburban back yard.
#BackyardHabitat #growyourown #reptiles #rewilding #snakes #NoLawns
GreatWhiteBuffalo41Hope to talk to your neighbors and HOA about your garden (webinar)
Hope to talk to your neighbors and HOA about your garden (webinar) - SLRPNK
## About the Webinar In this webinar, author and activist Lorraine Johnson gets into the how: how to talk to neighbors who don’t get it yet, how to respond to HOA complaints or bylaw challenges, and how to build support in your community for the kind of garden that actually does something for the ecosystem. With three decades of writing and advocacy behind her, Lorraine has seen these conversations play out in every direction – and she’s full of practical, grounded advice for navigating them well. Date: Wednesday, July 22 Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time / 6 PM CT / 5 PM MT / 4 PM PT Location: Online! A link to watch will be emailed to registrants and Less Lawn More Life Challenge participants. Join via YouTube and participate in the live community chat with Lorraine and partners from the Less Lawn More Life Challenge. Whether you’re preparing for a formal HOA review or just want to know what to say when someone asks why your yard looks like that, this session is for you.
ProdigalFrogCreating a Native Plant Food Forest in the City of Tuscon
Rewilding Magazine"ANY landscape that isn't clipped lawn will be an affront, but we have to do better as advocates for change.
"Just letting plants ramble about, get tall, flop into sidewalks – and appear totally dishevelled and out of control while blocking sight lines – is a detriment to what we hope to achieve as we work for equity among all species by encouraging neighbours to rethink lawn monocultures."
#nolawns #rewilding #gardening #landscaping #climatechange #biodiversity
https://www.rewildingmag.com/why-wildlife-gardeners-need-to-become-garden-designers-asap/
LibertyLizardSpiritually Depraved and Misery-Inducing landscapes of North America episode 4
quercusLess Lawn More Life Challenge 2026: Live Kickoff with Robin Wall Kimmerer
Less Lawn More Life Challenge 2026: Live Kickoff with Robin Wall Kimmerer - SLRPNK
>Join the Less Lawn More Life 2026 kickoff for a live conversation with Robin Wall Kimmerer to launch 12 weeks of turning your outdoor space into something wilder and more alive. > >Sign up for the free challenge: lesslawnmorelife.com [http://lesslawnmorelife.com]
BellingenNSWHow to build a bungalow for bandicoots
The bungalows, which allow bandicoots to shelter safely from feral predators like foxes and cats, can be made out of old pallets and sticks. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/how-to/bandicoot-bungalow/10970806
#bandicoot #BandicootBungalow #NoLawns #wildlife #shelter #habitat #pets #cats
Image: Bandicoot with habitat not yet destroyed
RuBisCOSpiritually Depraved and Misery-Inducing Landscapes of North America Episode #2
Spiritually Depraved and Misery-Inducing Landscapes of North America Episode #2 - SLRPNK
> The native plants in a region define that place. Our relationship with those plants gives us a sense of identity. How we treat those plants in turn reflects back on the way we think of ourselves. People need to stop trying to pretend that they live somewhere else. Stop trying to emulate corny Victorian to English gardens or Spanish colonial crap. You will drain your aquifers (and your financial reserves) doing so.
livligkinkajouHistoric native plant ordinance adopted in Encinitas, CA, USA
Historic native plant ordinance adopted in Encinitas, CA, USA - SLRPNK
> Under a first-of-its-kind municipal ordinance, developers will be required to use plant species native to the region in future landscape plans for public and private projects in Encinitas. […] > > Mayor Bruce Ehlers said codifying the ordinance places it on the same footing as other design requirements, including fire safety. He added that it does not add new steps to the process but formalizes how native plants are addressed in projects that already require a landscape plan. > >“I’m a native plant nerd and I’m amazed at the number of residents in Encinitas that are into native plants,” Ehlers said. […] > > “Native plants are not only beautiful, they are the foundation of all native wildlife,” Klopp said. “They sustain our native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators whom the city has previously committed to protecting through the Bee City USA program. They protect our lagoons by reducing runoff and eliminating the need for chemical fertilizers. And once established, they use a fraction of the water of conventional ornamental landscapes.” City Council Ordinance No. 2026-07 unanimously approved the ordinance 5-0 with two recommended modifications: https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/development-services/policy-planning-housing/policy-planning/native-plant-ordinance [https://www.encinitasca.gov/government/departments/development-services/policy-planning-housing/policy-planning/native-plant-ordinance] Does anyone know what were those recommendations? I couldn’t easily find it, nor do i want to watch a 5h city council meeting Besides, does anyone know any other city with similar initiatives?
Pennsylvania, USA is trying to stop HOAs from banning native plant gardens.
