Gardening for Life Celebration 2024

A free community event celebrating ways we can all make a difference to preserve and protect biodiversity in the Carolina Foothills and beyond.

Moth Gardens and Moon Gardens

Here’s why and how to garden for moths… and how to create a beautiful moon garden to enjoy after dark.

Keeping the Firefly Magic Alive: 3 Ways to Help Our Fireflies

It’s so magical to see fireflies in our yards, but they are less common than they used to be. Here are three ways to make your backyard a magical firefly habitat.

Bats Make Good Neighbors: Ten Facts That May Surprise You

By Naturalist and Photographer Sharon Mammoser from Nature for My Soul What comes to mind when you think of bats? Are the words you associate...

Mosquitoes Driving You Batty? Fight Back with Bats and Other Environmentally Friendly Solutions

By Naturalist and Photographer Sharon Mammoser from Nature for My Soul As much as we all complain about mosquitoes, the truth is that they are...

Takeaways from Doug Tallamy

By Maddie Mann, Communications and Education Associate We all learned so much at the Gardening for Life Celebration featuring Doug Tallamy on March 4. We...

Doug Tallamy to Speak at Gardening for Life Event

Doug Tallamy. Photo by Rob Cardillo. The bestselling author who started a nationwide movement to landscape our yards and communities in ways that provide much-needed...

Bring Biodiversity and Its Benefits to Your Garden!

By Maddie Mann, AmeriCorps Communications and Education Associate The word biodiversity gets thrown around a lot. We have heard time and time again how biodiversity...

Piles of Stuff Make for Great Backyard Habitats!

Rockeries, Stumperies, Leaves, and Brush Piles Enhance Your Backyard Habitat From putting down the leaf blower to making piles of rocks, there are so many...