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Are You a Lazy Gardener? Or, Habitat Hero?

You can be both, and your yard will be all the more interesting for it.

Nov 16, 2025 • Virens Studio

New Study Spotlights Annual Flowers to Sow for Pollinators

Looking for an easy way to help your local pollinators?

Oct 25, 2025 • Virens Studio

The Urban Wood Economy: Growing Opportunity From Street Tree Waste

You may have read recent articles here including, Why Planting More Street Trees Isn’t the Answer to Climate Change and, Why Planting More Street Trees…

Sep 7, 2025 • Virens Studio

Why Planting More Street Trees Still Isn’t the Answer to Climate Change (But We’re Getting Closer)

Way back in 2023, I wrote a piece about just how complex the issue of urban street trees is (click here for all the deets).

Aug 29, 2025 • Virens Studio

How I Choose Plants (as a Professional Landscape Designer)

I've been working as a gardener and landscape designer for nearly 20 years.

Aug 17, 2025 • Virens Studio

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