Heart of the Garden

A while ago, we registered our yard for certification by the National Wildlife Federation. I did this for three reasons: 1) I wanted to normalize the act of conservation for my children. 2) I wanted to give my neighbors a visual statement that offered some explanation why my garden might look messy in contrast to the weedless golf courses and boxwoods pruned into boxes in some of the surrounding landscapes. And 3) I wanted to support The National Wildlife Federation.

I also registered my garden with the Million Pollinator Gardens Challenge even though they surpassed their goal of 1 million gardens last year.