Winter Horticulture Series: Doug Tallamy on Homegrown National Park, Container Gardens, and More 

Always loved hearing Doug talk and field questions. Such important information! 💚🌳🌲

Great work.

The key thing is to plant stuff in the ground. One pot on your front stoop might not seem like much, but it's a start. Next thing you know, you have two or three pots to tend, and when they've gone through their yearly cycle, you can think about putting them out in the yard somewhere. Or you can collect the seeds for dispersal. Or you can try learning how to propagate by cuttings. You can even make little "grenades" with toilet paper and a piece of gravel. Wrap the gravel in the TP, include a few native seeds, and whenever you're out for a walk.... chuck that grenade off to the side. Take the dog for a walk and help to spread some seeds at the same time. You don't need a lot of room. A single window box with some Phlox subulata or Phlox divaricata, is better than no window box at all. I like to recommend folks start with something small, but also useful to them. A single pot with some Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion) not only helps the local food web (if it's native to your area), but it's also edible and makes a delightful addition to soups and salads. Short and easy to care for, why wouldn't you want something like that in a pot on your balcony? Remember folks, Small Bricks Build Big Walls. It might seem like a daunting task. You might think that your one or two bricks won't make a difference. Nothing good comes from doing nothing, so do something. There are a lot of people out there stacking bricks, and they could use a hand. So.... start stacking. One brick at a time. No hurry. Don't strain yourself. Every brick counts.