Editorial // Sept 2026 Ecological Field Notes • Transatlantic Perspectives Georgia Parkinson-Hill Nigel Dunnett's Steppe Meadow after prolongued drought, Barbican Centre, London, September 2026. It's Wake Up Time Y'all The native plant movement has spent decades asking what belongs here? Climate change is forcing us to ask a harder question: what will still be able to live here? We don't need to look to California—or even to the UK—to see the warning signs. Look at Lake Lanier right now. As...

Traditional looking English cottage gardens are our most requested style and for good reason This style depends heavily on dramatic structural contrast—pairing tall vertical spires against wide, cushiony flower heads. While classic designs rely on imported foxgloves, delphiniums, and non-native daisies, North American native plants offer those exact same inflorescence geometries with far better ecological resilience. Designing with Native Inflorescences The secret to preventing a native...