Part 1 The Shift in Aesthetic
The Shift Series By Bobbie J Herbs This 4-week series is about 21 st century design and management of our yards, landscapes and gardens. You will discover innovative practices that can reduce the time and money you spend maintaining your yard and the individual plant species that live there. Expect to learn about changes in aesthetic outcomes and plant selections as well as the rationale for these shifts, such as climate change and the beneficial role insects play in our lives. Part 1 The Shift in Aesthetic Photo by: Piet Oudolf Your yard matters. It’s home to song birds, the moths and butterflies of summer, furry, scurrying critters like squirrels and chipmunks and if you’re lucky the music of frogs and toads or the sighting of a sauntering turtle. According to Douglas Tallamy, PhD Entomology, University of Delaware and author of Bringing Nature Home , only 5% of US land remains untouched by humans. More than half of our land is cleared for agriculture, whi