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• 👉Get Thee to a Nursery (STAT!)

  By Heather Evans| Design Your Wild@ Dear Heather, Virginia creeper seems like a solution to my chain link fence problem, covering the fence to make a nice dense green wall. However, I am seeing on the internet that Virginia creeper is poisonous. Do you think it's worth the risk? I'm worried about dogs and small children in our backyard. If not VC, I was thinking of coral honeysuckle, though the red flowers would clash with the purple-and-white color theme. — Martine, Washington, D.C.Scary! The internet, I mean.

  By Heather Evans · Design Your Wild

  Apr. 08, 2025

• Unlock Your Yardenality™ - Live!

  By Heather Evans| Design Your Wild@ Some yards just feel right — inviting, natural, and full of personality. Others… not so much. If you’ve ever struggled to make your yard reflect you, Zoe and my next workshop will help. Yardenalities: A Design Shortcut for a Backyard Makeover is all about recognizing your personal style and learning how to apply it in a way that feels cohesive, exciting, and alive.

  By Heather Evans · Design Your Wild

  Apr. 01, 2025

• Now, Let's Talk đŸŒ± Spring Planting!

  By Heather Evans| Design Your Wild@ Few Plants, Big Impact is the theme for my Rhode Island garden this spring and summer. Over the past three growing seasons since we bought our current house, I’ve planted dozens of shrubs and trees, dozens of gallon-sized perennials, thousands of plugs, and pounds of seed — all native, of course. And I’ve spent quite a bit in the process. Now, I want to patiently watch how these plants grow in. But I’m too eager to sit back and do nothing. Hence, Few Plants, Big Impact.

  By Heather Evans · Design Your Wild

  Mar. 25, 2025

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