About the author:
Joe Sarnicola is a writer and native plant gardener based in Auburn, New York, and he is a member of the Habitat Gardening of Central New York Chapter Wild Ones.
- Starting SmallAuthor: Joe Sarnicola For people who are new to native plant gardening it can seem a bit overwhelming at first. Latin names (anyone remember taking Latin in high school? Lot of good it did me.), bushes and shrubs are not exactly the same thing, not to mention ecozones and ecosystems, and then there is sandy,… Read more: Starting Small
- Backyard Beginnings: How a Native Garden Can Help Heal Our Shared HomeAuthor: Joe Sarnicola This is a letter I wrote to the Citizen (Auburn’s newspaper) a couple weeks ago. I thought this would be a good place to share it as well. Over the past few years I have learned that our environment is fragile and even slightly broken. I have also learned that by converting… Read more: Backyard Beginnings: How a Native Garden Can Help Heal Our Shared Home