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A single chickadee pair needs 6,000-9,000 caterpillars to raise their chicks. 🐛🐦

Your native oaks and willows? They're not just plants, they're a protein factory for the birds doing your pest control.

Plant the food web, not just the view.

#ArchitectureOfLife #NativePlants #Dontmowgrow

Your garden isn't just pretty, it's biological infrastructure. 🌿

A single native oak feeds hundreds of species. Let's design for the whole food web, not just the flowers, and build ecosystems, not paintings. Read how in Feb, starting with our feature: zurl.co/fPvEv

#NativePlants #Dontmowgrow

Best post of the day 👌 😂

#WildscapeMuse #NativePlants #Biodiversity #BuildInPublic #Conservation #Dontmowgrow

Tomorrow, we drop our February Feature Article:

The Architecture of Life: Designing for Biodiversity & Keystone Species.

We’re moving from managing water to welcoming life. 

Check out the full story here: www.sfgate.com/local/article... 

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This story is the perfect appetizer for our February theme:

Designing for Biodiversity. We’re moving beyond "pretty flowers" and looking at the Biological Engine. To save a specialist like the Hairstreak, you need more than nectar, you need the specific host plants their life cycle depends on. 3/4

This wasn’t a massive top-down project. It was a Green Hairstreak Corridor, a network of neighbors planting specific native "power plants" like Coastal Buckwheat and Seaside Daisy.


It proves that your garden isn't an island; it’s a vital stepping stone in a regional corridor. 🏙️🌱 2/4

The Jewel of the Sunset is making a comeback. 🦋💚

The Coastal Green Hairstreak butterfly was once thought locally extinct in SF. Now, it’s returning, and the reason is a masterclass in The Architecture of Life.

Huge thanks to @sleepycatnatives.bsky.social for sharing this win with us! 🛡️🌿 1/4

February = Biodiversity month 🐝

We're done talking water. Now we're talking LIFE.

Time to design the biological engine, the keystone plants that feed your local birds, bees & butterflies. Forget "pretty." Think functional sanctuary.

Follow us to catch all Feb blogs!

#KeystoneSpecies #Dontmowgrow

Weekend homework: Do nothing. Just observe. 🔍

Take a mapping walk, where's the soil soggy? Where are bulbs emerging? Which spots stay coldest? These details become your design data.

Spring planting can wait. Right now, your land is teaching.

#SlowGardening #PNWNatives #Dontmowgrow

PNW rain isn't a problem, it's fuel for your spring ecosystem. 🌿💧

This weekend: Look at your yard differently. Where can you sponge up water with organic matter? What soggy spots are ready to become biodiverse havens?

Next, February = Biodiversity month. Stay tuned!

#PNWGardening #Dontmowgrow

Stop guessing, start hydrozoning. 🌿

Let thirsty plants cluster together, and drought-tolerant natives claim their own territory.

Our new guide breaks down the 4-zone architecture for a self-regulating PNW garden.

Read the full guide: zurl.co/HMhCs

#Hydrozoning #PNWGardening #Dontmowgrow

Love lupine! Also, quail are just the cutest 😍

Mid-week reminder: your yard doesn't have to be loud to be beautiful. 🌿

Less mowing, more life. Ready to bring a little wild into your week? Start designing at zurl.co/59GGZ
Watch your vision come to life with zero guesswork. FREE

#NativePlants #GardenDesign #LawnRemoval #Dontmowgrow

Your yard: sponge or drain? 🌿

PNW gardens face climate whiplash, atmospheric rivers then heat domes. Traditional lawns fail both tests.

The fix? Native plants + organic matter = a living sponge that holds 20,000 extra gallons.

Full Sponge Strategy Blog: zurl.co/8uk9C

#Dontmowgrow #PNWgarden

#WildscapeMuse #NativePlants #LawnRemoval #Dontmowgrow #PNW #Biodiversity

The Verdict: Lawns are a time-sink. Fake grass is a plastic carpet. Native Ecosystems pay you back in beauty, resilience, and life. 

Whether it’s a 4x4 patch or a 40x40 sanctuary, our regional Muses are ready to help you design a landscape that thrives. Let's build something that lasts. 🌿

(5/5)

✅ Native Ecosystem Garden


 Cost: Medium ($$)

 Maintenance: Lowest (nature does the work once set)

 Lifespan: Permanent and evolves with the seasons 
 Wildlife: High (a sanctuary for birds & pollinators)

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⚠️ Traditional Lawn


 Cost: Medium ($$)

 Maintenance: High (the endless cycle of mowing/watering)

Lifespan: A perpetual struggle against nature 
 Wildlife: Near Zero (a green desert)

(3/5)

🚫 Turf Grass (Fake)


 Cost: Very High ($$$$)

 Maintenance: Low (but traps heat/debris/gets smelly)

Lifespan: 8–10 years before it hits a landfill 
 Wildlife: Zero (it’s a digital dead zone) 

(2/5)

Monday Mission: Trading Grass for Grit. 🛡️🌿

It’s been a high-energy weekend in the PNW, but we’re back in the dirt today. At Wildscape Muse, we’re helping you "break up" with your lawn.

Here why and how lawns actually stack up: 🧵 (1/5)

#GoHawks 💚💙

I’m still rooting for Seattle today, but my heart is with the people fighting for justice. If you have the bandwidth, please contact your reps. Silence is a choice.


#AlexPretti #Justice #HumanRights #CivicAction #Seattle #Minneapolis

This isn’t about Reps vs. Dems. This is about the very fabric of our nation and the fundamental right to safety in our communities. We can’t talk about building a better future through tech and ecology while people are being murdered in our streets.

The murder of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by ICE in broad daylight is a chilling violation of everything this country is supposed to stand for. When people are being terrorized in the streets of Minneapolis, “business as usual” isn’t an option.

I planned to spend this Sunday morning coding and getting hyped for the Seahawks game. Instead, I’ve spent it writing to my local, state, and federal representatives. 🏛️⚖️

Our hearts are broken, for Alex Pretti, for Renée Good and the familues they left behind, for this country and what it has turned into. 💔
#AbolishICE #JusticeforAlex #JusticeforRenee

Restoration is a political act. We stand for diversity in our soil and in our streets. 🌿

#WildscapeMuse #SoilSovereignty #RestorationIsResistance #SanctuaryCities #Dontmowgrow

Winter is when restoration happens. 🛡️ While your garden sleeps, roots are establishing and soil is building. The work you do in January creates the resilient ecosystem you'll celebrate in July. What are you planting this dormant season?

#WinterGardening #NativePlants #PNW #Dontmowgrow

#Dontmowgrow #AbundanceandProgress #BuildinginPublic #BuildingforOutcome #NativePlantGardens