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De-Lawn and Carry On

By Kay Thomason, Deep Roots’ Outdoor Education Program Coordinator Photos: Cydney Ross, Deep Roots’ Outdoor Education Manager Creating a new garden bed often starts with one big question: How do…

Deep RootsApril 18, 2026

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

Pre-Spring Maintenance

By Maddie Ball, Deep Roots’ Outreach and Education Program Coordinator and Cydney Ross, Deep Roots’ Outdoor Program Manager It appears winter has come to an end. Did you leave your…

Deep RootsMarch 21, 2026

Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts: Getting Started and Planting for Reptiles

By Deep Roots Team Pictured above: Residential planting photographed by Cydney Ross Hello readers, and welcome to a resurrected series called “Ask the Experts.” We get a lot of questions…

Deep RootsMarch 21, 2026

Careers in Conservation

Meet Deep Roots Team Member Kay!

By Deep Roots Team Kay’s journey into the world of native plants and pollinator advocacy started, quite simply, in the dirt, gardening alongside her Nana as a child. Although her…

Deep RootsMarch 21, 2026

Plan It Native

Plan It Native Grows and Flourishes in its Seventh Year

Photos and article by Chris Cardwell, Deep Roots' Program Manager For its 7th iteration since 2019, Deep Roots’ Plan It Native Conference brought nearly 300 passionate native plantspeople from a…

Deep RootsFebruary 22, 2026

Careers in Conservation

Conservationists in the Making

Pictured above: Students study together for the Eco-Meet test event and work together to complete the scavenger hunt. Photos by Macy Williams Story by Maddie Ball, Deep Roots' Outdoor and…

Deep RootsFebruary 22, 2026

Native Gardening

Pictured above: (L-R) Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica). Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) and Shrubby St. John’s Wort (Hypericum prolificum). Photographs by Cydney Ross. Story by Cydney Ross, Deep Roots' Outdoor Education…

Deep RootsFebruary 22, 2026

Ask the Experts Native Gardening

DIY Native Gardening: Planting for Success

Photos & Article by Cydney Ross Gardeners everywhere take advantage of winter to plan and gather inspiration for the incoming growing season. Whether you’re starting fresh or working on an…

Deep RootsJanuary 24, 2026

Plan It Native

Bugging Out

By Maddie Ball, Deep Roots’ Outreach and Education Program Coordinator Pictured Above: An assortment of insects including a bicolored striped sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens) (bottom right), nason’s mining bee (Andrena…

Deep RootsJanuary 24, 2026

Plan It Native

Plan It Native 2026 Highlight: Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis

Article by: Denna Nachlinger, Deep Roots' Administrator and Conference Coordinator Photos: Abigail Lewis, Citizens for Conservation; Prairie Pic, Cydney Ross; Moth in Hand, Cydney Ross Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis is…

Deep RootsDecember 14, 2025

Deep Roots

De-Lawn and Carry On

Pre-Spring Maintenance

Ask the Experts: Getting Started and Planting for Reptiles

Meet Deep Roots Team Member Kay!

Plan It Native Grows and Flourishes in its Seventh Year

Conservationists in the Making

Truest Blues and Rarest Reds

DIY Native Gardening: Planting for Success

Bugging Out

Plan It Native 2026 Highlight: Dr. Abigail Derby Lewis

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