For those new to lavender gardening, the timing and extent of pruning can indeed be quite daunting. This in-depth article will demystify this intricate task, offering insights into different lavender varieties and the nuances that influence the timing of their pruning.

Too often landscapes are designed in a static manner, conceptualized both aesthetically and operationally in ways that do not allow for natural community assembly processes to take place. Through a functional understanding of these processes, there is a potential for informed designers to shape the future trajectory of plant communities, prevent undesirable plant invasions, and promote long-term biodiversity.

Landscape design traditionally utilizes the fundamental niche as a basis for plant selection, without taking into account the effects of plant interactions. These interactions must be considered to effectively select plant companions that can coexist over time.

Worldwide diversity loss across taxa has accelerated exponentially in the last decades (Ceballos et al. 2015). Landscape professionals seek science-based best practices to battle this ongoing diversity crisis. But how exactly are plants involved in ongoing mass extinction?

Has there been plant diversity loss in the Puget Trough Prairies? And what are the community assembly dynamics behind these changes?