The good blooms, the bad pests, and the pretty pots! It's a Spring day in my backyard full of color, aphids, spotted lanternfly nymphs, and potted plant combos.
Today's the first day of Spring and along with greening turfgrass, singing birds, and blooming daffodils, are the far less welcome signs of warming temperatures—the return of hungry invasive insects.
How much is a landscape "worth? "How do we evaluate Nature Capital? In the past, natural assets have not been valued in a way that can be easily compared to traditional economic analyses for investment decisions.